The invention relates to degradation of soil polluted by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, specifically an ultraviolet light degradation method of soil polluted by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, namely treating soil polluted by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with ultraviolet light illumination. The method is specifically that spreading out polluted soil in a ware, and placing the two in an ultraviolet light illumination box for illumination degradation. The illumination conditions in the illumination box are ultraviolet light illumination wavelength 210-365nm, distance of sample to light source 5-20cm, light intensity 500-10000mu w/cm 2, temperature 25-35 DEG C, humidity in draft control box 30-50%, and illumination time 2-50 days, which is easy to operate. The invention is simple in treatment of removing polluted soil, low in cost, high in speed and efficiency. What is needed is only to conduct simple treatment of air dehydration to polluted soil and filtration, then to place a device with paved polluted soil under an ultraviolet light source for illuminating. The invention belongs to chemical degradation, and causes no secondary pollution, which is an environment-friendly method of treating polluted soil.