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Royal Mail is the British postal service. They're known for their bright red pillar post boxes.

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What’s the pay at Royal Mail?

The average pay at Royal Mail is between £11.73 and £17.23 per hour.

This table shows how pay rates at Royal Mail compare across the different types of jobs they offer.

Job Royal Mail pay per hour
Postman £12.00-14.22 per hour
Driver £10.05-13.97 per hour
HGV driver £15.00-22.60 per hour
Manager £32.6k-45.0k per year
Vehicle technician £15.90-17.50 per hour
Maintenance engineer £23.9k-49.9k per year
Warehouse operative £9.85-13.94 per hour
Customer advisor £13.17-15.61 per hour

Last updated 27 March 2024

What is the Real Living Wage?

The Real Living Wage is a voluntary rate employers can sign up to that is based on the real cost of living.

Location Real Living Wage
London £13.15
Rest of the UK £12.00

What is the legal minimum wage?

The minimum wage is the legal minimum you must be paid per hour.

Age group Legal minimum wage
23 or older £10.42
21-22 £10.18
18-20 £7.49
Under 18 £5.28
Apprentices £5.28

How we know this

Based on data from 198 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between September 2023 and March 2024.

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What people are saying about pay at Royal Mail

  • Best thing

    The pay, the staff and the hours

    Worst thing

    The amount of walking, the cold

    10

    Royal Mail Employee, December 2023

  • Best thing

    Getting to work outside, the customers.

    Worst thing

    Poor management, having to work hard for little pay. Colleagues only care about themselves- no teamwork.

    5.0

    Royal Mail Employee, March 2023

  • Best thing

    Having freedom once your out of the office

    Worst thing

    Not allowed days off have to book 1 week. You can't have the week you want it has to be what's left. you have to plan around them. Low moral and no affirmations. Poor management and no care for your sickness. And stop pay if they feel like it looks.

    1.5

    Royal Mail Employee, March 2023

  • Best thing

    Still a workplace like no other, hours and pay is good

    Worst thing

    Bullying is out of control, both managers and employees are guilty of it, the mental health struggles that come of this are easily apparent to see

    6.4

    Royal Mail Vehicle technician, February 2023

  • Best thing

    It pays the bills

    Worst thing

    Upper management Turning a simple job into an absolute farce

    5.5

    Royal Mail Postman, January 2023

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