Salary insights

Salary at Royal Mail in the United Kingdom

Market pay levels based on 23 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median42 395 £Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average42 463 £Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile30 000 £25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile51 597 £25% of offers pay more

How pay is distributed

The band covers the middle half of the market (25th–75th percentile), the line marks the median.

Lower quartile30 000 £
Median42 395 £
Upper quartile51 597 £

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 30 000 £ and 51 597 £.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 51 597 £.
  • The upper quartile is 72% above the lower one.
  • The average is close to the median, so offers are spread evenly.
  • The estimate uses 23 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (42 395 £) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (42 463 £), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 30 000 £ to 51 597 £ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 30 000 £ and a quarter above 51 597 £.

Where does the data come from?

From 23 open vacancies with a stated salary that Finder collects from public sources. Numbers are recalculated as the selection changes.

How do I tell whether I am paid fairly?

Compare your pay with the median and the quartiles: near 42 395 £ is the market level, above 51 597 £ is the strong quarter, below 30 000 £ is a reason to negotiate. Use the “Compare my salary” button on this page.

How we calculate salaries

Short methodology and the data behind these numbers.

  1. 1We collect offersOnly vacancies from open sources where the employer states pay are used.
  2. 2We normalise themA salary range is reduced to one comparable value per vacancy.
  3. 3We compute percentilesMedian, quartiles and the average are calculated from at least 5 offers; otherwise the wider country market is shown.
  4. 4We refresh the numbersStatistics are recomputed as new vacancies appear and closed ones drop out.

Figures are pay as published by employers: taxes, bonuses and seniority inside a grade are not accounted for.