Skip to contentSkip to footer
  • Community
  • Jobs
  • Companies
  • Salaries
  • For employers
      Notifications

      Loading...

      Elevate your career

      Discover your earning potential, land dream jobs, and share work-life insights anonymously.

      employer cover photo
      employer logo
      employer logo

      Royal Mail

      Engaged employer

      About
      Reviews
      Pay and benefits
      Jobs
      Interviews
      Royal Mail FAQs
      Related searches: Royal Mail reviews | Royal Mail jobs | Royal Mail salaries | Royal Mail benefits | Royal Mail interviews
      About Royal MailRoyal Mail FAQsRoyal Mail question


      Glassdoor

      • About / Press
      • Awards
      • Blog
      • Research
      • Contact Us
      • Guides

      Employers

      • Free Employer Account
      • Employer Centre
      • Employers Blog

      Information

      • Help
      • Guidelines
      • Terms of Use
      • Privacy and Ad Choices
      • Do Not Sell Or Share My Information
      • Cookie Consent Tool
      • Security

      Work With Us

      • Advertisers
      • Careers
      Download the App

      • Browse by:
      • Companies
      • Jobs
      • Locations
      • Communities
      • Recent posts

      Copyright © 2008-2026. Glassdoor LLC. "Glassdoor," "Worklife Pro," "Bowls" and logo are proprietary trademarks of Glassdoor LLC.

      Company Bowl sample

      Want the inside scoop on your own company?

      Check out your Company Bowl for anonymous work chats.

      Bowls

      Get actionable career advice tailored to you by joining more bowls.

      Followed companies

      Stay ahead in opportunities and insider tips by following your dream companies.

      Job searches

      Get personalised job recommendations and updates by starting your searches.

      What is the salary like at Royal Mail?

      Royal Mail reviews

      Decent

      Delivery driver
      Former employee
      Enfield, England
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Good hours good overtime decent pay for the job you do

      Cons

      Old gps system that sometimes doesn’t work

      Great Pay

      Mail sorter
      Former employee
      London, England
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Great pay, brilliant working environment, wonderful canteens, reasonable management and easy work assignments.

      Cons

      For me personally at my particular branch, they wasn't none which is extremely rare.

      Great

      Mail officer
      Former temporary employee
      Coventry, England
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Good pay in Royal Mail and pension

      Cons

      None that I know of

      Parcel delivery

      Postperson with driving
      Former employee
      London, England
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Flexible, Good pay and good team work.

      Cons

      Pressure when high work loads.

      Overworked and stressful

      Postman driver
      Current employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Good salary and reasonable pension

      Cons

      Overworked and too stressful. Poor management

      Enjoyable

      Postperson with driving
      Former employee
      Dundee, Scotland
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Fun job once out on the street, good pay with lots of overtime available.

      Cons

      Senior management at war with employees, pressure on local management passed down to employees. Can be difficult to get holidays. Weekend working compulsory.

      Mail Sorter for Royal Mail

      Mail sorter
      Current employee
      Hounslow, England
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Great pay compared to other companies.

      Cons

      Very low number of shifts given.

      Royal Mail Delivery Driver

      Delivery driver
      Current temporary employee
      Dunbar, Scotland
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Flexible, Good pay, Supportive staff, promotion opportunities

      Cons

      Long days, understaffed, lots of responsibilities

      Work Experience

      Anonymous employee
      Current employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Good pay and work life balance

      Cons

      No corporate hierarchy / structure(for promotions)

      Great role for students

      Delivery driver
      Former employee
      London, England
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Great pay per hour can work overtime

      Cons

      Long hours sometimes constantly, sometimes the managers can be a pain because they don’t want to pay you overtime because the more hours they save the more bonus they get at the end of the year