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UK salary report · 2026

Postal Worker Salary in North West

Official ONS earnings for North West, covering 14,000 jobs.

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Grouped occupation Where this comes from →

Median salary — North West

£28,793

gross, per year, all employees

▼ 7% change on the previous year

Mean

£28,874

Jobs measured

14,000

What most postal workers actually earn

Half of postal workers in North West earn between £22,124 and £32,499. Earning above £32,499 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Elementary Administration Occupations” group in North West.

The full pay range

Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of postal workers earn less than this.

20th
£20,083
25th
£22,124
30th
£22,869
40th
£25,923
50th
£28,154
60th
£29,188
70th
£31,306
75th
£32,499
80th
£34,435
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How North West ranks for postal worker pay

6th

of 10 GB regions with a published figure

London tops the table on £35,469 and Yorkshire and The Humber sits at the bottom on £27,528. North West is £6,676 short of the top.

Ranking compares published regional medians for the same occupation. It says nothing about cost of living — a higher median doesn't survive contact with rent. The cost of living calculator is the honest next step.

Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers
SOC 2020 code
9211
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

ONS doesn't measure “postal worker” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS group covers postal workers, mail sorters and messengers.

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.

Postal Worker salary FAQs

What is the average Postal Worker salary in North West?

The median is £28,793 a year and the mean is £28,874, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; ASHE publishes no full-time split at regional level.

What is a good Postal Worker salary?

Half of postal workers earn between £22,124 and £32,499. Anything above £32,499 is in the top quarter for the role.

Is this figure official?

Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 14,000 jobs in this occupation.

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