15 Jun 2023
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With 20 years of experience, shop sales assistants will earn between R7 071 and R16 609 per month. Employees who have 20 years of experience, receive a hourly salary ranging from R36 to R85. This is made clear in research by Mywage.co.za, conducted in 2023.
Highest salary for shop sales assistants with 30 years of experience: R7 034 to R16 802 per month
Based on our survey, workers in this occupation with 30 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between R7 034 and R16 802 per month. Per hour, workers with 20 years of experience earn between R36 and R85.
Shop sales assistants mostly female
Of the respondents, 59% are female and 41% are male. 69% of workers have 1 child or more. Employees who answered the survey are mostly between 30 and 39 years of age.
Average working week of 41 hours
According to our survey, coverage by collective bargaining among workers in this occupation is set at 1%. 99% are not covered by a collective agreement. On average, workers in this occupation work 41 hours per week.
Coworkers mostly female
Since starting their first job, 53% of workers have worked fewer than 5 years. 40% of all participating people in this job work in a multinational organisation. 75% of workers state that they have a permanent contract for the work that they are doing. In most cases, workers report that the majority of their coworkers are female. 25% of employees state that they have no permanent contract for their job. Workers in this occupation mostly work in organisations consisting of 500 or more people.
The survey shows that 6% of the workers feel highly satisfied about their position. In general, most workers are in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their position. This is the case for 36% of the workers.
Wage dissatisfaction high among shop sales assistants
Among the people in this job, 38% reported they are highly dissatisfied with their wage. Generally, 40% of the workers in this occupation report they are dissatisfied with their salary.
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