26 Mar 2024
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With 15 years of experience, mechanical machinery assemblers will earn between R10 514 and R22 538 per month. After 15 years of experience, people in this job receive a salary ranging from R54 to R116 per hour. This is evident from research conducted by Mywage.co.za, in 2024.
Highest salary for mechanical machinery assemblers with 30 years of experience: R10 341 to R26 258 per month
Employees with 30 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between R10 341 and R26 258 per month. Based on 15 years of work experience, workers will earn between R54 and R116 per hour.
Most workers in this occupation are male, based on the survey results. People in this job who answered the survey are mostly between 30 and 39 years of age. Of the people in this job who participated in the survey, 17% have no children.
Average working week of 42 hours
Employees work 42 hours per week on average. Coverage by collective bargaining amongst employees is 2%, while 98% are not covered by a collective agreement, according to our survey.
50% of mechanical machinery assemblers fewer than 5 years of work experience
The majority of employees work in organisations of 500 or more employees. 75% of workers in this occupation state that they have a permanent contract for the work that they are doing. 50% of employees have worked fewer than 5 years since their first job. Workers who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 25% of respondents. In most cases, workers in this occupation report that the majority of their coworkers are male. Of the participating workers, 43% work in a multinational organisation.
The survey shows that 11% of the people in this job feel highly satisfied about their position. On the whole, workers feel satisfied about their job. This feeling is shared by 37% of the workers.
Among the workers, 32% reported they are dissatisfied with their wage. 39% of the people in this job reports to be highly dissatisfied with their wage.
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