28 Sept 2023
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With 15 years of work experience, building construction labourers will earn from R5 713 to R14 503 monthly. 76% of people in this job are parents of at least 1 child. This is the conclusion of research carried out by Mywage.co.za, in 2023.
Highest salary for building construction labourers with 30 years of experience: R5 832 to R16 660 per month
Based on our survey, people in this job with 30 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between R5 832 and R16 660 per month. People in this job starting out on the job, with 1 year of experience, can expect to earn between R22 and R44 per hour.
Building construction labourers mostly male
Employees who answered the survey are mostly between 30 and 39 years of age. 95% says they are male, while 5% entered female as their gender. 24% of employees state that they do not have any children.
Average working week of 41 hours
On average, people in this job work 41 hours per week.
Coworkers mostly male
Workers in this occupation who have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, add up to 51%. In most cases, workers in this occupation report that the majority of their coworkers are male. The majority of people in this job work in organisations of 500 or more employees. Since starting their first job, 59% of people in this job have worked fewer than 5 years. Workers who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 49% of respondents. 46% of all participating people in this job work in a multinational organisation.
In the survey, 11% of the employees choose 'highly satisfied' as their job satisfaction level. In general, most employees are satisfied with their position. This is the case for 40% of the employees.
Among the workers, 26% reported they are highly dissatisfied with their wage. Generally, 31% of the workers in this occupation report they are dissatisfied with their salary.
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