04 Dec 2023
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With 10 years of experience, police officers will earn between R5 820 and R12 202 per month. Based on one year of work experience, starting workers in this occupation who are new to their job will earn between R4 787 and R8 817 per month. This is made clear in research by Mywage.co.za, conducted in 2023.
Highest salary for police officers with 30 years of experience: R6 728 to R17 275 per month
Workers with 30 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between R6 728 and R17 275 per month. Starting employees with one year of experience, earn from R4 787 to R8 817 per month.
Police officers mostly male
Employees who answered the survey are mostly between 30 and 39 years of age. Most people in this job are male, based on the survey results. 65% of employees are parents of at least 1 child.
Average working week of 42 hours
According to our survey, coverage by collective bargaining among workers is set at 6%. 94% are not covered by a collective agreement. On average, employees work 42 hours per week.
Majority organisations employ 500 or more workers
36% of all participating employees work in a multinational organisation. Employees mostly work in organisations consisting of 500 or more people. Workers in this occupation who have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, add up to 75%. For most people in this job, the majority of their coworkers are male. Employees who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 25% of respondents. 56% of workers in this occupation have worked fewer than 5 years since their first job.
The survey shows that 11% of the people in this job feel highly satisfied about their position. In general, most employees are in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their position. This is the case for 33% of the employees.
Among the people in this job, 31% reported they are dissatisfied with their wage. 43% of the workers reports to be in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their wage.
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