06 Jul 2023
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5 years of experience earns systems administrators a monthly salary between R22 667 and R40 802. For most employees, the majority of their coworkers are male. This is the conclusion of research carried out by Mywage.co.za, in 2023.
Highest salary for systems administrators with 25 years of experience: R27 106 to R60 185 per month
Workers in this occupation with 25 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between R27 106 and R60 185 per month. Workers earn between R77 and R148 per hour at the start of the career, having 1 year of work experience.
Systems administrators mostly male
Of the workers who participated in the survey, 60% have no children. The age group for employees who answered the survey was mostly between 24 and 29 years of age. Based on the survey results, most people in this job are male.
Average working week of 40 hours
On average, people in this job work 40 hours per week. Coverage by collective bargaining amongst workers in this occupation is 1%, while 99% are not covered by a collective agreement, according to our survey.
Majority organisations employ 500 or more workers
Since starting their first job, 35% of people in this job have worked fewer than 5 years. In most cases, people in this job report that the majority of their coworkers are male. Of the participating workers, 55% work in a multinational organisation. 85% of employees state that they have a permanent contract for the work that they are doing. The majority of workers in this occupation work in organisations of 500 or more employees. 15% of people in this job state that they have no permanent contract for their job.
The survey shows that 6% of the workers in this occupation feel highly dissatisfied about their position. In general, most people in this job are satisfied with their position. This is the case for 44% of the people in this job.
Among the workers in this occupation, 24% reported they are in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their wage. 54% of the people in this job reports to be dissatisfied with their wage.
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