Hourly wage for inexperienced visual artists R52 to R117

25 Jan 2024 - With 0 years of experience, visual artists will earn between R10 070 and R22 733 per month. This is made clear in research by Mywage.co.za, conducted in 2024.

Highest salary for visual artists with 25 years of experience: R16 932 to R46 152 per month

Workers with 25 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between R16 932 and R46 152 per month. Starting workers with one year of experience, earn from R10 070 to R22 733 per month.

Based on the survey results, most workers in this occupation are female. Of the people in this job who participated in the survey, 46% have no children. Employees who answered the survey are mostly between 30 and 39 years of age.

Average working week of 42 hours

On average, employees work 42 hours per week.

Majority organisations employ 500 or more workers

The majority of workers work in organisations of 500 or more employees. Since starting their first job, 44% of workers have worked fewer than 5 years. People in this job who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 33% of respondents. People in this job who have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, add up to 67%. Of the participating workers, 32% work in a multinational organisation. In most cases, workers in this occupation report that the majority of their coworkers are female.

In the survey, 11% of the workers choose 'dissatisfied' as their job satisfaction level. In general, most workers in this occupation are satisfied with their position. This is the case for 31% of the workers in this occupation.

Wage dissatisfaction high among visual artists

Of all surveyed workers in this occupation, 29% feel dissatisfied about their salary. Generally, 33% of the people in this job report they are highly dissatisfied with their salary.

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