12 Nov 2023
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Based on 30 years of work experience, plumbers and pipe fitters will earn between R9 326 and R25 557 per month. Workers in this occupation mostly work in organisations consisting of 500 or more people. This is made clear in research by Mywage.co.za, conducted in 2023.
Inexperienced plumbers and pipe fitters earn hourly wage between R26 and R60
People in this job with 25 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between R9 283 and R25 718 per month. Workers earn between R26 and R60 per hour at the start of the career, having 1 year of work experience.
Plumbers and pipe fitters mostly male
98% says they are male, while 2% entered female as their gender. The age group for workers in this occupation who answered the survey was mostly between 30 and 39 years of age. 60% of workers in this occupation are parents of at least 1 child.
People in this job work 41 hours per week on average. Coverage by collective bargaining amongst employees is 4%, while 96% are not covered by a collective agreement, according to our survey.
38% of plumbers and pipe fitters 10-20 years of work experience
75% of employees state that they have a permanent contract for the work that they are doing. The majority of employees work in organisations of 500 or more employees. 40% of all participating people in this job work in a multinational organisation. Workers who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 25% of respondents. 38% of workers have worked 10-20 years since their first job. In most cases, employees report that the majority of their coworkers are male.
The survey shows that 10% of the people in this job feel highly satisfied about their position. In general, most workers in this occupation are in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their position. This is the case for 32% of the workers in this occupation.
Wage dissatisfaction high among plumbers and pipe fitters
Of all surveyed people in this job, 31% feel highly dissatisfied about their salary. 42% of the workers reports to be dissatisfied with their wage.
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