22 Apr 2024
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15 years of work experience reaps pharmaceutical technicians and assistants a salary ranging from R25 490 to R41 982 per month. Of the respondents, 81% are female and 19% are male. This is evident from research conducted by Mywage.co.za, in 2024.
Highest salary for pharmaceutical technicians and assistants with 25 years of experience: R26 328 to R47 621 per month
Employees with 25 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between R26 328 and R47 621 per month. Veteran employees, working for at least 30 years, receive between R117 and R236 per hour.
Pharmaceutical technicians and assistants mostly female
Employees who answered the survey are mostly between 24 and 29 years of age. 81% of the respondents are female, 19% are male. 65% of workers have 1 child or more.
Employees work 42 hours per week on average. Coverage by collective bargaining amongst workers is 4%, while 96% are not covered by a collective agreement, according to our survey.
Majority organisations employ 500 or more workers
People in this job mostly work in organisations consisting of 500 or more people. Of the participating employees, 38% work in a multinational organisation. In most cases, people in this job report that the majority of their coworkers are female. Workers who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 10% of respondents. People in this job who have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, add up to 90%. 31% of workers have worked 10-20 years since their first job.
In the survey, 6% of the workers in this occupation choose 'highly satisfied' as their job satisfaction level. On the whole, workers feel in between satisfied and dissatisfied about their job. This feeling is shared by 44% of the workers.
Wage dissatisfaction high among pharmaceutical technicians and assistants
Among the workers in this occupation, 34% reported they are highly dissatisfied with their wage. Generally, 39% of the people in this job report they are dissatisfied with their salary.
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