03 Jul 2023
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Lawyers that have worked for 30 years, receive between R22 727 and R72 921 per month. Among the employees who share information on their wages and working conditions, most are female. This is made clear in research by Mywage.co.za, conducted in 2023.
Highest salary for lawyers with 20 years of experience: R35 835 to R78 478 per month
People in this job with 20 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between R35 835 and R78 478 per month. Workers who have 30 years of experience, receive a hourly salary ranging from R117 to R374.
54% of workers in this occupation are parents of at least 1 child. Workers in this occupation who answered the survey are mostly between 30 and 39 years of age. Of the respondents, 58% are female and 42% are male.
Average working week of 41 hours
On average, people in this job work 41 hours per week.
Majority organisations employ 500 or more workers
38% of all participating workers in this occupation work in a multinational organisation. 46% of employees have worked fewer than 5 years since their first job. 17% of workers in this occupation state that they have no permanent contract for their job. Workers in this occupation mostly work in organisations consisting of 500 or more people. 83% of employees state that they have a permanent contract for the work that they are doing. For most employees, the majority of their coworkers are female.
In the survey, 11% of the workers in this occupation choose 'dissatisfied' as their job satisfaction level. In general, most employees are satisfied with their position. This is the case for 31% of the employees.
Wage dissatisfaction high among lawyers
Among the employees, 26% reported they are dissatisfied with their wage. 38% of the employees reports to be highly dissatisfied with their wage.
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