28 Aug 2023
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With 20 years of experience, messengers, package deliverers and luggage porters will earn between R8 170 and R15 013 per month. Most workers are male, based on the survey results. This is evident from research conducted by Mywage.co.za, in 2023.
Highest salary for messengers, package deliverers and luggage porters with 30 years of experience: R8 677 to R17 844 per month
Employees with 30 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between R8 677 and R17 844 per month. Employees with 20 years of work experience can expect to earn between R42 and R77 per hour.
Workers who answered the survey are mostly between 24 and 29 years of age. 2% of the respondents are female, 98% are male. Of the workers who participated in the survey, 24% have no children.
Workers in this occupation work 42 hours per week on average. Coverage by collective bargaining amongst people in this job is 2%, while 98% are not covered by a collective agreement, according to our survey.
64% of messengers, package deliverers and luggage porters fewer than 5 years of work experience
People in this job who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 88% of respondents. Of the participating employees, 38% work in a multinational organisation. People in this job who have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, add up to 12%. 64% of people in this job have worked fewer than 5 years since their first job. For most people in this job, the majority of their coworkers are male. The majority of workers in this occupation work in organisations of 500 or more employees.
The survey shows that 11% of the employees feel highly satisfied about their position. In general, most employees are satisfied with their position. This is the case for 40% of the employees.
Of all surveyed workers, 26% feel dissatisfied about their salary. Generally, 32% of the workers report they are satisfied with their salary.
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