05 Apr 2024
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After 0 years of work experience, food service counter attendants earn a monthly wage that ranges from R5 840 to R12 632. According to our survey, coverage by collective bargaining among workers is set at 2%. 98% are not covered by a collective agreement. This is the conclusion of research carried out by Mywage.co.za, in 2024.
Highest salary for food service counter attendants with 30 years of experience: R7 895 to R23 279 per month
People in this job with 30 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between R7 895 and R23 279 per month. Workers in this occupation starting out on the job, with 1 year of experience, can expect to earn between R30 and R65 per hour.
Of the respondents, 54% are female and 46% are male. 36% of workers in this occupation state that they do not have any children. The age group for employees who answered the survey was mostly between 30 and 39 years of age.
Average working week of 40 hours
Coverage by collective bargaining amongst workers in this occupation is 2%, while 98% are not covered by a collective agreement, according to our survey. Employees work 40 hours per week on average.
Coworkers mostly female
For most workers in this occupation, the majority of their coworkers are female. People in this job who have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, add up to 73%. 51% of all participating people in this job work in a multinational organisation. The majority of workers in this occupation work in organisations of 500 or more employees. 27% of employees state that they have no permanent contract for their job. Since starting their first job, 62% of employees have worked fewer than 5 years.
In the survey, 9% of the employees choose 'highly satisfied' as their job satisfaction level. In general, most workers in this occupation are dissatisfied with their position. This is the case for 32% of the workers in this occupation.
Wage dissatisfaction high among food service counter attendants
Among the workers in this occupation, 39% reported they are highly dissatisfied with their wage. 45% of the workers reports to be dissatisfied with their wage.
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