Salary starting mechanical engineering technicians R16 124 to R27 160 per month

Highest salary for mechanical engineering technicians with 30 years of experience: R21 706 to R44 342 per month

People in this job with 30 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between R21 706 and R44 342 per month. Workers in this occupation that have worked for 0 years, receive between R16 124 and R27 160 per month.

The age group for employees who answered the survey was mostly between 30 and 39 years of age. Of the workers who participated in the survey, 59% have no children. Among the workers who share information on their wages and working conditions, most are male.

Average working week of 41 hours

People in this job work 41 hours per week on average.

52% of mechanical engineering technicians fewer than 5 years of work experience

18% of employees state that they have no permanent contract for their job. 52% of workers have worked fewer than 5 years since their first job. Workers mostly work in organisations consisting of 500 or more people. 82% of workers state that they have a permanent contract for the work that they are doing. 56% of all participating employees work in a multinational organisation. For most workers in this occupation, the majority of their coworkers are male.

The survey shows that 9% of the workers in this occupation feel highly satisfied about their position. On the whole, workers feel satisfied about their job. This feeling is shared by 30% of the workers.

Wage dissatisfaction high among mechanical engineering technicians

Among the people in this job, 35% reported they are highly dissatisfied with their wage. 42% of the people in this job reports to be dissatisfied with their wage.

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