10 Jul 2023
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Based on 0 years of work experience, payroll clerks will earn between R10 263 and R19 561 per month. Generally, 44% of the workers report they are dissatisfied with their salary. This is the conclusion of research carried out by Mywage.co.za, in 2023.
Salary highly experienced payroll clerks between R15 266 and R28 701 per month
People in this job with 25 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between R16 527 and R30 899 per month. Experienced workers in this occupation, with 30 years worth of experience, can earn a monthly salary between R15 266 and R28 701.
Payroll clerks mostly female
32% of employees state that they do not have any children. Most workers in this occupation are female, based on the survey results. The age group for workers who answered the survey was mostly between 24 and 29 years of age.
Average working week of 40 hours
According to our survey, coverage by collective bargaining among people in this job is set at 1%. 99% are not covered by a collective agreement. On average, employees work 40 hours per week.
Coworkers mostly female
In most cases, workers in this occupation report that the majority of their coworkers are female. Workers mostly work in organisations consisting of 500 or more people. 92% of workers state that they have a permanent contract for the work that they are doing. People in this job who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 8% of respondents. Since starting their first job, 37% of employees have worked fewer than 5 years. 44% of all participating workers work in a multinational organisation.
In the survey, 12% of the people in this job choose 'highly satisfied' as their job satisfaction level. In general, most people in this job are in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their position. This is the case for 31% of the people in this job.
Among the employees, 26% reported they are highly dissatisfied with their wage. 44% of the people in this job reports to be dissatisfied with their wage.
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