Wage satisfaction low among bartenders

Highest salary for bartenders with 30 years of experience: R5 701 to R11 847 per month

Workers in this occupation with 30 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between R5 701 and R11 847 per month. Employees that have worked for 10 years, receive between R4 809 and R8 659 per month.

Bartenders mostly male

The age group for people in this job who answered the survey was mostly between 30 and 39 years of age. Among the workers who share information on their wages and working conditions, most are male. 43% of workers in this occupation state that they do not have any children.

Coverage by collective bargaining amongst people in this job is 3%, while 97% are not covered by a collective agreement, according to our survey. On average, workers work 42 hours per week.

62% of bartenders fewer than 5 years of work experience

Workers who have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, add up to 71%. 62% of workers in this occupation have worked fewer than 5 years since their first job. The majority of people in this job work in organisations of 500 or more employees. 29% of workers state that they have no permanent contract for their job. In most cases, employees report that the majority of their coworkers are female. Of the participating workers in this occupation, 41% work in a multinational organisation.

The survey shows that 11% of the people in this job feel highly satisfied about their position. In general, most workers are in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their position. This is the case for 33% of the workers.

Wage dissatisfaction high among bartenders

Of all surveyed people in this job, 26% feel highly dissatisfied about their salary. Generally, 43% of the workers in this occupation report they are dissatisfied with their salary.

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