Wage satisfaction low among civil engineering technicians

05 Jul 2023 - With 10 years of work experience, civil engineering technicians will earn from R17 513 to R27 608 monthly. 50% of all participating workers work in a multinational organisation. This is made clear in research by Mywage.co.za, conducted in 2023.

Salary for starting civil engineering technicians between R13 250 and R21 804 per month

Workers in this occupation with 30 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between R18 782 and R35 782 per month. Based on one year of work experience, starting workers who are new to their job will earn between R13 250 and R21 804 per month.

Civil engineering technicians mostly male

Most people in this job are male, based on the survey results. The age group for employees who answered the survey was mostly between 30 and 39 years of age. Of the employees who participated in the survey, 59% have no children.

Workers work 41 hours per week on average. Coverage by collective bargaining amongst people in this job is 1%, while 99% are not covered by a collective agreement, according to our survey.

Coworkers mostly male

Of the participating workers, 50% work in a multinational organisation. Employees who have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, add up to 68%. The majority of employees work in organisations of 500 or more employees. 65% of workers in this occupation have worked fewer than 5 years since their first job. For most people in this job, the majority of their coworkers are male. People in this job who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 32% of respondents.

The survey shows that 9% of the employees feel highly satisfied about their position. In general, most employees are satisfied with their position. This is the case for 30% of the employees.

Among the workers in this occupation, 20% reported they are highly dissatisfied with their wage. Generally, 55% of the workers in this occupation report they are dissatisfied with their salary.

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