30 Apr 2024
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With 0 years of experience, medical assistants will earn between R7 046 and R19 070 per month. Among the workers in this occupation, 28% reported they are highly dissatisfied with their wage. This is the conclusion of research carried out by Mywage.co.za, in 2024.
Highest salary for medical assistants with 25 years of experience: R13 456 to R40 897 per month
Based on our survey, workers with 25 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between R13 456 and R40 897 per month. People in this job who have 0 years of experience, receive a hourly salary ranging from R36 to R98.
Medical assistants mostly female
The age group for workers in this occupation who answered the survey was mostly between 24 and 29 years of age. Of the workers who participated in the survey, 35% have no children. Most employees are female, based on the survey results.
Coverage by collective bargaining amongst workers in this occupation is 4%, while 96% are not covered by a collective agreement, according to our survey. On average, workers in this occupation work 41 hours per week.
Coworkers mostly female
Since starting their first job, 53% of workers have worked fewer than 5 years. Employees mostly work in organisations consisting of 500 or more people. 77% of workers state that they have a permanent contract for the work that they are doing. For most employees, the majority of their coworkers are female. Workers in this occupation who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 23% of respondents. 46% of all participating workers work in a multinational organisation.
The survey shows that 6% of the employees feel highly satisfied about their position. On the whole, people in this job feel in between satisfied and dissatisfied about their job. This feeling is shared by 44% of the people in this job.
Wage dissatisfaction high among medical assistants
Of all surveyed people in this job, 28% feel highly dissatisfied about their salary. 44% of the workers reports to be dissatisfied with their wage.
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