The Minister of Employment and Labour published Government Gazette 48094 on 21 February 2023, increasing the following minimum wages effective 1 March 2023:
The
National Minimum Wage
NQF Level |
Credits already earned by employer |
Minimum allowance per week |
|
Previous rate |
New rate |
||
Level 1 to 2 |
0 - 120 |
R 349.04 |
R 382.55 |
121 - 240 |
R 698.05 |
R 765.06 |
|
Level 3 |
0 - 120 |
R 349.04 |
R 382.55 |
121 - 240 |
R 657.38 |
R 720.49 |
|
241 - 360 |
R1 076.19 |
R1 179.50 |
|
Level 4 |
0 - 120 |
R 349.04 |
R 382.55 |
121 - 240 |
R 698.11 |
R 765.13 |
|
241 - 360 |
R1 076.11 |
R1 179.50 |
|
361 - 480 |
R1 570.63 |
R1 721.41 |
|
Level 5 to 8 |
0 - 120 |
R 349.04 |
R 382.55 |
121 - 240 |
R 756.20 |
R 828.80 |
|
241 - 360 |
R1 131.44 |
R1 240.06 |
|
361 - 480 |
R1 593.94 |
R1 746.96 |
|
481 - 600 |
R2 036.00 |
R2 231.46 |
Contract
cleaning sector minimum wages:
Wholesale
and retail sector minimum wages: