“Taxman Doesn’t Play”: Mzansi Stunned After Woman Shows Junior Town Planner’s Payslip

• Known for showing payslips, a TikTokker showed app users what a junior town planner earned
• The woman was a tad bit surprised when she saw the totals for the basic pay and car allowance
• Social media users took to the post's comment section to express their thoughts on the salary

Working for the government often comes with various perks, including a stable income and benefits. After one woman showed a local junior town planner's intriguing payslip, people headed to the comments with interest.

Junior town planner's salary

Using the handle @lifereset_za, TikTok user Boni noted that the professional had a bachelor's degree, 10 years of experience in the field, and worked for a local municipality.

After reading that the person earned a basic salary of R36 658 and had a car allowance of R14 705, Boni asked with a giggle:

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"How does it work?"

Getting over the bafflement, Boni then shared more details about the salary:

"Gross earning is R52 429, total deductions are R19 958, and the total earnings are R32 470."

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What's the average pay for a town planner?

According to the job-searching platform Indeed, without accounting for the experience level, a town planner (or land planner) makes roughly R429 759 per year, or roughly R35 813 per month.

Town planner's payslip sparks interest

A few members from the online community headed to the comment section to express their thoughts on the payslip they saw on their screens.

A confused @miss_kat123 wrote in the comments:

"10 years of experience and junior in the same sentence?"

@usernomtha61 said to the online community:

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"I always thought they were making more than this."

@ujeanm shared their thoughts on one of the benefits the junior town planner received:

"I think the car allowance is high because their job requires them to have their own car for work."

@sphehvictor told people online:

"The taxman doesn't play. It's ridiculous."

@lusindisonjoks laughed and commented:

"I know this payslip. One of the best municipalities in South Africa."

Woman shows Grade B security officer's payslip

Briefly News also reported that Boni showed app users a Grade B security officer's salary.

The anonymous professional is said to work at a National Key Point, but the company was not mentioned. Many social media users headed to the comment section to share their surprise about the figures they saw.

Source: Briefly News