“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
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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:
"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:
"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.
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