IT TAKES over 20 years for the
average travel agent in South Africa
to earn a basic salary over R20 000.
This is according to TNW's
Employment Conditions Survey,
conducted in March this year.
The number of respondents who
worked as consultants in travel
agencies made up 772 of the 981
travel trade professionals who
participated.
Of the 538 travel consultants
who responded but did not hold a
management position, 338 (63%)
said they did not earn commission.
The average basic pay across the
country for non-commission-earning
agents with over 20 years’ experience
is R21 067.
The analysis shows, however, that
remuneration in Gauteng and the
Western Cape is far higher than the
average.
Countrywide, travel agents with less
than two years’ experience are earning
R5 294, rising to R8 022 for two to five
years’ experience.
The chart (right) represents how
pay for travel agents who do not earn
commission increases with experience.
Location determines remuneration
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