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Average Salary - Cape Town SOUTH AFRICA


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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR
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18.3 ZAR = 1 USD

812,142 ZAR

$44,391 USD
Johannesburg

1,019,847 ZAR

311,018 ZAR

$17,000 USD

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Average Salary / Cape Town

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Average salary in Cape Town is 812,142 ZAR per year. The most typical earning is 311,018 ZAR. All data are based on 977 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 907,441 ZAR. Women receive a salary of 658,627 ZAR.

The most paid careers are Health Care & Medical with average income 1,712,430 ZAR and Management & Business with income 1,227,607 ZAR.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 1,487,399 ZAR. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 1,061,121 ZAR.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 1,185,528 ZAR. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 1,081,246 ZAR.

Levels / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

Salary Levels (ZAR) per Year Surveys [%]
54,900 ZAR - 91,499 ZAR
0 n/a
91,500 ZAR - 182,899 ZAR
22 100%
2.25%
183,000 ZAR - 274,399 ZAR
78 97.75%
7.98%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
274,400 ZAR - 365,899 ZAR
109 89.76%
11.16%
365,900 ZAR - 457,399 ZAR
94 78.61%
9.62%
457,400 ZAR - 548,799 ZAR
99 68.99%
10.13%
548,900 ZAR - 640,299 ZAR
90 58.85%
9.21%
640,300 ZAR - 731,799 ZAR
56 49.64%
5.73%
731,800 ZAR - 823,299 ZAR
59 43.91%
6.04%
823,300 ZAR - 914,699 ZAR
66 37.87%
6.76%
914,800 ZAR - 1,006,199 ZAR
51 31.12%
5.22%
1,006,200 ZAR - 1,097,699 ZAR
40 25.9%
4.09%
1,097,700 ZAR - 1,189,199 ZAR
28 21.8%
2.87%
1,189,200 ZAR - 1,280,599 ZAR
41 18.94%
4.2%
1,280,700 ZAR - 1,372,099 ZAR
16 14.74%
1.64%
1,372,100 ZAR - 1,463,599 ZAR
20 13.1%
2.05%
1,463,600 ZAR - 1,555,099 ZAR
17 11.05%
1.74%
1,555,100 ZAR - 1,646,499 ZAR
16 9.31%
1.64%
1,646,600 ZAR - 1,737,999 ZAR
13 7.68%
1.33%
1,738,000 ZAR - 1,829,499 ZAR
7 6.35%
0.72%
1,829,500 ZAR - 1,920,999 ZAR
7 5.63%
0.72%
1,921,000 ZAR - 2,012,499 ZAR
4 4.91%
0.41%
2,012,500 ZAR - 2,103,899 ZAR
6 4.5%
0.61%
2,103,900 ZAR - 2,195,399 ZAR
5 3.89%
0.51%
2,195,400 ZAR - 2,286,899 ZAR
3 3.38%
0.31%
2,286,900 ZAR - 2,378,399 ZAR
0 n/a
2,378,400 ZAR - 2,469,799 ZAR
5 3.07%
0.51%
2,469,900 ZAR - 2,561,299 ZAR
5 2.56%
0.51%
2,561,300 ZAR - 2,652,799 ZAR
1 2.05%
0.1%
2,652,800 ZAR - 2,744,299 ZAR
1 1.94%
0.1%
HIGH SALARIES
2,744,300 ZAR - 2,927,199 ZAR
2 1.84%
0.2%
2,927,200 ZAR - 3,110,199 ZAR
1 1.64%
0.1%
3,110,200 ZAR - 3,293,099 ZAR
2 1.54%
0.2%
3,293,100 ZAR - 3,476,099 ZAR
2 1.33%
0.2%
3,476,100 ZAR - 3,658,999 ZAR
2 1.13%
0.2%
3,659,000 ZAR - 3,841,999 ZAR
5 0.92%
0.51%
3,842,000 ZAR - 4,024,899 ZAR
0 n/a
4,024,900 ZAR - 4,207,899 ZAR
2 0.41%
0.2%
4,207,900 ZAR - 4,390,799 ZAR
0 n/a
4,390,800 ZAR - 4,573,799 ZAR
0 n/a
4,573,800 ZAR - 6,403,299 ZAR
2 0.2%
0.2%
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Gender / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Men 447 907,441 ZAR
2 Women 297 658,627 ZAR

Education / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Doctorate Degree 29 1,487,399 ZAR
2 Masters Degree 145 1,061,121 ZAR
3 Bachelors Degree 463 819,624 ZAR
4 Some College 237 671,433 ZAR
5 High School 101 563,492 ZAR
6 Bellow H. School 2 411,642 ZAR

Experience / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 20+ Years 136 1,185,528 ZAR
2 16-20 Years 93 1,081,246 ZAR
3 12-16 Years 143 1,004,406 ZAR
4 8-12 Years 161 792,182 ZAR
5 4-8 Years 181 742,785 ZAR
6 2-4 Years 139 519,583 ZAR
7 0-1 Year 62 459,209 ZAR
8 1-2 Years 62 413,471 ZAR

Age / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 61-65 8 1,609,977 ZAR
2 51-55 34 1,187,358 ZAR
3 46-50 61 1,123,325 ZAR
4 66-70 1 1,075,757 ZAR
5 41-45 90 1,051,974 ZAR
6 36-40 130 892,805 ZAR
7 n/a 233 823,284 ZAR
8 56-60 14 821,454 ZAR
9 31-35 174 748,273 ZAR
10 26-30 177 603,741 ZAR
11 21-25 53 347,608 ZAR
12 14-20 2 301,870 ZAR

Work Type / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Contract 69 863,533 ZAR
2 Permanent 860 812,306 ZAR
3 Self Employed 40 790,352 ZAR
4 Part Time 8 561,662 ZAR

Career Groups / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Health Care & Medical 17 1,712,430 ZAR
2 Management & Business 129 1,227,607 ZAR
3 Arts, Culture, Performance 4 1,216,630 ZAR
4 Public Sector 4 1,170,892 ZAR
5 Law 21 1,165,404 ZAR
6 Properties & Real Estates 9 1,092,223 ZAR
7 Engineers & Technicians IV 8 1,055,633 ZAR
8 Engineers & Technicians III 3 965,986 ZAR
9 Engineers & Technicians V 9 879,999 ZAR
10 Construction & Labor Workers 12 854,385 ZAR
11 Engineers & Technicians 57 847,067 ZAR
12 IT & Programming II 46 817,795 ZAR
13 IT & Programming 113 815,965 ZAR
14 Organization & Coordination 5 814,136 ZAR
15 Architect Constructions 8 794,011 ZAR
16 Finance & Banking 73 783,034 ZAR
17 Marketing, Sales, Purchase 48 770,227 ZAR
18 Health Care & Medical II 21 751,932 ZAR
19 Insurance 21 744,614 ZAR
20 Logistics, Road, Railway 12 735,467 ZAR
21 Salesmen & Saleswomen 11 722,660 ZAR
22 Manufacturing & Labor Workers 17 693,388 ZAR
23 Agriculture & Fishing 11 693,388 ZAR
24 Human Resources 76 680,581 ZAR
25 Military 2 664,115 ZAR
26 Media 18 596,423 ZAR
27 Accounting & Administration 102 585,446 ZAR
28 Education & University 51 565,321 ZAR
29 Engineers & Technicians II 5 530,560 ZAR
30 Fashion 8 526,901 ZAR
31 Customer Services 17 481,163 ZAR
32 Aviation & Shipping 2 462,868 ZAR
33 Making Design 11 413,471 ZAR
34 Geography & Geodesy 3 413,471 ZAR
35 Sports & Recreation 5 400,664 ZAR
36 Archaeology & History 1 376,881 ZAR
37 Restaurants, Inns, Pubs 8 362,244 ZAR
38 Hotels & Tourism 6 358,585 ZAR
39 Automobile 2 354,926 ZAR
40 Security & Fireguard 1 223,201 ZAR

Careers / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Doctor 8 2,186,276 ZAR
2 Director 29 1,849,644 ZAR
3 Lawyer 9 1,712,430 ZAR
4 CEO 6 1,644,738 ZAR
5 Engineering Manager 5 1,298,959 ZAR
6 General Manager 16 1,260,539 ZAR
7 Business Development Manager 8 1,201,994 ZAR
8 Civil Engineer 6 1,130,643 ZAR
9 Manager 15 1,117,836 ZAR
10 IT Project Manager 13 1,079,416 ZAR
11 Chartered Accountant 18 1,048,314 ZAR
12 Other Engineer Career 6 1,048,314 ZAR
13 Mechanical Engineer 7 1,035,508 ZAR
14 IT Manager 26 1,015,383 ZAR
15 Database Administrator 6 1,015,383 ZAR
16 University Professor 6 1,004,406 ZAR
17 Project Manager 14 949,520 ZAR
18 Finance Manager 13 942,202 ZAR
19 Sales Manager 9 929,396 ZAR
20 Operations Manager 9 923,907 ZAR
21 Other Management Career 11 879,999 ZAR
22 Database Developer 6 870,851 ZAR
23 Human Resources Manager 37 847,067 ZAR
24 Logistics Manager 6 839,749 ZAR
25 Financial Analyst 9 836,090 ZAR
26 Architect 7 834,261 ZAR
27 Software Engineer 8 806,818 ZAR
28 Other Insurance Career 6 806,818 ZAR
29 Insurance 5 797,670 ZAR
30 Risk Analyst 6 766,568 ZAR
31 Engineer 12 761,080 ZAR
32 Manufacturing 6 761,080 ZAR
33 Marketing Manager 7 744,614 ZAR
34 Other IT Career 13 737,296 ZAR
35 Senior Accountant 6 731,808 ZAR
36 Human Resource Hunter 5 731,808 ZAR
37 Other Agriculture Career 7 729,978 ZAR
38 Other Manufacturing Career 6 700,706 ZAR
39 Electrical Engineer 6 689,729 ZAR
40 Other Medical Career 9 684,240 ZAR
41 Software Developer 23 676,922 ZAR
42 Other Finance Career 20 633,013 ZAR
43 Editor 7 631,184 ZAR
44 Lecturer 6 625,695 ZAR
45 .NET Developer 7 623,866 ZAR
46 Human Resource 8 620,207 ZAR
47 Accountant 13 579,957 ZAR
48 Other Human Resource Career 13 525,072 ZAR
49 Payroll Administrator 6 515,924 ZAR
50 Human Resource Coordinator 5 477,504 ZAR
51 Technician 6 453,720 ZAR
52 IT Coordinator 7 435,425 ZAR
53 Restaurant Manager 5 386,028 ZAR
54 Office Administrator 5 360,415 ZAR
55 Human Resource Administrator 8 318,336 ZAR
56 Call Center 7 318,336 ZAR
57 Administrative Assistant 9 298,211 ZAR
58 Trainee Accountant 7 257,962 ZAR

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Sales And Office Administrator
Posted 15 November 2023
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town High School 4-8 Years Intermediate 841,000 ZAR

Office Manager
Posted 12 July 2023
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town High School 12-16 Years Expert 328,100 ZAR

Office Administrator
Posted 12 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Some College 16-20 Years Expert 411,400 ZAR

Director
Posted 11 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Doctorate Degree 16-20 Years Expert 1,054,800 ZAR

Financial Manager
Posted 08 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 8-12 Years Expert 759,500 ZAR

Research Director
Posted 02 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Doctorate Degree 16-20 Years Expert 963,500 ZAR

Lab Technician
Posted 01 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 221,000 ZAR

Sales Executive
Posted 31 August 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 340,100 ZAR

Credit Risk Manager
Posted 26 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 2-4 Years Expert 1,190,200 ZAR

Hr Director
Posted 26 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Advanced 1,451,500 ZAR

Hr Manager
Posted 26 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Expert 629,400 ZAR

Doctor
Posted 26 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Doctorate Degree 16-20 Years Expert 5,352,000 ZAR

Chief Executive
Posted 22 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 12-16 Years Intermediate 2,140,800 ZAR

Hr Manager
Posted 20 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Expert 941,900 ZAR

Finance Director
Posted 18 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 899,100 ZAR

Engineer
Posted 18 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 599,400 ZAR

Field Application Engineer
Posted 14 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 499,700 ZAR

Analyst
Posted 11 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Advanced 746,600 ZAR

Talent Acquisition Partner
Posted 15 June 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 514,700 ZAR

Investment Analyst
Posted 13 June 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Intermediate 294,500 ZAR

Operations Manager
Posted 13 June 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 756,900 ZAR

Quality Control
Posted 28 May 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Some College 0-1 Year Intermediate 567,500 ZAR

Operations Manager
Posted 25 May 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 880,600 ZAR

Supply Chain Food Safety Manager
Posted 25 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Expert 1,130,100 ZAR

Chief Opertaing Officer
Posted 22 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years Advanced 905,500 ZAR

Social Worker
Posted 19 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town High School 0-1 Year Basic 914,800 ZAR

Senior Fund Administrator
Posted 19 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Advanced 457,500 ZAR

Chief Hr Officer
Posted 17 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 16-20 Years Expert 2,382,600 ZAR

Hr Manager
Posted 14 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Expert 1,072,200 ZAR

Lead
Posted 14 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 714,800 ZAR

Recruitment Consultant
Posted 12 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Intermediate 240,800 ZAR

Medical Research Manager
Posted 11 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 889,700 ZAR

Hr Recruitment Associate
Posted 06 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 349,800 ZAR

Hr Consultant
Posted 04 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 329,500 ZAR

Actuarial Analyst
Posted 04 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 831,400 ZAR

It Manager
Posted 04 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Some College 4-8 Years Advanced 1,010,900 ZAR

Finance Business Partner
Posted 04 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 1,039,200 ZAR

Business Intelligence
Posted 23 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Some College 16-20 Years Advanced 1,191,300 ZAR

Frontend Developer
Posted 19 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town High School 2-4 Years Intermediate 790,800 ZAR

Human Resources Manager
Posted 10 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Some College 8-12 Years Advanced 1,536,400 ZAR

Electrician
Posted 07 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 304,200 ZAR

Manager
Posted 01 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 12-16 Years Advanced 836,400 ZAR

Hrbp
Posted 18 October 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Some College 2-4 Years Advanced 273,700 ZAR

Managing Director
Posted 08 October 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 12-16 Years Expert 2,534,700 ZAR

Sr. Application Engineer
Posted 29 September 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 794,700 ZAR

Managing Director
Posted 27 September 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 16-20 Years Advanced 2,488,100 ZAR

Senior Software Engineer
Posted 19 September 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Expert 1,765,500 ZAR

Hr Officer
Posted 13 September 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 487,900 ZAR

Human Resources
Posted 12 September 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Intermediate 846,200 ZAR

Restaurant Manager
Posted 04 September 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 273,700 ZAR


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