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Average Salary - IT & Programming / South Africa SOUTH AFRICA

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18.3 ZAR = 1 USD

932,890 ZAR

$50,991 USD
Johannesburg

1,020,927 ZAR

493,970 ZAR

$27,000 USD
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Average Salary / IT & Programming / South Africa

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Average salary for IT & Programming / South Africa is 932,890 ZAR per year. The most typical earning is 493,970 ZAR. All data are based on 388 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 965,986 ZAR. Women receive a salary of 841,579 ZAR.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Masters Degree with salary of 1,478,252 ZAR. The second most paid education level is Bachelors Degree with salary of 909,271 ZAR.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 1,432,514 ZAR. Employees with 12-16 Years of experience receive 1,275,175 ZAR.

Levels / IT & Programming / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

Salary Levels (ZAR) per Year Surveys [%]
54,900 ZAR - 91,499 ZAR
0 n/a
91,500 ZAR - 182,899 ZAR
4 100%
1.03%
183,000 ZAR - 274,399 ZAR
24 98.97%
6.19%
274,400 ZAR - 365,899 ZAR
26 92.78%
6.7%
365,900 ZAR - 457,399 ZAR
34 86.08%
8.76%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
457,400 ZAR - 548,799 ZAR
38 77.32%
9.79%
548,900 ZAR - 640,299 ZAR
29 67.53%
7.47%
640,300 ZAR - 731,799 ZAR
21 60.05%
5.41%
731,800 ZAR - 823,299 ZAR
28 54.64%
7.22%
823,300 ZAR - 914,699 ZAR
26 47.42%
6.7%
914,800 ZAR - 1,006,199 ZAR
10 40.72%
2.58%
1,006,200 ZAR - 1,097,699 ZAR
33 38.14%
8.51%
1,097,700 ZAR - 1,189,199 ZAR
16 29.64%
4.12%
1,189,200 ZAR - 1,280,599 ZAR
12 25.52%
3.09%
1,280,700 ZAR - 1,372,099 ZAR
17 22.42%
4.38%
1,372,100 ZAR - 1,463,599 ZAR
9 18.04%
2.32%
1,463,600 ZAR - 1,555,099 ZAR
15 15.72%
3.87%
1,555,100 ZAR - 1,646,499 ZAR
8 11.86%
2.06%
1,646,600 ZAR - 1,737,999 ZAR
6 9.79%
1.55%
1,738,000 ZAR - 1,829,499 ZAR
3 8.25%
0.77%
1,829,500 ZAR - 1,920,999 ZAR
6 7.47%
1.55%
1,921,000 ZAR - 2,012,499 ZAR
0 n/a
2,012,500 ZAR - 2,103,899 ZAR
2 5.93%
0.52%
2,103,900 ZAR - 2,195,399 ZAR
6 5.41%
1.55%
2,195,400 ZAR - 2,286,899 ZAR
0 n/a
2,286,900 ZAR - 2,378,399 ZAR
1 3.87%
0.26%
2,378,400 ZAR - 2,469,799 ZAR
2 3.61%
0.52%
2,469,900 ZAR - 2,561,299 ZAR
1 3.09%
0.26%
2,561,300 ZAR - 2,652,799 ZAR
1 2.84%
0.26%
2,652,800 ZAR - 2,744,299 ZAR
0 n/a
HIGH SALARIES
2,744,300 ZAR - 2,927,199 ZAR
3 2.58%
0.77%
2,927,200 ZAR - 3,110,199 ZAR
4 1.8%
1.03%
3,110,200 ZAR - 3,293,099 ZAR
1 0.77%
0.26%
3,293,100 ZAR - 3,476,099 ZAR
0 n/a
3,476,100 ZAR - 3,658,999 ZAR
0 n/a
3,659,000 ZAR - 3,841,999 ZAR
0 n/a
3,842,000 ZAR - 4,024,899 ZAR
0 n/a
4,024,900 ZAR - 4,207,899 ZAR
0 n/a
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 0.52%
0.52%
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Gender / IT & Programming / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Men 241 965,986 ZAR
2 Women 49 841,579 ZAR

Education / IT & Programming / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Masters Degree 43 1,478,252 ZAR
2 Bachelors Degree 183 909,271 ZAR
3 Some College 128 841,579 ZAR
4 High School 31 731,808 ZAR
5 Doctorate Degree 2 653,138 ZAR
6 Bellow H. School 1 459,209 ZAR

Experience / IT & Programming / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 20+ Years 43 1,432,514 ZAR
2 12-16 Years 52 1,275,175 ZAR
3 16-20 Years 40 1,225,778 ZAR
4 8-12 Years 62 1,059,292 ZAR
5 4-8 Years 66 867,192 ZAR
6 2-4 Years 67 559,833 ZAR
7 0-1 Year 29 435,425 ZAR
8 1-2 Years 29 409,812 ZAR

Age / IT & Programming / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 14-20 4 3,011,389 ZAR
2 51-55 11 1,525,819 ZAR
3 46-50 26 1,330,061 ZAR
4 41-45 29 1,236,755 ZAR
5 36-40 54 1,194,676 ZAR
6 56-60 3 1,061,121 ZAR
7 61-65 2 922,078 ZAR
8 n/a 98 896,464 ZAR
9 31-35 57 821,454 ZAR
10 26-30 66 634,843 ZAR
11 21-25 38 435,425 ZAR

Work Type / IT & Programming / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Self Employed 8 1,200,165 ZAR
2 Contract 36 1,083,075 ZAR
3 Permanent 342 914,760 ZAR
4 Part Time 2 389,687 ZAR

Cities / IT & Programming / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Emfuleni 2 5,601,990 ZAR
2 Buffalo, South Africa 2 1,319,083 ZAR
3 Johannesburg 197 1,020,872 ZAR
4 Polokwane 1 905,612 ZAR
5 Tshwane 35 898,294 ZAR
6 Mbombela 1 856,215 ZAR
7 Rustenburg 1 828,772 ZAR
8 Cape Town 113 815,965 ZAR
9 Nelson Mandela Bay Metro 6 748,273 ZAR
10 eThekwini 19 675,092 ZAR
11 Madibeng 1 397,005 ZAR
12 Emalahleni 1 389,687 ZAR
13 --Other-- 4 332,972 ZAR
14 Msunduzi 2 285,405 ZAR
15 Ekurhuleni 3 236,008 ZAR

Careers / IT & Programming / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 IT Manager 90 1,295,300 ZAR
2 Lead Developer 16 1,286,152 ZAR
3 J2EE Developer 7 1,275,175 ZAR
4 Python Developer 2 1,275,175 ZAR
5 IT Project Manager 46 1,231,266 ZAR
6 Delphi Developer 4 1,126,984 ZAR
7 Data-warehouse Engineer 5 1,002,576 ZAR
8 Database Developer 10 883,658 ZAR
9 Database Administrator 21 826,943 ZAR
10 .NET Developer 13 753,762 ZAR
11 Software Developer 68 744,614 ZAR
12 Android Developer 1 675,092 ZAR
13 ASP.NET Developer 4 651,309 ZAR
14 C-Sharp Developer 14 645,820 ZAR
15 Java Developer 17 640,332 ZAR
16 C, C++ Developer 5 631,184 ZAR
17 Data Coordinator 9 585,446 ZAR
18 PHP Developer 2 568,980 ZAR
19 Share-point Administrator 5 567,151 ZAR
20 IT Coordinator 29 545,196 ZAR
21 VB.NET Developer 3 484,822 ZAR
22 Web Developer 9 464,698 ZAR
23 Games Developer 1 450,061 ZAR
24 MS Office 3 446,402 ZAR
25 Web Administrator 4 444,573 ZAR

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Gis Analyst
Posted 19 July 2023
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Masters Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 542,500 ZAR

Engineering Lead
Posted 07 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Expert 1,329,100 ZAR

Project Manager
Posted 09 June 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Advanced 1,472,300 ZAR

Developer
Posted 20 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 1,179,300 ZAR

Consultant
Posted 14 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Doctorate Degree 16-20 Years Intermediate 214,400 ZAR

Software Developer
Posted 15 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
eThekwini Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Advanced 728,700 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

Associate Project Automation Specialist
Posted 29 December 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Masters Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 577,900 ZAR

Senior Software Developer
Posted 29 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Masters Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 1,320,300 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

Data Scientist
Posted 02 September 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Masters Degree 16-20 Years Expert 1,829,500 ZAR

Project Manager
Posted 12 July 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Intermediate 456,200 ZAR

Software Development Manager
Posted 02 July 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Advanced 1,267,300 ZAR

Junior Java Developer
Posted 25 June 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Some College 1-2 Years Basic 523,200 ZAR

Head Of Development
Posted 25 June 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Nelson Mandela Bay Metro Some College 16-20 Years Advanced 694,600 ZAR

Programmer
Posted 05 June 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Intermediate 335,800 ZAR

Software Developer
Posted 16 March 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years n/a 517,700 ZAR

It Remote Support
Posted 08 March 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Some College 1-2 Years n/a 369,800 ZAR

Qa Tech Lead
Posted 04 March 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 12-16 Years n/a 1,355,900 ZAR

Tech Support Lead
Posted 06 February 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Some College 8-12 Years n/a 325,400 ZAR

It Manager
Posted 29 January 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years n/a 197,200 ZAR

Project Manager
Posted 12 January 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 2-4 Years n/a 473,400 ZAR

Project Coordinator
Posted 11 January 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Some College 8-12 Years n/a 332,800 ZAR

Strategic Developer
Posted 16 December 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
eThekwini Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year n/a 294,300 ZAR

National Manager
Posted 06 December 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Some College 8-12 Years n/a 637,700 ZAR

Information Security Manager
Posted 04 December 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a 1,024,000 ZAR

Analytics Architect
Posted 29 November 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a 1,349,000 ZAR

Software Developer
Posted 15 November 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Some College 1-2 Years n/a 613,200 ZAR

Project Manager, Operations Manager
Posted 14 October 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg High School 20+ Years n/a 613,200 ZAR

Mid-level Developer
Posted 03 September 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Some College 2-4 Years n/a 323,800 ZAR

Software Development Engineer
Posted 12 August 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Doctorate Degree 0-1 Year n/a 1,091,500 ZAR

Scrum Master
Posted 11 August 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years n/a 1,011,800 ZAR

Head:end User Services
Posted 10 August 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Some College 20+ Years n/a 1,839,600 ZAR

It Manager
Posted 09 August 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Some College 20+ Years n/a 1,042,400 ZAR

Data Success Specialist
Posted 08 August 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a 515,100 ZAR

Project Manager
Posted 02 August 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 12-16 Years n/a 1,042,400 ZAR

It Audit Manager
Posted 31 July 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Bachelors Degree 12-16 Years n/a 1,471,600 ZAR

Project Administrator
Posted 24 July 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Some College 16-20 Years n/a 490,500 ZAR

Strategic Program Manager
Posted 23 June 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years n/a 490,500 ZAR

Site Administrator
Posted 14 April 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Some College 4-8 Years n/a 429,200 ZAR

Bi/dw Architect
Posted 14 March 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 1,353,900 ZAR

Java Developer
Posted 31 January 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tshwane Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a 632,800 ZAR

Senior Software Developer
Posted 24 January 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a 735,800 ZAR

Mobile Developer
Posted 16 January 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Some College 2-4 Years n/a 367,900 ZAR

It Head - Africa
Posted 07 January 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 1,594,300 ZAR

It Technician
Posted 06 January 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Some College 8-12 Years n/a 235,500 ZAR

Network Technician
Posted 23 December 2019
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tshwane Some College 1-2 Years n/a 270,300 ZAR

It Manager
Posted 17 December 2019
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Some College 4-8 Years n/a 243,300 ZAR

Senior Developer
Posted 12 December 2019
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tshwane Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a 682,600 ZAR

Senior Consultant
Posted 05 December 2019
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 4-8 Years n/a 746,200 ZAR


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