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Average Salary - Lawyer / South Africa SOUTH AFRICA

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

904,075 ZAR

$49,416 USD
Johannesburg

647,997 ZAR

219,542 ZAR

$12,000 USD
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Average Salary / Lawyer / South Africa

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Average salary for Lawyer / South Africa is 904,075 ZAR per year. The most typical earning is 219,542 ZAR. All data are based on 36 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 1,103,200 ZAR. Women receive a salary of 772,057 ZAR.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Masters Degree with salary of 980,622 ZAR. The second most paid education level is Bachelors Degree with salary of 890,976 ZAR.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 2,965,651 ZAR. Employees with 12-16 Years of experience receive 1,628,272 ZAR.

Levels / Lawyer / 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
2 100%
5.56%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
183,000 ZAR - 274,399 ZAR
5 94.44%
13.89%
274,400 ZAR - 365,899 ZAR
5 80.56%
13.89%
365,900 ZAR - 457,399 ZAR
1 66.67%
2.78%
457,400 ZAR - 548,799 ZAR
5 63.89%
13.89%
548,900 ZAR - 640,299 ZAR
5 50%
13.89%
640,300 ZAR - 731,799 ZAR
1 36.11%
2.78%
731,800 ZAR - 823,299 ZAR
1 33.33%
2.78%
823,300 ZAR - 914,699 ZAR
0 n/a
914,800 ZAR - 1,006,199 ZAR
3 30.56%
8.33%
1,006,200 ZAR - 1,097,699 ZAR
0 n/a
1,097,700 ZAR - 1,189,199 ZAR
0 n/a
1,189,200 ZAR - 1,280,599 ZAR
0 n/a
1,280,700 ZAR - 1,372,099 ZAR
1 22.22%
2.78%
1,372,100 ZAR - 1,463,599 ZAR
2 19.44%
5.56%
1,463,600 ZAR - 1,555,099 ZAR
0 n/a
1,555,100 ZAR - 1,646,499 ZAR
0 n/a
1,646,600 ZAR - 1,737,999 ZAR
0 n/a
1,738,000 ZAR - 1,829,499 ZAR
0 n/a
1,829,500 ZAR - 1,920,999 ZAR
0 n/a
1,921,000 ZAR - 2,012,499 ZAR
1 13.89%
2.78%
2,012,500 ZAR - 2,103,899 ZAR
0 n/a
2,103,900 ZAR - 2,195,399 ZAR
0 n/a
2,195,400 ZAR - 2,286,899 ZAR
0 n/a
2,286,900 ZAR - 2,378,399 ZAR
1 11.11%
2.78%
2,378,400 ZAR - 2,469,799 ZAR
1 8.33%
2.78%
2,469,900 ZAR - 2,561,299 ZAR
0 n/a
2,561,300 ZAR - 2,652,799 ZAR
0 n/a
2,652,800 ZAR - 2,744,299 ZAR
0 n/a
HIGH SALARIES
2,744,300 ZAR - 2,927,199 ZAR
0 n/a
2,927,200 ZAR - 3,110,199 ZAR
0 n/a
3,110,200 ZAR - 3,293,099 ZAR
0 n/a
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
1 5.56%
2.78%
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
1 2.78%
2.78%
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Gender / Lawyer / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Men 20 1,103,200 ZAR
2 Women 10 772,057 ZAR

Education / Lawyer / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Masters Degree 5 980,622 ZAR
2 Bachelors Degree 31 890,976 ZAR

Experience / Lawyer / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 20+ Years 4 2,965,651 ZAR
2 12-16 Years 4 1,628,272 ZAR
3 4-8 Years 6 702,535 ZAR
4 16-20 Years 1 675,092 ZAR
5 8-12 Years 3 605,571 ZAR
6 1-2 Years 9 466,527 ZAR
7 2-4 Years 5 382,369 ZAR
8 0-1 Year 4 338,461 ZAR

Age / Lawyer / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 61-65 1 4,599,413 ZAR
2 41-45 2 2,393,012 ZAR
3 46-50 2 1,728,896 ZAR
4 36-40 4 1,427,025 ZAR
5 31-35 7 799,500 ZAR
6 51-55 1 675,092 ZAR
7 n/a 6 462,868 ZAR
8 26-30 8 393,346 ZAR
9 21-25 4 367,733 ZAR
10 14-20 1 331,143 ZAR

Work Type / Lawyer / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Permanent 32 949,520 ZAR
2 Self Employed 3 664,115 ZAR
3 Contract 1 184,781 ZAR

Cities / Lawyer / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Ekurhuleni 1 2,466,192 ZAR
2 Cape Town 9 1,712,430 ZAR
3 --Other-- 1 764,739 ZAR
4 Johannesburg 18 647,650 ZAR
5 Mangaung 1 365,904 ZAR
6 eThekwini 2 354,926 ZAR
7 Tshwane 3 323,825 ZAR
8 Msunduzi 1 199,417 ZAR

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Senior Associate
Posted 17 June 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 983,500 ZAR

Senior Legal Advisor
Posted 16 August 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 4-8 Years Expert 1,394,100 ZAR

Director
Posted 16 November 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 3,801,800 ZAR

Candidate Attorney
Posted 11 March 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years n/a 145,900 ZAR

Legal Advisor
Posted 05 March 2019
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 12-16 Years n/a 1,281,500 ZAR

Associate
Posted 28 January 2019
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year n/a 216,300 ZAR

Attorney
Posted 27 January 2019
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years n/a 675,900 ZAR

Associate
Posted 23 January 2019
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a 608,300 ZAR

Candidate Attorney
Posted 19 October 2018
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years n/a 219,300 ZAR

Senior Partner
Posted 01 October 2018
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 4,600,100 ZAR

Legal Adviser
Posted 13 August 2018
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 8-12 Years n/a 1,380,000 ZAR

Litigation
Posted 25 June 2018
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a 184,000 ZAR

Attorney
Posted 15 March 2018
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a 552,000 ZAR

Legal Adviser
Posted 09 October 2017
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a 481,400 ZAR

Lawyer
Posted 26 July 2017
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Mangaung Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years n/a 365,900 ZAR


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