SECURITY SPECIALIST / SALARY
SOUTH AFRICA

SALARY SURVEYS

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May 2024
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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

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18.3 ZAR = 1 USD

785,669 ZAR

$42,944 USD

Johannesburg

785,742 ZAR

768,398 ZAR

$42,000 USD

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Average Salary / Security Specialist / South Africa

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Average salary for Security Specialist / South Africa is 785,669 ZAR per year. The most typical earning is 768,398 ZAR. All data are based on 6 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 737,296 ZAR. Women receive a salary of 1,026,360 ZAR.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Some College with salary of 848,897 ZAR. The second most paid education level is Bachelors Degree with salary of 722,660 ZAR.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 12-16 Years of experience receive salary of 1,028,190 ZAR. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 810,477 ZAR.

Levels / Security Specialist / 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	0	n/a
183,000 ZAR - 274,399 ZAR	0	n/a
274,400 ZAR - 365,899 ZAR	0	n/a
365,900 ZAR - 457,399 ZAR	1	100% 16.67%
457,400 ZAR - 548,799 ZAR	0	n/a
548,900 ZAR - 640,299 ZAR	0	n/a
640,300 ZAR - 731,799 ZAR	1	83.33% 16.67%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
731,800 ZAR - 823,299 ZAR	2	66.67% 33.33%
823,300 ZAR - 914,699 ZAR	0	n/a
914,800 ZAR - 1,006,199 ZAR	0	n/a
1,006,200 ZAR - 1,097,699 ZAR	2	33.33% 33.33%
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	0	n/a
1,372,100 ZAR - 1,463,599 ZAR	0	n/a
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	0	n/a
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	0	n/a
2,378,400 ZAR - 2,469,799 ZAR	0	n/a
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	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	0	n/a

Gender / Security Specialist / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Women	1	1,026,360 ZAR
2	Men	5	737,296 ZAR

Education / Security Specialist / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Some College	3	848,897 ZAR
2	Bachelors Degree	3	722,660 ZAR

Experience / Security Specialist / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	12-16 Years	2	1,028,190 ZAR
2	16-20 Years	1	810,477 ZAR
3	1-2 Years	1	761,080 ZAR
4	20+ Years	1	702,535 ZAR
5	2-4 Years	1	382,369 ZAR

Age / Security Specialist / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	36-40	2	918,419 ZAR
2	31-35	2	894,635 ZAR
3	41-45	1	702,535 ZAR
4	21-25	1	382,369 ZAR

Work Type / Security Specialist / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Permanent	6	784,864 ZAR

Cities / Security Specialist / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	Cape Town	1	1,030,019 ZAR
2	Tshwane	1	1,026,360 ZAR
3	Johannesburg	2	784,864 ZAR
4	Nelson Mandela Bay Metro	2	543,367 ZAR

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

It Security Specialist

Posted 10 July 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Medium level."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	760,400 ZAR

Manager : Cyber Risk, Governance And Compliance

Posted 28 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"CISM
ISO22301
Security +
vulnerability management 
EDR
SIEM."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tshwane	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	1,026,800 ZAR

Senior Consultant

Posted 25 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"- Technical Implementation, Training and Support
- Information Systems Engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Some College	12-16 Years	n/a	1,030,500 ZAR

Information Security Analyst

Posted 17 October 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"I’m a PKI specialist and work with HSM pay shields."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Some College	16-20 Years	n/a	811,100 ZAR

It Engineer Network, Infrastructure & Security

Posted 24 April 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"It Security, Network, Servers, virtualization."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nelson Mandela Bay Metro	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	702,900 ZAR

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