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Average Salary - Cape Town SOUTH AFRICA


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September 2023
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17.95 ZAR = 1 USD

796,989 ZAR

$44,390 USD
Johannesburg

1,000,769 ZAR

305,222 ZAR

$17,000 USD

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Average Salary / Cape Town

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Average salary in Cape Town is 796,989 ZAR per year. The most typical earning is 305,222 ZAR. All data are based on 976 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 890,530 ZAR. Women receive a salary of 646,352 ZAR.

The most paid careers are Health Care & Medical with average income 1,680,517 ZAR and Management & Business with income 1,204,730 ZAR.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 1,459,680 ZAR. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 1,041,346 ZAR.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 1,163,435 ZAR. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 1,061,096 ZAR.

Levels / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

Salary Levels (ZAR) per Year Surveys [%]
53,900 ZAR - 89,799 ZAR
0 n/a
89,800 ZAR - 179,499 ZAR
22 100%
2.25%
179,500 ZAR - 269,299 ZAR
78 97.75%
7.99%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
269,300 ZAR - 359,099 ZAR
109 89.75%
11.17%
359,100 ZAR - 448,799 ZAR
94 78.59%
9.63%
448,900 ZAR - 538,599 ZAR
99 68.95%
10.14%
538,600 ZAR - 628,399 ZAR
90 58.81%
9.22%
628,400 ZAR - 718,199 ZAR
56 49.59%
5.74%
718,200 ZAR - 807,899 ZAR
59 43.85%
6.05%
807,900 ZAR - 897,699 ZAR
65 37.81%
6.66%
897,700 ZAR - 987,499 ZAR
51 31.15%
5.23%
987,500 ZAR - 1,077,199 ZAR
40 25.92%
4.1%
1,077,300 ZAR - 1,166,999 ZAR
28 21.82%
2.87%
1,167,000 ZAR - 1,256,799 ZAR
41 18.95%
4.2%
1,256,800 ZAR - 1,346,599 ZAR
16 14.75%
1.64%
1,346,600 ZAR - 1,436,299 ZAR
20 13.11%
2.05%
1,436,300 ZAR - 1,526,099 ZAR
17 11.07%
1.74%
1,526,100 ZAR - 1,615,899 ZAR
16 9.32%
1.64%
1,615,900 ZAR - 1,705,599 ZAR
13 7.68%
1.33%
1,705,700 ZAR - 1,795,399 ZAR
7 6.35%
0.72%
1,795,400 ZAR - 1,885,199 ZAR
7 5.64%
0.72%
1,885,200 ZAR - 1,974,899 ZAR
4 4.92%
0.41%
1,975,000 ZAR - 2,064,699 ZAR
6 4.51%
0.61%
2,064,700 ZAR - 2,154,499 ZAR
5 3.89%
0.51%
2,154,500 ZAR - 2,244,299 ZAR
3 3.38%
0.31%
2,244,300 ZAR - 2,333,999 ZAR
0 n/a
2,334,100 ZAR - 2,423,799 ZAR
5 3.07%
0.51%
2,423,800 ZAR - 2,513,599 ZAR
5 2.56%
0.51%
2,513,600 ZAR - 2,603,299 ZAR
1 2.05%
0.1%
2,603,400 ZAR - 2,693,099 ZAR
1 1.95%
0.1%
HIGH SALARIES
2,693,100 ZAR - 2,872,699 ZAR
2 1.84%
0.2%
2,872,700 ZAR - 3,052,199 ZAR
1 1.64%
0.1%
3,052,200 ZAR - 3,231,699 ZAR
2 1.54%
0.2%
3,231,800 ZAR - 3,411,299 ZAR
2 1.33%
0.2%
3,411,300 ZAR - 3,590,799 ZAR
2 1.13%
0.2%
3,590,800 ZAR - 3,770,399 ZAR
5 0.92%
0.51%
3,770,400 ZAR - 3,949,899 ZAR
0 n/a
3,949,900 ZAR - 4,129,499 ZAR
2 0.41%
0.2%
4,129,500 ZAR - 4,308,999 ZAR
0 n/a
4,309,000 ZAR - 4,488,499 ZAR
0 n/a
4,488,600 ZAR - 6,283,999 ZAR
2 0.2%
0.2%
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Gender / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Men 447 890,530 ZAR
2 Women 296 646,352 ZAR

Education / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Doctorate Degree 29 1,459,680 ZAR
2 Masters Degree 145 1,041,346 ZAR
3 Bachelors Degree 463 804,350 ZAR
4 Some College 237 658,920 ZAR
5 High School 100 549,400 ZAR
6 Bellow H. School 2 403,970 ZAR

Experience / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 20+ Years 136 1,163,435 ZAR
2 16-20 Years 93 1,061,096 ZAR
3 12-16 Years 143 985,688 ZAR
4 8-12 Years 161 777,419 ZAR
5 4-8 Years 180 727,147 ZAR
6 2-4 Years 139 509,900 ZAR
7 0-1 Year 62 450,651 ZAR
8 1-2 Years 62 405,766 ZAR

Age / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 61-65 8 1,579,973 ZAR
2 51-55 34 1,165,230 ZAR
3 46-50 61 1,102,390 ZAR
4 66-70 1 1,055,709 ZAR
5 41-45 90 1,032,369 ZAR
6 36-40 130 876,167 ZAR
7 n/a 233 807,941 ZAR
8 56-60 14 806,145 ZAR
9 31-35 174 734,328 ZAR
10 26-30 176 590,694 ZAR
11 21-25 53 341,130 ZAR
12 14-20 2 296,245 ZAR

Work Type / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Contract 69 847,440 ZAR
2 Permanent 859 795,373 ZAR
3 Self Employed 40 775,623 ZAR
4 Part Time 8 551,195 ZAR

Career Groups / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Health Care & Medical 17 1,680,517 ZAR
2 Management & Business 129 1,204,730 ZAR
3 Arts, Culture, Performance 4 1,193,957 ZAR
4 Public Sector 4 1,149,072 ZAR
5 Law 21 1,143,685 ZAR
6 Properties & Real Estates 9 1,071,868 ZAR
7 Engineers & Technicians IV 8 1,035,960 ZAR
8 Engineers & Technicians III 3 947,984 ZAR
9 Engineers & Technicians V 9 863,599 ZAR
10 Construction & Labor Workers 12 838,463 ZAR
11 Engineers & Technicians 57 831,281 ZAR
12 IT & Programming II 46 802,554 ZAR
13 IT & Programming 113 800,759 ZAR
14 Organization & Coordination 5 798,964 ZAR
15 Architect Constructions 8 779,214 ZAR
16 Finance & Banking 73 768,441 ZAR
17 Marketing, Sales, Purchase 48 755,873 ZAR
18 Health Care & Medical II 21 737,919 ZAR
19 Insurance 21 730,737 ZAR
20 Logistics, Road, Railway 12 721,760 ZAR
21 Salesmen & Saleswomen 11 709,192 ZAR
22 Manufacturing & Labor Workers 17 680,466 ZAR
23 Agriculture & Fishing 11 680,466 ZAR
24 Human Resources 76 667,898 ZAR
25 Military 2 651,739 ZAR
26 Media 18 585,308 ZAR
27 Accounting & Administration 101 570,945 ZAR
28 Education & University 51 554,786 ZAR
29 Engineers & Technicians II 5 520,673 ZAR
30 Fashion 8 517,082 ZAR
31 Customer Services 17 472,196 ZAR
32 Aviation & Shipping 2 454,242 ZAR
33 Making Design 11 405,766 ZAR
34 Geography & Geodesy 3 405,766 ZAR
35 Sports & Recreation 5 393,198 ZAR
36 Archaeology & History 1 369,857 ZAR
37 Restaurants, Inns, Pubs 8 355,494 ZAR
38 Hotels & Tourism 6 351,903 ZAR
39 Automobile 2 348,312 ZAR
40 Security & Fireguard 1 219,041 ZAR

Careers / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Doctor 8 2,145,532 ZAR
2 Director 29 1,815,174 ZAR
3 Lawyer 9 1,680,517 ZAR
4 CEO 6 1,614,087 ZAR
5 Engineering Manager 5 1,274,751 ZAR
6 General Manager 16 1,237,047 ZAR
7 Business Development Manager 8 1,179,594 ZAR
8 Civil Engineer 6 1,109,572 ZAR
9 Manager 15 1,097,004 ZAR
10 IT Project Manager 13 1,059,300 ZAR
11 Chartered Accountant 18 1,028,778 ZAR
12 Other Engineer Career 6 1,028,778 ZAR
13 Mechanical Engineer 7 1,016,210 ZAR
14 IT Manager 26 996,460 ZAR
15 Database Administrator 6 996,460 ZAR
16 University Professor 6 985,688 ZAR
17 Project Manager 14 931,825 ZAR
18 Finance Manager 13 924,643 ZAR
19 Sales Manager 9 912,075 ZAR
20 Operations Manager 9 906,689 ZAR
21 Other Management Career 11 863,599 ZAR
22 Database Developer 6 854,622 ZAR
23 Human Resources Manager 37 831,281 ZAR
24 Logistics Manager 6 824,100 ZAR
25 Financial Analyst 9 820,509 ZAR
26 Architect 7 818,713 ZAR
27 Software Engineer 8 791,782 ZAR
28 Other Insurance Career 6 791,782 ZAR
29 Insurance 5 782,805 ZAR
30 Risk Analyst 6 752,283 ZAR
31 Engineer 12 746,896 ZAR
32 Manufacturing 6 746,896 ZAR
33 Marketing Manager 7 730,737 ZAR
34 Other IT Career 13 723,556 ZAR
35 Senior Accountant 6 718,169 ZAR
36 Human Resource Hunter 5 718,169 ZAR
37 Other Agriculture Career 7 716,374 ZAR
38 Other Manufacturing Career 6 687,647 ZAR
39 Electrical Engineer 6 676,875 ZAR
40 Other Medical Career 9 671,488 ZAR
41 Software Developer 23 664,307 ZAR
42 Other Finance Career 20 621,217 ZAR
43 Editor 7 619,421 ZAR
44 Lecturer 6 614,035 ZAR
45 .NET Developer 7 612,239 ZAR
46 Human Resource 8 608,649 ZAR
47 Accountant 13 569,149 ZAR
48 Other Human Resource Career 13 515,286 ZAR
49 Payroll Administrator 6 506,309 ZAR
50 Human Resource Coordinator 5 468,605 ZAR
51 Technician 6 445,265 ZAR
52 IT Coordinator 7 427,311 ZAR
53 Restaurant Manager 5 378,834 ZAR
54 Office Administrator 5 353,698 ZAR
55 Human Resource Administrator 8 312,403 ZAR
56 Call Center 7 312,403 ZAR
57 Administrative Assistant 9 292,654 ZAR
58 Trainee Accountant 7 253,154 ZAR

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Office Manager
Posted 12 July 2023
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town High School 12-16 Years Expert 322,000 ZAR

Office Administrator
Posted 12 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Some College 16-20 Years Expert 403,700 ZAR

Director
Posted 11 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Doctorate Degree 16-20 Years Expert 1,035,100 ZAR

Financial Manager
Posted 08 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 8-12 Years Expert 745,300 ZAR

Research Director
Posted 02 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Doctorate Degree 16-20 Years Expert 945,600 ZAR

Lab Technician
Posted 01 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 216,900 ZAR

Sales Executive
Posted 31 August 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 333,700 ZAR

Credit Risk Manager
Posted 26 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 2-4 Years Expert 1,168,000 ZAR

Hr Director
Posted 26 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Advanced 1,424,400 ZAR

Hr Manager
Posted 26 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Expert 617,700 ZAR

Doctor
Posted 26 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Doctorate Degree 16-20 Years Expert 5,252,300 ZAR

Chief Executive
Posted 22 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 12-16 Years Intermediate 2,100,900 ZAR

Hr Manager
Posted 20 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Expert 924,400 ZAR

Finance Director
Posted 18 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 882,400 ZAR

Engineer
Posted 18 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 588,300 ZAR

Field Application Engineer
Posted 14 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 490,400 ZAR

Analyst
Posted 11 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Advanced 732,700 ZAR

Talent Acquisition Partner
Posted 15 June 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 505,100 ZAR

Investment Analyst
Posted 13 June 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Intermediate 289,000 ZAR

Operations Manager
Posted 13 June 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 742,800 ZAR

Quality Control
Posted 28 May 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Some College 0-1 Year Intermediate 556,900 ZAR

Operations Manager
Posted 25 May 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 864,200 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 1,109,000 ZAR

Chief Opertaing Officer
Posted 22 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years Advanced 888,600 ZAR

Social Worker
Posted 19 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town High School 0-1 Year Basic 897,700 ZAR

Senior Fund Administrator
Posted 19 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Advanced 448,900 ZAR

Chief Hr Officer
Posted 17 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 16-20 Years Expert 2,338,200 ZAR

Hr Manager
Posted 14 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Expert 1,052,200 ZAR

Lead
Posted 14 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 701,500 ZAR

Recruitment Consultant
Posted 12 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Intermediate 236,300 ZAR

Medical Research Manager
Posted 11 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 873,100 ZAR

Hr Recruitment Associate
Posted 06 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 343,300 ZAR

Hr Consultant
Posted 04 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 323,400 ZAR

Actuarial Analyst
Posted 04 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 815,900 ZAR

It Manager
Posted 04 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Some College 4-8 Years Advanced 992,100 ZAR

Finance Business Partner
Posted 04 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 1,019,900 ZAR

Business Intelligence
Posted 23 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Some College 16-20 Years Advanced 1,169,100 ZAR

Frontend Developer
Posted 19 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town High School 2-4 Years Intermediate 776,100 ZAR

Human Resources Manager
Posted 10 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Some College 8-12 Years Advanced 1,507,700 ZAR

Electrician
Posted 07 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 298,500 ZAR

Manager
Posted 01 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 12-16 Years Advanced 820,900 ZAR

Hrbp
Posted 18 October 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Some College 2-4 Years Advanced 268,600 ZAR

Managing Director
Posted 08 October 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 12-16 Years Expert 2,487,500 ZAR

Sr. Application Engineer
Posted 29 September 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 779,900 ZAR

Managing Director
Posted 27 September 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 16-20 Years Advanced 2,441,800 ZAR

Senior Software Engineer
Posted 19 September 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Expert 1,732,600 ZAR

Hr Officer
Posted 13 September 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 478,800 ZAR

Human Resources
Posted 12 September 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Intermediate 830,400 ZAR

Restaurant Manager
Posted 04 September 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 268,600 ZAR

Sales Manager
Posted 03 September 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town High School 8-12 Years Advanced 238,800 ZAR


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