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Average Salary - Cape Town SOUTH AFRICA


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975

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March 2023
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17.47 ZAR = 1 USD

775,858 ZAR

$44,417 USD
Johannesburg

974,343 ZAR

296,949 ZAR

$17,000 USD

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Average Salary / Cape Town

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Average salary in Cape Town is 775,858 ZAR per year. The most typical earning is 296,949 ZAR. All data are based on 975 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 866,393 ZAR. Women receive a salary of 630,580 ZAR.

The most paid careers are Health Care & Medical with average income 1,634,968 ZAR and Management & Business with income 1,177,316 ZAR.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 1,420,116 ZAR. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 1,013,121 ZAR.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 1,131,901 ZAR. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 1,032,335 ZAR.

Levels / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

Salary Levels (ZAR) per Year Surveys [%]
52,400 ZAR - 87,299 ZAR
0 n/a
87,300 ZAR - 174,699 ZAR
22 100%
2.26%
174,700 ZAR - 261,999 ZAR
78 97.74%
8%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
262,000 ZAR - 349,299 ZAR
108 89.74%
11.08%
349,400 ZAR - 436,699 ZAR
94 78.67%
9.64%
436,700 ZAR - 523,999 ZAR
99 69.03%
10.15%
524,000 ZAR - 611,299 ZAR
90 58.87%
9.23%
611,400 ZAR - 698,699 ZAR
56 49.64%
5.74%
698,700 ZAR - 785,999 ZAR
59 43.9%
6.05%
786,000 ZAR - 873,399 ZAR
65 37.85%
6.67%
873,400 ZAR - 960,699 ZAR
51 31.18%
5.23%
960,700 ZAR - 1,047,999 ZAR
40 25.95%
4.1%
1,048,100 ZAR - 1,135,399 ZAR
28 21.85%
2.87%
1,135,400 ZAR - 1,222,699 ZAR
41 18.97%
4.21%
1,222,700 ZAR - 1,310,099 ZAR
16 14.77%
1.64%
1,310,100 ZAR - 1,397,399 ZAR
20 13.13%
2.05%
1,397,400 ZAR - 1,484,699 ZAR
17 11.08%
1.74%
1,484,700 ZAR - 1,572,099 ZAR
16 9.33%
1.64%
1,572,100 ZAR - 1,659,399 ZAR
13 7.69%
1.33%
1,659,400 ZAR - 1,746,699 ZAR
7 6.36%
0.72%
1,746,800 ZAR - 1,834,099 ZAR
7 5.64%
0.72%
1,834,100 ZAR - 1,921,399 ZAR
4 4.92%
0.41%
1,921,400 ZAR - 2,008,799 ZAR
6 4.51%
0.62%
2,008,800 ZAR - 2,096,099 ZAR
5 3.9%
0.51%
2,096,100 ZAR - 2,183,399 ZAR
3 3.38%
0.31%
2,183,500 ZAR - 2,270,799 ZAR
0 n/a
2,270,800 ZAR - 2,358,099 ZAR
5 3.08%
0.51%
2,358,100 ZAR - 2,445,399 ZAR
5 2.56%
0.51%
2,445,500 ZAR - 2,532,799 ZAR
1 2.05%
0.1%
2,532,800 ZAR - 2,620,099 ZAR
1 1.95%
0.1%
HIGH SALARIES
2,620,100 ZAR - 2,794,799 ZAR
2 1.85%
0.21%
2,794,800 ZAR - 2,969,499 ZAR
1 1.64%
0.1%
2,969,500 ZAR - 3,144,199 ZAR
2 1.54%
0.21%
3,144,200 ZAR - 3,318,799 ZAR
2 1.33%
0.21%
3,318,800 ZAR - 3,493,499 ZAR
2 1.13%
0.21%
3,493,500 ZAR - 3,668,199 ZAR
5 0.92%
0.51%
3,668,200 ZAR - 3,842,899 ZAR
0 n/a
3,842,900 ZAR - 4,017,499 ZAR
2 0.41%
0.21%
4,017,600 ZAR - 4,192,199 ZAR
0 n/a
4,192,200 ZAR - 4,366,899 ZAR
0 n/a
4,366,900 ZAR - 6,113,699 ZAR
2 0.21%
0.21%
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Gender / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Men 447 866,393 ZAR
2 Women 295 630,580 ZAR

Education / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Doctorate Degree 29 1,420,116 ZAR
2 Masters Degree 145 1,013,121 ZAR
3 Bachelors Degree 463 782,548 ZAR
4 Some College 237 641,061 ZAR
5 High School 99 538,002 ZAR
6 Bellow H. School 2 393,021 ZAR

Experience / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 20+ Years 136 1,131,901 ZAR
2 16-20 Years 93 1,032,335 ZAR
3 12-16 Years 142 962,465 ZAR
4 8-12 Years 161 756,347 ZAR
5 4-8 Years 180 707,438 ZAR
6 2-4 Years 139 496,080 ZAR
7 0-1 Year 62 438,437 ZAR
8 1-2 Years 62 394,767 ZAR

Age / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 61-65 8 1,537,149 ZAR
2 51-55 34 1,133,647 ZAR
3 46-50 61 1,072,511 ZAR
4 66-70 1 1,027,095 ZAR
5 41-45 89 1,013,121 ZAR
6 36-40 130 852,419 ZAR
7 n/a 233 786,042 ZAR
8 56-60 14 784,295 ZAR
9 31-35 174 714,425 ZAR
10 26-30 176 574,684 ZAR
11 21-25 53 331,884 ZAR
12 14-20 2 288,215 ZAR

Work Type / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Contract 69 824,471 ZAR
2 Permanent 858 775,561 ZAR
3 Self Employed 40 754,600 ZAR
4 Part Time 8 536,255 ZAR

Career Groups / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Health Care & Medical 17 1,634,968 ZAR
2 Management & Business 128 1,177,316 ZAR
3 Arts, Culture, Performance 4 1,161,596 ZAR
4 Public Sector 4 1,117,927 ZAR
5 Law 21 1,112,686 ZAR
6 Properties & Real Estates 9 1,042,816 ZAR
7 Engineers & Technicians IV 8 1,007,881 ZAR
8 Engineers & Technicians III 3 922,289 ZAR
9 Engineers & Technicians V 9 840,192 ZAR
10 Construction & Labor Workers 12 815,737 ZAR
11 Engineers & Technicians 57 808,750 ZAR
12 IT & Programming II 46 780,802 ZAR
13 IT & Programming 113 779,055 ZAR
14 Organization & Coordination 5 777,308 ZAR
15 Architect Constructions 8 758,094 ZAR
16 Finance & Banking 73 747,613 ZAR
17 Marketing, Sales, Purchase 48 735,386 ZAR
18 Health Care & Medical II 21 717,918 ZAR
19 Insurance 21 710,931 ZAR
20 Logistics, Road, Railway 12 702,197 ZAR
21 Salesmen & Saleswomen 11 689,970 ZAR
22 Manufacturing & Labor Workers 17 662,022 ZAR
23 Agriculture & Fishing 11 662,022 ZAR
24 Human Resources 76 649,795 ZAR
25 Military 2 634,074 ZAR
26 Media 18 569,444 ZAR
27 Accounting & Administration 101 555,469 ZAR
28 Education & University 51 539,749 ZAR
29 Engineers & Technicians II 5 506,560 ZAR
30 Fashion 8 503,067 ZAR
31 Customer Services 17 459,398 ZAR
32 Aviation & Shipping 2 441,930 ZAR
33 Making Design 11 394,767 ZAR
34 Geography & Geodesy 3 394,767 ZAR
35 Sports & Recreation 5 382,540 ZAR
36 Archaeology & History 1 359,832 ZAR
37 Restaurants, Inns, Pubs 8 345,858 ZAR
38 Hotels & Tourism 6 342,365 ZAR
39 Automobile 2 338,871 ZAR
40 Security & Fireguard 1 213,104 ZAR

Careers / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Doctor 8 2,087,379 ZAR
2 Director 29 1,765,975 ZAR
3 Lawyer 9 1,634,968 ZAR
4 CEO 6 1,570,338 ZAR
5 Engineering Manager 5 1,240,200 ZAR
6 General Manager 16 1,203,518 ZAR
7 Business Development Manager 8 1,147,621 ZAR
8 Civil Engineer 6 1,079,498 ZAR
9 Manager 15 1,067,270 ZAR
10 IT Project Manager 13 1,030,588 ZAR
11 Chartered Accountant 18 1,000,894 ZAR
12 Other Engineer Career 6 1,000,894 ZAR
13 Mechanical Engineer 7 988,666 ZAR
14 IT Manager 26 969,452 ZAR
15 Database Administrator 6 969,452 ZAR
16 University Professor 6 958,971 ZAR
17 Project Manager 14 906,568 ZAR
18 Finance Manager 13 899,581 ZAR
19 Sales Manager 9 887,354 ZAR
20 Operations Manager 9 882,114 ZAR
21 Other Management Career 11 840,192 ZAR
22 Database Developer 6 831,458 ZAR
23 Human Resources Manager 37 808,750 ZAR
24 Logistics Manager 6 801,763 ZAR
25 Financial Analyst 9 798,269 ZAR
26 Architect 7 796,523 ZAR
27 Software Engineer 8 770,321 ZAR
28 Other Insurance Career 6 770,321 ZAR
29 Insurance 5 761,587 ZAR
30 Risk Analyst 6 731,892 ZAR
31 Engineer 12 726,652 ZAR
32 Manufacturing 6 726,652 ZAR
33 Marketing Manager 7 710,931 ZAR
34 Other IT Career 13 703,944 ZAR
35 Senior Accountant 6 698,704 ZAR
36 Human Resource Hunter 5 698,704 ZAR
37 Other Agriculture Career 7 696,957 ZAR
38 Other Manufacturing Career 6 669,009 ZAR
39 Electrical Engineer 6 658,528 ZAR
40 Other Medical Career 9 653,288 ZAR
41 Software Developer 23 646,301 ZAR
42 Other Finance Career 20 604,379 ZAR
43 Editor 7 602,632 ZAR
44 Lecturer 6 597,392 ZAR
45 .NET Developer 7 595,645 ZAR
46 Human Resource 8 592,151 ZAR
47 Accountant 13 553,723 ZAR
48 Other Human Resource Career 13 501,320 ZAR
49 Payroll Administrator 6 492,586 ZAR
50 Human Resource Coordinator 5 455,904 ZAR
51 Technician 6 433,196 ZAR
52 IT Coordinator 7 415,729 ZAR
53 Restaurant Manager 5 368,566 ZAR
54 Office Administrator 5 344,111 ZAR
55 Human Resource Administrator 8 303,936 ZAR
56 Call Center 7 303,936 ZAR
57 Administrative Assistant 9 284,722 ZAR
58 Trainee Accountant 7 246,293 ZAR

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Office Administrator
Posted 12 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Some College 16-20 Years Expert 392,800 ZAR

Director
Posted 11 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Doctorate Degree 16-20 Years Expert 1,007,100 ZAR

Financial Manager
Posted 08 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 8-12 Years Expert 725,100 ZAR

Research Director
Posted 02 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Doctorate Degree 16-20 Years Expert 919,900 ZAR

Lab Technician
Posted 01 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 211,000 ZAR

Sales Executive
Posted 31 August 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 324,700 ZAR

Credit Risk Manager
Posted 26 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 2-4 Years Expert 1,136,400 ZAR

Hr Director
Posted 26 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Advanced 1,385,800 ZAR

Hr Manager
Posted 26 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Expert 600,900 ZAR

Doctor
Posted 26 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Doctorate Degree 16-20 Years Expert 5,109,900 ZAR

Chief Executive
Posted 22 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 12-16 Years Intermediate 2,044,000 ZAR

Hr Manager
Posted 20 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Expert 899,300 ZAR

Finance Director
Posted 18 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 858,500 ZAR

Engineer
Posted 18 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 572,300 ZAR

Field Application Engineer
Posted 14 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 477,100 ZAR

Analyst
Posted 11 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Advanced 712,900 ZAR

Talent Acquisition Partner
Posted 15 June 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 491,400 ZAR

Investment Analyst
Posted 13 June 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Intermediate 281,100 ZAR

Operations Manager
Posted 13 June 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 722,700 ZAR

Quality Control
Posted 28 May 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Some College 0-1 Year Intermediate 541,800 ZAR

Operations Manager
Posted 25 May 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 840,800 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 1,078,900 ZAR

Chief Opertaing Officer
Posted 22 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years Advanced 864,500 ZAR

Social Worker
Posted 19 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town High School 0-1 Year Basic 873,400 ZAR

Senior Fund Administrator
Posted 19 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Advanced 436,800 ZAR

Chief Hr Officer
Posted 17 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 16-20 Years Expert 2,274,800 ZAR

Hr Manager
Posted 14 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Expert 1,023,700 ZAR

Lead
Posted 14 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 682,400 ZAR

Recruitment Consultant
Posted 12 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Intermediate 229,900 ZAR

Medical Research Manager
Posted 11 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 849,400 ZAR

Hr Recruitment Associate
Posted 06 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 334,000 ZAR

Hr Consultant
Posted 04 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 314,600 ZAR

Actuarial Analyst
Posted 04 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 793,800 ZAR

It Manager
Posted 04 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Some College 4-8 Years Advanced 965,200 ZAR

Finance Business Partner
Posted 04 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 992,200 ZAR

Business Intelligence
Posted 23 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Some College 16-20 Years Advanced 1,137,400 ZAR

Frontend Developer
Posted 19 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town High School 2-4 Years Intermediate 755,000 ZAR

Human Resources Manager
Posted 10 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Some College 8-12 Years Advanced 1,466,900 ZAR

Electrician
Posted 07 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 290,400 ZAR

Manager
Posted 01 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 12-16 Years Advanced 798,600 ZAR

Hrbp
Posted 18 October 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Some College 2-4 Years Advanced 261,400 ZAR

Managing Director
Posted 08 October 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 12-16 Years Expert 2,420,000 ZAR

Sr. Application Engineer
Posted 29 September 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 758,800 ZAR

Managing Director
Posted 27 September 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 16-20 Years Advanced 2,375,600 ZAR

Senior Software Engineer
Posted 19 September 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Expert 1,685,700 ZAR

Hr Officer
Posted 13 September 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 465,800 ZAR

Human Resources
Posted 12 September 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Intermediate 807,900 ZAR

Restaurant Manager
Posted 04 September 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 261,400 ZAR

Sales Manager
Posted 03 September 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town High School 8-12 Years Advanced 232,300 ZAR

Secretary
Posted 26 August 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Some College 1-2 Years Intermediate 1,031,700 ZAR


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