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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR
Gross income
Net (after tax)
17.99 ZAR = 1 USD

796,275 ZAR

$44,255 USD
Johannesburg

1,002,798 ZAR

305,879 ZAR

$17,000 USD

Average Salary / Cape Town

Average salary in Cape Town is 796,275 ZAR per year. The most typical earning is 305,879 ZAR. All data are based on 986 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 890,648 ZAR. Women receive a salary of 645,945 ZAR.

The most paid careers are Health Care & Medical with average income 1,684,135 ZAR and Management & Business with income 1,207,323 ZAR.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 1,462,822 ZAR. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 1,043,588 ZAR.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 1,165,939 ZAR. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 1,061,581 ZAR.

Levels / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

Salary Levels (ZAR) per Year Surveys [%]
54,000 ZAR - 89,899 ZAR
0 n/a
90,000 ZAR - 179,899 ZAR
22 100%
2.23%
179,900 ZAR - 269,899 ZAR
79 97.77%
8.01%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
269,900 ZAR - 359,799 ZAR
112 89.76%
11.36%
359,900 ZAR - 449,799 ZAR
94 78.4%
9.53%
449,800 ZAR - 539,799 ZAR
101 68.86%
10.24%
539,800 ZAR - 629,699 ZAR
90 58.62%
9.13%
629,800 ZAR - 719,699 ZAR
56 49.49%
5.68%
719,700 ZAR - 809,699 ZAR
60 43.81%
6.09%
809,700 ZAR - 899,599 ZAR
67 37.73%
6.8%
899,600 ZAR - 989,599 ZAR
52 30.93%
5.27%
989,600 ZAR - 1,079,599 ZAR
40 25.66%
4.06%
1,079,600 ZAR - 1,169,499 ZAR
28 21.6%
2.84%
1,169,500 ZAR - 1,259,499 ZAR
41 18.76%
4.16%
1,259,500 ZAR - 1,349,399 ZAR
16 14.6%
1.62%
1,349,500 ZAR - 1,439,399 ZAR
20 12.98%
2.03%
1,439,400 ZAR - 1,529,399 ZAR
17 10.95%
1.72%
1,529,400 ZAR - 1,619,299 ZAR
16 9.23%
1.62%
1,619,400 ZAR - 1,709,299 ZAR
13 7.61%
1.32%
1,709,300 ZAR - 1,799,299 ZAR
7 6.29%
0.71%
1,799,300 ZAR - 1,889,199 ZAR
7 5.58%
0.71%
1,889,300 ZAR - 1,979,199 ZAR
4 4.87%
0.41%
1,979,200 ZAR - 2,069,199 ZAR
6 4.46%
0.61%
2,069,200 ZAR - 2,159,099 ZAR
5 3.85%
0.51%
2,159,100 ZAR - 2,249,099 ZAR
3 3.35%
0.3%
2,249,100 ZAR - 2,339,099 ZAR
0 n/a
2,339,100 ZAR - 2,428,999 ZAR
5 3.04%
0.51%
2,429,000 ZAR - 2,518,999 ZAR
5 2.54%
0.51%
2,519,000 ZAR - 2,608,999 ZAR
1 2.03%
0.1%
2,609,000 ZAR - 2,698,899 ZAR
1 1.93%
0.1%
HIGH SALARIES
2,698,900 ZAR - 2,878,799 ZAR
2 1.83%
0.2%
2,878,900 ZAR - 3,058,799 ZAR
1 1.62%
0.1%
3,058,800 ZAR - 3,238,699 ZAR
2 1.52%
0.2%
3,238,700 ZAR - 3,418,599 ZAR
2 1.32%
0.2%
3,418,700 ZAR - 3,598,599 ZAR
2 1.12%
0.2%
3,598,600 ZAR - 3,778,499 ZAR
5 0.91%
0.51%
3,778,500 ZAR - 3,958,399 ZAR
0 n/a
3,958,400 ZAR - 4,138,299 ZAR
2 0.41%
0.2%
4,138,400 ZAR - 4,318,299 ZAR
0 n/a
4,318,300 ZAR - 4,498,199 ZAR
0 n/a
4,498,200 ZAR - 6,297,499 ZAR
2 0.2%
0.2%

Gender / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Men 451 890,648 ZAR
2 Women 302 645,945 ZAR

Education / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Doctorate Degree 29 1,462,822 ZAR
2 Masters Degree 146 1,043,588 ZAR
3 Bachelors Degree 468 802,483 ZAR
4 Some College 239 660,339 ZAR
5 High School 102 552,382 ZAR
6 Bellow H. School 2 404,840 ZAR

Experience / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 20+ Years 136 1,165,939 ZAR
2 16-20 Years 94 1,061,581 ZAR
3 12-16 Years 143 987,810 ZAR
4 8-12 Years 164 773,694 ZAR
5 4-8 Years 182 728,712 ZAR
6 2-4 Years 140 514,596 ZAR
7 0-1 Year 63 449,822 ZAR
8 1-2 Years 64 403,040 ZAR

Age / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 61-65 9 1,516,801 ZAR
2 51-55 35 1,142,549 ZAR
3 46-50 62 1,101,165 ZAR
4 66-70 1 1,057,982 ZAR
5 41-45 90 1,034,591 ZAR
6 36-40 132 872,655 ZAR
7 n/a 233 809,680 ZAR
8 56-60 14 807,881 ZAR
9 31-35 174 735,909 ZAR
10 26-30 179 593,765 ZAR
11 21-25 55 340,065 ZAR
12 14-20 2 296,882 ZAR

Work Type / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Contract 69 849,264 ZAR
2 Permanent 868 795,286 ZAR
3 Self Employed 41 779,092 ZAR
4 Part Time 8 552,382 ZAR

Career Groups / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Health Care & Medical 17 1,684,135 ZAR
2 Management & Business 129 1,207,323 ZAR
3 Arts, Culture, Performance 4 1,196,527 ZAR
4 Public Sector 4 1,151,545 ZAR
5 Law 21 1,146,147 ZAR
6 Properties & Real Estates 10 1,050,785 ZAR
7 Engineers & Technicians IV 8 1,038,190 ZAR
8 Engineers & Technicians III 3 950,025 ZAR
9 Engineers & Technicians V 9 865,458 ZAR
10 Construction & Labor Workers 12 840,268 ZAR
11 Engineers & Technicians 59 816,877 ZAR
12 IT & Programming II 46 804,282 ZAR
13 IT & Programming 113 802,483 ZAR
14 Organization & Coordination 5 800,684 ZAR
15 Architect Constructions 8 780,891 ZAR
16 Finance & Banking 74 766,497 ZAR
17 Marketing, Sales, Purchase 48 757,501 ZAR
18 Health Care & Medical II 21 739,508 ZAR
19 Insurance 21 732,311 ZAR
20 Logistics, Road, Railway 12 723,314 ZAR
21 Salesmen & Saleswomen 11 710,719 ZAR
22 Agriculture & Fishing 11 681,930 ZAR
23 Human Resources 78 669,335 ZAR
24 Manufacturing & Labor Workers 18 660,339 ZAR
25 Military 2 653,142 ZAR
26 Media 18 586,568 ZAR
27 Accounting & Administration 103 572,174 ZAR
28 Education & University 52 564,977 ZAR
29 Engineers & Technicians II 5 521,794 ZAR
30 Fashion 8 518,195 ZAR
31 Customer Services 17 473,213 ZAR
32 Aviation & Shipping 2 455,220 ZAR
33 Making Design 11 406,639 ZAR
34 Geography & Geodesy 3 406,639 ZAR
35 Sports & Recreation 5 394,044 ZAR
36 Archaeology & History 1 370,653 ZAR
37 Restaurants, Inns, Pubs 8 356,259 ZAR
38 Hotels & Tourism 6 352,660 ZAR
39 Automobile 2 349,062 ZAR
40 Security & Fireguard 1 219,513 ZAR

Careers / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Doctor 8 2,150,151 ZAR
2 Director 29 1,819,082 ZAR
3 Lawyer 9 1,684,135 ZAR
4 CEO 6 1,617,561 ZAR
5 Engineering Manager 5 1,277,495 ZAR
6 General Manager 16 1,239,710 ZAR
7 Business Development Manager 8 1,182,133 ZAR
8 Civil Engineer 6 1,111,961 ZAR
9 Manager 15 1,099,366 ZAR
10 IT Project Manager 13 1,061,581 ZAR
11 Chartered Accountant 18 1,030,993 ZAR
12 Other Engineer Career 6 1,030,993 ZAR
13 Mechanical Engineer 7 1,018,398 ZAR
14 IT Manager 26 998,606 ZAR
15 Database Administrator 6 998,606 ZAR
16 University Professor 6 987,810 ZAR
17 Project Manager 14 933,831 ZAR
18 Finance Manager 13 926,634 ZAR
19 Sales Manager 9 914,039 ZAR
20 Operations Manager 9 908,641 ZAR
21 Other Management Career 11 865,458 ZAR
22 Database Developer 6 856,462 ZAR
23 Human Resources Manager 37 833,071 ZAR
24 Logistics Manager 6 825,874 ZAR
25 Financial Analyst 9 822,275 ZAR
26 Architect 7 820,476 ZAR
27 Software Engineer 8 793,486 ZAR
28 Other Insurance Career 6 793,486 ZAR
29 Risk Analyst 6 753,902 ZAR
30 Manufacturing 6 748,504 ZAR
31 Marketing Manager 7 732,311 ZAR
32 Other IT Career 13 725,113 ZAR
33 Senior Accountant 6 719,716 ZAR
34 Human Resource Hunter 5 719,716 ZAR
35 Other Agriculture Career 7 717,916 ZAR
36 Engineer 13 712,518 ZAR
37 Other Manufacturing Career 6 689,128 ZAR
38 Electrical Engineer 6 678,332 ZAR
39 Other Medical Career 9 672,934 ZAR
40 Lecturer 7 667,536 ZAR
41 Software Developer 23 665,737 ZAR
42 Human Resource 9 629,751 ZAR
43 Other Finance Career 20 622,554 ZAR
44 Editor 7 620,755 ZAR
45 .NET Developer 7 613,557 ZAR
46 Other Property Career 5 604,561 ZAR
47 Accountant 14 548,783 ZAR
48 Other Human Resource Career 13 516,396 ZAR
49 Payroll Administrator 6 507,399 ZAR
50 Human Resource Coordinator 6 480,410 ZAR
51 Technician 6 446,223 ZAR
52 Electrical Technician 5 430,030 ZAR
53 IT Coordinator 7 428,231 ZAR
54 Restaurant Manager 5 379,650 ZAR
55 Human Resource Administrator 8 313,076 ZAR
56 Call Center 7 313,076 ZAR
57 Administrative Assistant 9 293,284 ZAR
58 Trainee Accountant 7 253,699 ZAR

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

50/50  Senior Lecturer (Man)
Posted 17 May 2024

What I do?

"Supply chains and logistics."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 16-20 Years Advanced 983,500 ZAR

49/50  Quality Manager (Woman)
Posted 08 May 2024

What I do?

"New product development and growing into quality manager."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 295,000 ZAR

48/50  BIM Modeler (Man)
Posted 22 April 2024

What I do?

"Autodesk Revit."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town High School 1-2 Years Advanced 330,400 ZAR

47/50  Managing Director (Man)
Posted 16 April 2024

What I do?

"Managing various organisations."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Some College 8-12 Years Advanced 826,100 ZAR

46/50  HR Practitioner (Woman)
Posted 15 April 2024

What I do?

"ER, recruitment, labour relations."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 531,100 ZAR

45/50  Financial Assistant (Woman)
Posted 11 April 2024

What I do?

"Creditor Debtors banking."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Some College 8-12 Years Advanced 460,300 ZAR

44/50  Project Manager (Man)
Posted 03 April 2024

What I do?

"Resource planning, process mapping and optimization, budget tracking, time and task management."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Advanced 295,000 ZAR

43/50  Accountant (Woman)
Posted 03 April 2024

What I do?

"Reconciliations, reporting, payments, Queries."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years Intermediate 265,500 ZAR

42/50  HR Lead (Woman)
Posted 02 April 2024

What I do?

"Advanced and leading a department."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 790,700 ZAR

41/50  Sales And Office Administrator (Woman)
Posted 15 November 2023

What I do?

"Office Administration Capture invoicing Stock management Event coordination."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town High School 4-8 Years Intermediate 827,100 ZAR

40/50  Office Manager (Woman)
Posted 12 July 2023

What I do?

"Office management & facilities."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town High School 12-16 Years Expert 322,700 ZAR

39/50  Office Administrator (Woman)
Posted 12 September 2022

What I do?

"Administer processes of obtaining and submitting documentation to medical aids for review to obtain authorizations for funding and submit claims for processing."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Some College 16-20 Years Expert 404,600 ZAR

38/50  Director (Man)
Posted 11 September 2022

What I do?

"Non profit sector, international development, reporting."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Doctorate Degree 16-20 Years Expert 1,037,400 ZAR

37/50  Financial Manager (Man)
Posted 08 September 2022

What I do?

"Head of finance."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 8-12 Years Expert 746,900 ZAR

36/50  Research Director (Man)
Posted 02 September 2022

What I do?

"Design research."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Doctorate Degree 16-20 Years Expert 947,600 ZAR

35/50  Lab Technician (Woman)
Posted 01 September 2022

What I do?

"Lab work in agricultural biotechnology."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 217,400 ZAR

34/50  Sales Executive (Woman)
Posted 31 August 2022

What I do?

"Sell Products to various customers."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 334,500 ZAR

33/50  Credit Risk Manager (Man)
Posted 26 July 2022

What I do?

"Managing Credit risk from an origination perspective."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 2-4 Years Expert 1,170,500 ZAR

32/50  Hr Director (Man)
Posted 26 July 2022

What I do?

"Overall management of all HR and Operations functions."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Advanced 1,427,500 ZAR

31/50  Hr Manager (Woman)
Posted 26 July 2022

What I do?

"Manage HR function."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Expert 619,000 ZAR

30/50  Doctor (Man)
Posted 26 July 2022

What I do?

"Performing surgical operations."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Doctorate Degree 16-20 Years Expert 5,263,600 ZAR

29/50  Chief Executive (Woman)
Posted 22 July 2022

What I do?

"All finance, operations, strategy."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 12-16 Years Intermediate 2,105,400 ZAR

28/50  Hr Manager (Woman)
Posted 20 July 2022

What I do?

"Generalist HR Management Work."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Expert 926,400 ZAR

27/50  Finance Director (Man)
Posted 18 July 2022

What I do?

"Compiliation of Management accounts."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 884,300 ZAR

26/50  Engineer (Man)
Posted 18 July 2022

What I do?

"Engineering."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 589,500 ZAR

25/50  Field Application Engineer (Man)
Posted 14 July 2022

What I do?

"Hardware design Embedded design CAD project management."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 491,400 ZAR

24/50  Analyst (Woman)
Posted 11 July 2022

What I do?

"Analyst."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Advanced 734,300 ZAR

23/50  Talent Acquisition Partner (Woman)
Posted 15 June 2022

What I do?

"Headhunting skilled candidates in IT and the SAP markets."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 506,200 ZAR

22/50  Investment Analyst (Man)
Posted 13 June 2022

What I do?

"Analyse investments."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Intermediate 289,600 ZAR

21/50  Operations Manager (Woman)
Posted 13 June 2022

What I do?

"Management of managers; process mapping and implementation; reporting."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 744,400 ZAR

20/50  Quality Control (Woman)
Posted 28 May 2022

What I do?

"Quality Control - Packing Instruction control - Office Management - PA to MD."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Some College 0-1 Year Intermediate 558,100 ZAR

19/50  Operations Manager (Woman)
Posted 25 May 2022

What I do?

"Management."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 866,000 ZAR

18/50  Supply Chain Food Safety Manager (Man)
Posted 25 March 2022

What I do?

"Certification."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Expert 1,111,400 ZAR

17/50  Chief Opertaing Officer (Woman)
Posted 22 March 2022

What I do?

"Managing operations Developing procedures Financial management."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years Advanced 890,500 ZAR

16/50  Social Worker (Woman)
Posted 19 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town High School 0-1 Year Basic 899,600 ZAR

15/50  Senior Fund Administrator (Man)
Posted 19 February 2022

What I do?

"Managing various admin tasks for the client."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Advanced 449,900 ZAR

14/50  Chief Hr Officer (Woman)
Posted 17 February 2022

What I do?

"Strategic."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 16-20 Years Expert 2,343,200 ZAR

13/50  Hr Manager (Man)
Posted 14 February 2022

What I do?

"Strategic HR Management Org Design Business Consulting Change Management Strategic Planning Management Succession Planning Talent Management."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Expert 1,054,500 ZAR

12/50  Lead (Man)
Posted 14 February 2022

What I do?

"Chemical."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 703,000 ZAR

11/50  Recruitment Consultant (Man)
Posted 12 January 2022

What I do?

"Recruiting."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Intermediate 236,800 ZAR

10/50  Medical Research Manager (Woman)
Posted 11 January 2022

What I do?

"Managing a team of healthcare workers in primary care; implementation of health services, conducting clinical research, policy and advocacy."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 875,000 ZAR

9/50  Hr Recruitment Associate (Woman)
Posted 06 January 2022

What I do?

"Recruitment in the legal sector."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 344,000 ZAR

8/50  Hr Consultant (Man)
Posted 04 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 324,100 ZAR

7/50  Actuarial Analyst (Man)
Posted 04 January 2022

What I do?

"SQL coding experience used for specific data extraction task. Intermediate to advance excel knowledge. Quarterly report production and summary write-up done."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 817,600 ZAR

6/50  It Manager (Man)
Posted 04 January 2022

What I do?

"Network Management."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Some College 4-8 Years Advanced 994,200 ZAR

5/50  Finance Business Partner (Woman)
Posted 04 January 2022

What I do?

"Analysis, reporting, financial controlling."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 1,022,100 ZAR

4/50  Business Intelligence (Man)
Posted 23 November 2021

What I do?

"SAS Programming, QlikView, Power BI, Data Analysis, ETL."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Some College 16-20 Years Advanced 1,171,600 ZAR

3/50  Frontend Developer (Woman)
Posted 19 November 2021

What I do?

"Programming, coding, website development."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town High School 2-4 Years Intermediate 777,700 ZAR

2/50  Human Resources Manager (Man)
Posted 10 November 2021

What I do?

"Employment Relations, Payroll Management, Training Management, Performance management."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Some College 8-12 Years Advanced 1,511,000 ZAR

1/50  Electrician (Man)
Posted 07 November 2021

What I do?

"Residential."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 299,100 ZAR




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