CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT / SALARY
CAPE TOWN

SALARY SURVEYS

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18.3 ZAR = 1 USD

1,047,912 ZAR

$57,278 USD

Johannesburg

1,537,601 ZAR

585,446 ZAR

$32,000 USD

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Average Salary / Chartered Accountant / Cape Town

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Average salary for Chartered Accountant / Cape Town is 1,047,912 ZAR per year. The most typical earning is 585,446 ZAR. All data are based on 18 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 1,066,610 ZAR. Women receive a salary of 1,030,019 ZAR.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Masters Degree with salary of 1,198,335 ZAR. The second most paid education level is Bachelors Degree with salary of 953,179 ZAR.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 12-16 Years of experience receive salary of 1,505,694 ZAR. Employees with 8-12 Years of experience receive 1,187,358 ZAR.

Levels / Chartered Accountant / Cape Town (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	0	n/a
457,400 ZAR - 548,799 ZAR	0	n/a
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
548,900 ZAR - 640,299 ZAR	3	100% 16.67%
640,300 ZAR - 731,799 ZAR	0	n/a
731,800 ZAR - 823,299 ZAR	2	83.33% 11.11%
823,300 ZAR - 914,699 ZAR	1	72.22% 5.56%
914,800 ZAR - 1,006,199 ZAR	1	66.67% 5.56%
1,006,200 ZAR - 1,097,699 ZAR	3	61.11% 16.67%
1,097,700 ZAR - 1,189,199 ZAR	3	44.44% 16.67%
1,189,200 ZAR - 1,280,599 ZAR	1	27.78% 5.56%
1,280,700 ZAR - 1,372,099 ZAR	0	n/a
1,372,100 ZAR - 1,463,599 ZAR	1	22.22% 5.56%
1,463,600 ZAR - 1,555,099 ZAR	1	16.67% 5.56%
1,555,100 ZAR - 1,646,499 ZAR	2	11.11% 11.11%
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 / Chartered Accountant / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	9	1,066,610 ZAR
2	Women	6	1,030,019 ZAR

Education / Chartered Accountant / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Masters Degree	7	1,198,335 ZAR
2	Bachelors Degree	11	953,179 ZAR

Experience / Chartered Accountant / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	12-16 Years	3	1,505,694 ZAR
2	8-12 Years	4	1,187,358 ZAR
3	2-4 Years	4	1,030,019 ZAR
4	4-8 Years	5	821,454 ZAR
5	0-1 Year	2	680,581 ZAR

Age / Chartered Accountant / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	41-45	1	1,379,458 ZAR
2	36-40	4	1,319,083 ZAR
3	31-35	5	1,072,098 ZAR
4	n/a	3	1,028,190 ZAR
5	26-30	5	751,932 ZAR

Work Type / Chartered Accountant / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	Permanent	14	1,106,859 ZAR
2	Contract	3	929,396 ZAR
3	Part Time	1	567,151 ZAR

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Financial Manager

Posted 08 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Head of finance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	759,500 ZAR

Analyst

Posted 11 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Analyst."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	746,600 ZAR

Finance Business Partner

Posted 04 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Analysis, reporting, financial controlling."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	1,039,200 ZAR

Finance Manager

Posted 18 November 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Accounting, management, business development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	1,017,900 ZAR

Audit Senior

Posted 13 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Upon completion of my articles at the Auditor General of South Africa I was employed as an audit senior. 
In addition to my previous role as trainee auditor my audit senior duties included:
? Project management, 
? Overseeing the audit process, 
? Management of trainees (including CWC), 
? Compiling reports, 
? Raising audit queries, 
? Ensuring my team has the necessary resources required to complete the audit."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	551,900 ZAR

Accountant - Non Rsa

Posted 31 July 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Chartered Accountant."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	1,122,100 ZAR

Financial Manager

Posted 08 November 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage a financial function."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	1,622,100 ZAR

Practitioner

Posted 05 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Chartered accountant- financial statements, audit, internal audit, project management, group accountant."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	567,700 ZAR

Financial Director

Posted 08 April 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Director in charge of finances."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	1,622,100 ZAR

Group Financial Manager

Posted 28 November 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Group accounting, group consolidation, group audits, IFRS technical, global tax reviews, adhoc projects, payroll administration, group budgets. forecasting, EBITDA."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	824,700 ZAR

Financial Manager

Posted 05 November 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Budgeting, cash management, reporting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	1,380,000 ZAR

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT / SALARY CAPE TOWN

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1,047,912 ZAR

1,537,601 ZAR

585,446 ZAR

Average Salary / Chartered Accountant / Cape Town

Levels / Chartered Accountant / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

Gender / Chartered Accountant / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

Education / Chartered Accountant / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

Experience / Chartered Accountant / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

Age / Chartered Accountant / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

Work Type / Chartered Accountant / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT / SALARY
CAPE TOWN