CONSTRUCTION & LABOR WORKERS / SALARY
SOUTH AFRICA

SALARY SURVEYS

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18.3 ZAR = 1 USD

843,774 ZAR

$46,120 USD

Johannesburg

706,633 ZAR

676,922 ZAR

$37,000 USD

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Average Salary / Construction & Labor Workers / South Africa

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Average salary for Construction & Labor Workers / South Africa is 843,774 ZAR per year. The most typical earning is 676,922 ZAR. All data are based on 63 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 938,543 ZAR. Women receive a salary of 442,743 ZAR.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Masters Degree with salary of 1,114,177 ZAR. The second most paid education level is Some College with salary of 918,419 ZAR.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 16-20 Years of experience receive salary of 1,238,585 ZAR. Employees with 20+ Years of experience receive 1,181,869 ZAR.

Levels / Construction & Labor Workers / 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	3	100% 4.76%
183,000 ZAR - 274,399 ZAR	1	95.24% 1.59%
274,400 ZAR - 365,899 ZAR	6	93.65% 9.52%
365,900 ZAR - 457,399 ZAR	6	84.13% 9.52%
457,400 ZAR - 548,799 ZAR	6	74.6% 9.52%
548,900 ZAR - 640,299 ZAR	6	65.08% 9.52%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
640,300 ZAR - 731,799 ZAR	7	55.56% 11.11%
731,800 ZAR - 823,299 ZAR	4	44.44% 6.35%
823,300 ZAR - 914,699 ZAR	2	38.1% 3.17%
914,800 ZAR - 1,006,199 ZAR	3	34.92% 4.76%
1,006,200 ZAR - 1,097,699 ZAR	2	30.16% 3.17%
1,097,700 ZAR - 1,189,199 ZAR	2	26.98% 3.17%
1,189,200 ZAR - 1,280,599 ZAR	5	23.81% 7.94%
1,280,700 ZAR - 1,372,099 ZAR	2	15.87% 3.17%
1,372,100 ZAR - 1,463,599 ZAR	2	12.7% 3.17%
1,463,600 ZAR - 1,555,099 ZAR	1	9.52% 1.59%
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	1	7.94% 1.59%
1,829,500 ZAR - 1,920,999 ZAR	0	n/a
1,921,000 ZAR - 2,012,499 ZAR	1	6.35% 1.59%
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	1	4.76% 1.59%
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	1	3.17% 1.59%
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	1	1.59% 1.59%
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 / Construction & Labor Workers / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	42	938,543 ZAR
2	Women	5	442,743 ZAR

Education / Construction & Labor Workers / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	Masters Degree	3	1,114,177 ZAR
2	Some College	30	918,419 ZAR
3	Bachelors Degree	18	892,805 ZAR
4	Bellow H. School	3	675,092 ZAR
5	High School	9	464,698 ZAR

Experience / Construction & Labor Workers / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	16-20 Years	10	1,238,585 ZAR
2	20+ Years	8	1,181,869 ZAR
3	8-12 Years	8	925,737 ZAR
4	12-16 Years	10	881,828 ZAR
5	0-1 Year	2	629,354 ZAR
6	4-8 Years	13	609,230 ZAR
7	2-4 Years	6	552,515 ZAR
8	1-2 Years	6	431,766 ZAR

Age / Construction & Labor Workers / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	46-50	4	1,481,911 ZAR
2	51-55	3	1,403,241 ZAR
3	41-45	6	1,033,678 ZAR
4	36-40	10	925,737 ZAR
5	31-35	8	874,510 ZAR
6	n/a	16	719,001 ZAR
7	61-65	1	675,092 ZAR
8	21-25	5	561,662 ZAR
9	26-30	10	559,833 ZAR

Work Type / Construction & Labor Workers / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	Contract	14	1,105,030 ZAR
2	Self Employed	5	775,716 ZAR
3	Permanent	44	768,398 ZAR

Cities / Construction & Labor Workers / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	Mangaung	1	2,513,760 ZAR
2	eThekwini	4	1,600,830 ZAR
3	Rustenburg	1	1,540,455 ZAR
4	Ekurhuleni	1	1,158,086 ZAR
5	Emalahleni	3	949,520 ZAR
6	Polokwane	1	905,612 ZAR
7	Cape Town	12	854,385 ZAR
8	Nelson Mandela Bay Metro	2	852,556 ZAR
9	Tshwane	6	762,909 ZAR
10	Emfuleni	2	740,955 ZAR
11	Johannesburg	23	706,194 ZAR
12	Mbombela	2	704,365 ZAR
13	Matlosana	1	616,548 ZAR
14	--Other--	4	373,222 ZAR

Careers / Construction & Labor Workers / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	Construction Project Coordinator	2	1,425,196 ZAR
2	Construction Project Manager	14	1,083,075 ZAR
3	Construction Engineer	4	976,963 ZAR
4	Construction Manager	13	973,304 ZAR
5	Miner	2	958,668 ZAR
6	Other Constr. & Labor Career	6	653,138 ZAR
7	Construction Maintenance Lead	2	640,332 ZAR
8	Construction Worker	2	629,354 ZAR
9	Construction Electrician	3	620,207 ZAR
10	Construction Electrician Lead	3	618,377 ZAR
11	Construction Foreman	8	611,059 ZAR
12	Construction Joiner Lead	2	567,151 ZAR
13	Construction Carpenter Lead	1	311,018 ZAR
14	Construction Labor Worker	1	181,122 ZAR

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Project Manager

Posted 09 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project Management
Construction Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	443,000 ZAR

Project Manager

Posted 09 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project Management
Construction Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	443,000 ZAR

Electrician

Posted 07 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Residential."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	304,200 ZAR

Construction Supervisor

Posted 22 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"16 years in construction. With major commercial project experience. Willing to undertake new challenges."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
eThekwini	Some College	16-20 Years	n/a	490,500 ZAR

Site Agent

Posted 21 June 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Supervision and management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	High School	12-16 Years	n/a	559,200 ZAR

Director

Posted 05 May 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing of Property Development company."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tshwane	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	1,226,400 ZAR

Quality Control Officer

Posted 24 December 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"My work responsibility is to check the quality of welding and flange alignment, pressure test or hydro tests, reviewing data books for completed work in mechanical and welding. for petrol chemicals in sasol and eskom power stations. 

I have a national certificate grade 12, N3 for mechanical fitter, and welding inspector certificate level 1 and level 2."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Emalahleni	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	1,084,100 ZAR

Site Agent

Posted 25 October 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Supervision of Construction Work."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
eThekwini	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	1,337,200 ZAR

Specialised Carpenter

Posted 24 October 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"I currently run my own company and specialise in building custom projects, like furniture, decks, staircases etc."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	High School	12-16 Years	n/a	310,900 ZAR

Lift Mechanic Installer

Posted 07 October 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Instalations of elevators escalators repairs and maintenance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Some College	12-16 Years	n/a	675,900 ZAR

Specialist Maint Electrician

Posted 23 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Chemical Company."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Emfuleni	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	878,600 ZAR

Plumber

Posted 07 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Overseeing all plumbing installations. Quality control."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	High School	16-20 Years	n/a	486,600 ZAR

Quality Assurarer

Posted 12 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Quality assurance for petro chemical."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Some College	16-20 Years	n/a	743,500 ZAR

Electrical Contract Manager

Posted 11 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Coordinate and manage projects and stay within project deadlines."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tshwane	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	724,000 ZAR

Supervisor

Posted 05 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Check that all the jobs is up to standard."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Emalahleni	High School	12-16 Years	n/a	358,200 ZAR

Environmental Health And Safety Manager

Posted 30 April 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Environmental Health and Safety Manager and Consultant."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Some College	16-20 Years	n/a	1,081,400 ZAR

Quantity Surveyor

Posted 27 March 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Cost estimates
Project cost control."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	337,900 ZAR

Contracts Coordinator

Posted 29 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Contract Administration."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	1,933,100 ZAR

Director Of Own Electrical Company

Posted 23 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Director of own company in electrical construction/maintenance Hydro Schemes knowledge High and Low voltages. Reticulation housing developments, poultry farm electrical design and installation. Commercial and Power stations installations and maintenance and designs of installations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tshwane	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	675,900 ZAR

Estimator

Posted 15 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Costing and estimating of electrical construction projects."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	567,700 ZAR

Mine Overseer

Posted 27 December 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"· Access the quality of work performed. 
· Interact with all mining disciplines. 
· Drive production and maintenance. 
· Track projects against plans- monitor project schedules and resource allocations. 
· Ensure maintenance management system in place. 
· Document management system. 
· Arrange supplies of material and equipment. 
· Conduct inspections at various stages, ensuring that projects meet plans, quality and OH&S standards and management requirements. 
· Oversee effective trackless development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Rustenburg	Some College	16-20 Years	n/a	1,541,000 ZAR

Contracts Manager

Posted 31 October 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage 5 construction sites with full construction teams."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
eThekwini	Some College	16-20 Years	n/a	1,794,000 ZAR

Site Manager

Posted 07 October 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Control site' s core drilling."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	1,349,300 ZAR

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