FASHION / SALARY
SOUTH AFRICA

SALARY SURVEYS

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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

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18.3 ZAR = 1 USD

504,837 ZAR

$27,594 USD

Johannesburg

469,088 ZAR

219,542 ZAR

$12,000 USD

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Average Salary / Fashion / South Africa

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Average salary for Fashion / South Africa is 504,837 ZAR per year. The most typical earning is 219,542 ZAR. All data are based on 18 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 267,109 ZAR. Women receive a salary of 495,799 ZAR.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Masters Degree with salary of 856,215 ZAR. The second most paid education level is High School with salary of 514,095 ZAR.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 664,115 ZAR. Employees with 4-8 Years of experience receive 589,105 ZAR.

Levels / Fashion / 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	0	n/a
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
183,000 ZAR - 274,399 ZAR	3	100% 16.67%
274,400 ZAR - 365,899 ZAR	3	83.33% 16.67%
365,900 ZAR - 457,399 ZAR	2	66.67% 11.11%
457,400 ZAR - 548,799 ZAR	2	55.56% 11.11%
548,900 ZAR - 640,299 ZAR	3	44.44% 16.67%
640,300 ZAR - 731,799 ZAR	2	27.78% 11.11%
731,800 ZAR - 823,299 ZAR	2	16.67% 11.11%
823,300 ZAR - 914,699 ZAR	1	5.56% 5.56%
914,800 ZAR - 1,006,199 ZAR	0	n/a
1,006,200 ZAR - 1,097,699 ZAR	0	n/a
1,097,700 ZAR - 1,189,199 ZAR	0	n/a
1,189,200 ZAR - 1,280,599 ZAR	0	n/a
1,280,700 ZAR - 1,372,099 ZAR	0	n/a
1,372,100 ZAR - 1,463,599 ZAR	0	n/a
1,463,600 ZAR - 1,555,099 ZAR	0	n/a
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	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 / Fashion / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Women	10	495,799 ZAR
2	Men	3	267,109 ZAR

Education / Fashion / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	Masters Degree	1	856,215 ZAR
2	High School	3	514,095 ZAR
3	Bachelors Degree	8	504,947 ZAR
4	Some College	6	442,743 ZAR

Experience / Fashion / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	2	664,115 ZAR
2	4-8 Years	4	589,105 ZAR
3	8-12 Years	3	515,924 ZAR
4	2-4 Years	5	503,118 ZAR
5	16-20 Years	1	380,540 ZAR
6	1-2 Years	1	347,608 ZAR
7	0-1 Year	2	305,529 ZAR

Age / Fashion / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	56-60	1	856,215 ZAR
2	36-40	1	686,070 ZAR
3	n/a	5	665,945 ZAR
4	26-30	1	640,332 ZAR
5	31-35	3	397,005 ZAR
6	21-25	6	351,267 ZAR
7	14-20	1	274,428 ZAR

Work Type / Fashion / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	3	568,980 ZAR
2	Permanent	12	530,560 ZAR
3	Contract	2	353,097 ZAR
4	Part Time	1	298,211 ZAR

Cities / Fashion / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	King Sabata Dalindyebo	1	856,215 ZAR
2	Cape Town	8	526,901 ZAR
3	Johannesburg	8	468,357 ZAR
4	eThekwini	1	270,768 ZAR

Careers / Fashion / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	Fashion Designer	7	581,787 ZAR
2	Other Fashion Career	8	514,095 ZAR
3	Fashion Creator	1	380,540 ZAR
4	Fashion Model	1	298,211 ZAR
5	Fashion Coordinator	1	230,519 ZAR

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Director

Posted 19 July 2022

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
King Sabata Dalindyebo	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	856,300 ZAR

Designer

Posted 10 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"DESIGN CLOTHES."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	311,500 ZAR

Creative Director

Posted 11 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Management of brand across the board - design, marketing, production. Create new lines, brief product development, quality control, style, marketing, sales."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	540,700 ZAR

Specialist Planner (retail)

Posted 16 April 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Bud Range Planning, Post seasonal reviews, FY line reviews, Allocating."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	640,700 ZAR

Fashion Buyer

Posted 01 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Doing everything to produce clothing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
eThekwini	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	270,300 ZAR

Desiner Liasing

Posted 18 December 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Designer liasing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Some College	2-4 Years	n/a	230,000 ZAR

Content Manager

Posted 17 October 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Make sure content delivery is consistent, efficient as well as formatted to established brand standards, Supervise all content initiatives to ensure brand consistency and assure positive customer experiences across all channels (online and mobile), Identify successful content and best practices with a special focus on the brand’s social media presence to achieve strong engagement in all Nanushka content, Maintain and supervise a highly organized content calendar that is in line with our business objectives, Lead the social strategy including platform choices, TOV, content strategy, objectives, measurement."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	475,300 ZAR

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