HEALTH CARE & MEDICAL II / SALARY
SOUTH AFRICA

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18.3 ZAR = 1 USD

741,961 ZAR

$40,555 USD

Johannesburg

805,098 ZAR

585,446 ZAR

$32,000 USD

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Average Salary / Health Care & Medical II / South Africa

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Average salary for Health Care & Medical II / South Africa is 741,961 ZAR per year. The most typical earning is 585,446 ZAR. All data are based on 85 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 786,693 ZAR. Women receive a salary of 667,774 ZAR.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 984,281 ZAR. The second most paid education level is Bachelors Degree with salary of 841,579 ZAR.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 1,055,633 ZAR. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 1,004,406 ZAR.

Levels / Health Care & Medical II / 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	1	100% 1.18%
183,000 ZAR - 274,399 ZAR	9	98.82% 10.59%
274,400 ZAR - 365,899 ZAR	9	88.24% 10.59%
365,900 ZAR - 457,399 ZAR	8	77.65% 9.41%
457,400 ZAR - 548,799 ZAR	9	68.24% 10.59%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
548,900 ZAR - 640,299 ZAR	12	57.65% 14.12%
640,300 ZAR - 731,799 ZAR	4	43.53% 4.71%
731,800 ZAR - 823,299 ZAR	4	38.82% 4.71%
823,300 ZAR - 914,699 ZAR	4	34.12% 4.71%
914,800 ZAR - 1,006,199 ZAR	4	29.41% 4.71%
1,006,200 ZAR - 1,097,699 ZAR	5	24.71% 5.88%
1,097,700 ZAR - 1,189,199 ZAR	1	18.82% 1.18%
1,189,200 ZAR - 1,280,599 ZAR	4	17.65% 4.71%
1,280,700 ZAR - 1,372,099 ZAR	4	12.94% 4.71%
1,372,100 ZAR - 1,463,599 ZAR	1	8.24% 1.18%
1,463,600 ZAR - 1,555,099 ZAR	3	7.06% 3.53%
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	1	3.53% 1.18%
2,012,500 ZAR - 2,103,899 ZAR	0	n/a
2,103,900 ZAR - 2,195,399 ZAR	1	2.35% 1.18%
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	1	1.18% 1.18%
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 / Health Care & Medical II / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	27	786,693 ZAR
2	Women	39	667,774 ZAR

Education / Health Care & Medical II / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	6	984,281 ZAR
2	Bachelors Degree	45	841,579 ZAR
3	Masters Degree	19	665,945 ZAR
4	Some College	14	464,698 ZAR
5	High School	1	175,633 ZAR

Experience / Health Care & Medical II / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	8	1,055,633 ZAR
2	16-20 Years	8	1,004,406 ZAR
3	12-16 Years	6	980,622 ZAR
4	8-12 Years	18	792,182 ZAR
5	2-4 Years	8	722,660 ZAR
6	4-8 Years	15	664,115 ZAR
7	0-1 Year	13	521,413 ZAR
8	1-2 Years	9	435,425 ZAR

Age / Health Care & Medical II / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	66-70	1	3,168,728 ZAR
2	51-55	6	1,040,996 ZAR
3	41-45	6	843,408 ZAR
4	36-40	10	836,090 ZAR
5	n/a	19	828,772 ZAR
6	46-50	5	733,637 ZAR
7	31-35	14	654,968 ZAR
8	56-60	2	528,731 ZAR
9	26-30	15	523,242 ZAR
10	21-25	6	397,005 ZAR
11	61-65	1	340,290 ZAR

Work Type / Health Care & Medical II / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	6	905,612 ZAR
2	Permanent	73	761,080 ZAR
3	Part Time	1	397,005 ZAR
4	Contract	5	340,290 ZAR

Cities / Health Care & Medical II / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	Rustenburg	1	1,070,269 ZAR
2	Buffalo, South Africa	1	997,088 ZAR
3	--Other--	5	839,749 ZAR
4	Johannesburg	28	804,988 ZAR
5	Ekurhuleni	4	757,421 ZAR
6	Cape Town	21	751,932 ZAR
7	eThekwini	10	717,171 ZAR
8	Tshwane	10	611,059 ZAR
9	Thulamela	1	579,957 ZAR
10	Nelson Mandela Bay Metro	3	411,642 ZAR
11	Msunduzi	1	340,290 ZAR

Careers / Health Care & Medical II / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	Healthcare Administration	4	1,194,676 ZAR
2	Physician	2	1,187,358 ZAR
3	Pharmacist	13	1,126,984 ZAR
4	Physical Therapy Assistant	1	1,006,236 ZAR
5	Child Psychologist	2	953,179 ZAR
6	Dentist	2	914,760 ZAR
7	Forensic Psychologist	1	826,943 ZAR
8	Health Information Technology	2	790,352 ZAR
9	Clinical Research Associate	2	753,762 ZAR
10	Clinical Research Coordinator	4	706,194 ZAR
11	Emergency Medical Technician	4	678,751 ZAR
12	Psychologist	5	662,286 ZAR
13	Clinical Psychologist	4	640,332 ZAR
14	Other Medical Career	18	623,866 ZAR
15	Optician	6	616,548 ZAR
16	Dental Hygienist	1	603,741 ZAR
17	X Ray Technician	2	561,662 ZAR
18	Medical Engineer	1	503,118 ZAR
19	Pharmaceutical Sales	2	455,550 ZAR
20	Medical Technician	5	393,346 ZAR
21	PACS Administrator	2	316,506 ZAR
22	Medical Secretary	2	250,644 ZAR

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Life Coach

Posted 11 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Grief Coach."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Msunduzi	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	340,800 ZAR

Data Scientist

Posted 24 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Python, SQL, AWS."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	887,100 ZAR

Principal Officer

Posted 14 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Medical Schemes industry, medical schemes act, other legislation, medical terminology, risk management, governance compliance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	3,168,400 ZAR

Medical Practice Manager

Posted 26 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Admin, reception, customer care, ."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Some College	16-20 Years	Expert	380,200 ZAR

Educational Psychologist

Posted 14 July 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Assessment, therapy, workshops."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	349,800 ZAR

Dietitian

Posted 16 April 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Private practice working with diabetes and bariatric surgery."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ekurhuleni	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	583,000 ZAR

Ambulance Emergency Assistant

Posted 30 November 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Emergency Healthcare
Intermediate life support
Supervisor
I dependant practice."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Some College	12-16 Years	n/a	247,200 ZAR

Clinical Psychologist

Posted 08 October 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Therapy, masters degree."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	674,500 ZAR

Radiation Therapist

Posted 08 October 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Treat cancer patients with radiation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
eThekwini	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	544,500 ZAR

Paramedic

Posted 05 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Patient care, CPR, ECG, IV,."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
eThekwini	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	515,100 ZAR

Physiotherapist

Posted 24 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Chronic Pain management 
Dry needling
Orthopedic out patient work 
Extensive icu work
Paediatrics."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	525,400 ZAR

Centralized Monitoring Lead

Posted 17 January 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Clinical Research Monitoring."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Doctorate Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	551,900 ZAR

Medical Technologist

Posted 15 October 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Performs and analyses the results of complex scientific tests on blood and bodily fluids. These highly trained professionals work in hospitals and independent laboratories using sophisticated procedures and equipment. perform data analysis on performance related data in the lab."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
eThekwini	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	250,100 ZAR

Associate Consultant

Posted 13 September 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Consulting projects and solutions aimed at pharmaceutical market access."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	608,300 ZAR

Phlebotomist

Posted 03 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Collecting blood and non-blood specimens."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tshwane	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	270,300 ZAR

Clinical Psychologist

Posted 22 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Diagnosing and treating patients."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tshwane	Doctorate Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	1,149,000 ZAR

Trauma Professional

Posted 05 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Therapy, project management, case management and capacity building."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	604,200 ZAR

Pharmacist Assistant

Posted 23 April 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Medicine dispensing, pharmaceutical stock control, clinic visits, compiling reports and vehicle driving."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
eThekwini	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	258,200 ZAR

Researcher

Posted 06 March 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lab based research and teaching."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Doctorate Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	317,700 ZAR

Research Scientist

Posted 04 March 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Development of antibody constructs."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	354,700 ZAR

Laboratory Manager

Posted 19 February 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"I run the TB Lab at a large privately owned diagnostic laboratory."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	716,400 ZAR

Dietitian

Posted 05 February 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Nutritional rehabilitation and nutritional promotion."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	406,900 ZAR

Oncology Pharmacist

Posted 25 November 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Mixing and dispensing oncology medicine."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Buffalo, South Africa	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	996,700 ZAR

Optometrist

Posted 18 November 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Eye examinations, ocular health management, contact lenses."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ekurhuleni	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	552,000 ZAR

Research Engineer

Posted 09 November 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Head of Epidemiology."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tshwane	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	613,300 ZAR

Supervisor

Posted 29 October 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Supervise an oncology pharmacy."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tshwane	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	1,214,400 ZAR

Pharmacist

Posted 15 October 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Provide medical care."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nelson Mandela Bay Metro	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	490,700 ZAR

Optometrist

Posted 03 July 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"I examine eyes for pathology and prescribe spectacles."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	533,600 ZAR

Physiotherapist

Posted 10 May 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"A person qualified to treat disease, injury, or deformity by physical methods such as massage, heat treatment, and exercise."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tshwane	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	306,700 ZAR

Manager

Posted 09 May 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage team of pharmacist, assistants and medical doctors."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	1,205,200 ZAR

Responsible Pharmacist

Posted 19 April 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sign off of all legal documentation and registration of various class pharmaceutics and medical devices."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	941,500 ZAR

Optometrist

Posted 27 March 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Optometrist."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	398,700 ZAR

Research

Posted 18 December 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research and the development of public policy, human rights and advocacy."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	1,238,000 ZAR

Laboratory Technician

Posted 18 September 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research, sample preparation and testing of biological samples."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	275,100 ZAR

HEALTH CARE & MEDICAL II / SALARY SOUTH AFRICA

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741,961 ZAR

805,098 ZAR

585,446 ZAR

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