HEALTH CARE & MEDICAL / SALARY
CAPE TOWN

SALARY SURVEYS

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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR

Gross income

Net (after tax)

18.3 ZAR = 1 USD

1,713,089 ZAR

$93,636 USD

Johannesburg

1,349,271 ZAR

1,225,778 ZAR

$67,000 USD

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Average Salary / Health Care & Medical / Cape Town

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Average salary for Health Care & Medical / Cape Town is 1,713,089 ZAR per year. The most typical earning is 1,225,778 ZAR. All data are based on 17 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 2,389,353 ZAR. Women receive a salary of 951,350 ZAR.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 3,214,466 ZAR. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 1,470,934 ZAR.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 16-20 Years of experience receive salary of 2,486,317 ZAR. Employees with 4-8 Years of experience receive 2,127,731 ZAR.

Levels / Health Care & Medical / 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	1	100% 5.88%
274,400 ZAR - 365,899 ZAR	1	94.12% 5.88%
365,900 ZAR - 457,399 ZAR	1	88.24% 5.88%
457,400 ZAR - 548,799 ZAR	0	n/a
548,900 ZAR - 640,299 ZAR	1	82.35% 5.88%
640,300 ZAR - 731,799 ZAR	1	76.47% 5.88%
731,800 ZAR - 823,299 ZAR	0	n/a
823,300 ZAR - 914,699 ZAR	1	70.59% 5.88%
914,800 ZAR - 1,006,199 ZAR	1	64.71% 5.88%
1,006,200 ZAR - 1,097,699 ZAR	0	n/a
1,097,700 ZAR - 1,189,199 ZAR	0	n/a
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
1,189,200 ZAR - 1,280,599 ZAR	2	58.82% 11.76%
1,280,700 ZAR - 1,372,099 ZAR	0	n/a
1,372,100 ZAR - 1,463,599 ZAR	1	47.06% 5.88%
1,463,600 ZAR - 1,555,099 ZAR	1	41.18% 5.88%
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	1	35.29% 5.88%
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	1	29.41% 5.88%
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	1	23.53% 5.88%
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	1	17.65% 5.88%
3,842,000 ZAR - 4,024,899 ZAR	0	n/a
4,024,900 ZAR - 4,207,899 ZAR	1	11.76% 5.88%
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	1	5.88% 5.88%

Gender / Health Care & Medical / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	8	2,389,353 ZAR
2	Women	7	951,350 ZAR

Education / Health Care & Medical / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	4	3,214,466 ZAR
2	Masters Degree	4	1,470,934 ZAR
3	Bachelors Degree	9	1,154,427 ZAR

Experience / Health Care & Medical / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	16-20 Years	4	2,486,317 ZAR
2	4-8 Years	4	2,127,731 ZAR
3	12-16 Years	3	1,474,593 ZAR
4	20+ Years	2	1,438,002 ZAR
5	2-4 Years	2	1,062,951 ZAR
6	8-12 Years	1	687,899 ZAR
7	0-1 Year	1	556,174 ZAR

Age / Health Care & Medical / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	51-55	1	5,351,346 ZAR
2	n/a	2	1,674,010 ZAR
3	31-35	6	1,637,420 ZAR
4	26-30	4	1,606,318 ZAR
5	36-40	1	1,375,799 ZAR
6	41-45	2	938,543 ZAR
7	46-50	1	916,589 ZAR

Work Type / Health Care & Medical / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	Permanent	13	2,072,846 ZAR
2	Contract	2	788,523 ZAR
3	Self Employed	2	294,552 ZAR

Careers / Health Care & Medical / Cape Town (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	Doctor Specialist	2	2,985,776 ZAR
2	Doctor	8	2,186,276 ZAR
3	Healthcare Management	3	1,275,175 ZAR
4	Clinical Coordinator	1	687,899 ZAR
5	Neonatal Nurse	1	556,174 ZAR
6	Registered Nurse	1	342,120 ZAR
7	Forensic Nurse	1	246,985 ZAR

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Doctor

Posted 26 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Performing surgical operations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	5,352,000 ZAR

Medical Research Manager

Posted 11 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"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	889,700 ZAR

Medical Officer

Posted 21 October 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing acute and long term inpatients with intellectual disability and comorbid psychiatric and medical conditions."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	1,235,500 ZAR

General Practitioner

Posted 17 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Treat patients."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	4,055,400 ZAR

Psychiatrist

Posted 20 October 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Seeing patients, prescribing medications, giving therapy."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Doctorate Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	3,833,400 ZAR

General Practice

Posted 18 August 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Family physician."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	1,533,400 ZAR

Dentist

Posted 12 August 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Dental Surgeon and part time lecturer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	1,840,000 ZAR

General Practitioner

Posted 14 November 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Family practice seeing acute and chronic conditions, including minor surgical procedures and some aesthetic medicine."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	1,375,500 ZAR

Director

Posted 01 November 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Financial director responsible for overall finance, legal and compliance areas of the organisation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	2,532,100 ZAR

Nurse

Posted 17 October 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Responsible of looking after people in their beds."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	247,600 ZAR

Programme Manager

Posted 01 August 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Programme Management, monitoring and evaluation, report writing, management of project finance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	687,800 ZAR

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