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Average Salary - Law / South Africa SOUTH AFRICA

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18.3 ZAR = 1 USD

924,236 ZAR

$50,518 USD
Johannesburg

919,663 ZAR

311,018 ZAR

$17,000 USD
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Average Salary / Law / South Africa

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Average salary for Law / South Africa is 924,236 ZAR per year. The most typical earning is 311,018 ZAR. All data are based on 82 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 1,090,393 ZAR. Women receive a salary of 777,546 ZAR.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Bachelors Degree with salary of 984,281 ZAR. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 907,441 ZAR.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 1,836,838 ZAR. Employees with 12-16 Years of experience receive 1,491,058 ZAR.

Levels / Law / 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
4 100%
4.88%
183,000 ZAR - 274,399 ZAR
9 95.12%
10.98%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
274,400 ZAR - 365,899 ZAR
12 84.15%
14.63%
365,900 ZAR - 457,399 ZAR
1 69.51%
1.22%
457,400 ZAR - 548,799 ZAR
9 68.29%
10.98%
548,900 ZAR - 640,299 ZAR
10 57.32%
12.2%
640,300 ZAR - 731,799 ZAR
2 45.12%
2.44%
731,800 ZAR - 823,299 ZAR
4 42.68%
4.88%
823,300 ZAR - 914,699 ZAR
0 n/a
914,800 ZAR - 1,006,199 ZAR
3 37.8%
3.66%
1,006,200 ZAR - 1,097,699 ZAR
3 34.15%
3.66%
1,097,700 ZAR - 1,189,199 ZAR
1 30.49%
1.22%
1,189,200 ZAR - 1,280,599 ZAR
4 29.27%
4.88%
1,280,700 ZAR - 1,372,099 ZAR
4 24.39%
4.88%
1,372,100 ZAR - 1,463,599 ZAR
3 19.51%
3.66%
1,463,600 ZAR - 1,555,099 ZAR
0 n/a
1,555,100 ZAR - 1,646,499 ZAR
1 15.85%
1.22%
1,646,600 ZAR - 1,737,999 ZAR
2 14.63%
2.44%
1,738,000 ZAR - 1,829,499 ZAR
1 12.2%
1.22%
1,829,500 ZAR - 1,920,999 ZAR
0 n/a
1,921,000 ZAR - 2,012,499 ZAR
2 10.98%
2.44%
2,012,500 ZAR - 2,103,899 ZAR
1 8.54%
1.22%
2,103,900 ZAR - 2,195,399 ZAR
0 n/a
2,195,400 ZAR - 2,286,899 ZAR
1 7.32%
1.22%
2,286,900 ZAR - 2,378,399 ZAR
1 6.1%
1.22%
2,378,400 ZAR - 2,469,799 ZAR
1 4.88%
1.22%
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
2 3.66%
2.44%
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
1 1.22%
1.22%
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Gender / Law / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Men 36 1,090,393 ZAR
2 Women 26 777,546 ZAR

Education / Law / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Bachelors Degree 61 984,281 ZAR
2 Masters Degree 15 907,441 ZAR
3 Some College 2 464,698 ZAR
4 High School 4 305,529 ZAR

Experience / Law / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 20+ Years 9 1,836,838 ZAR
2 12-16 Years 6 1,491,058 ZAR
3 8-12 Years 11 1,339,208 ZAR
4 16-20 Years 6 1,293,470 ZAR
5 4-8 Years 18 772,057 ZAR
6 0-1 Year 7 570,810 ZAR
7 1-2 Years 12 417,130 ZAR
8 2-4 Years 13 380,540 ZAR

Age / Law / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 61-65 1 4,599,413 ZAR
2 46-50 3 1,800,247 ZAR
3 41-45 8 1,211,142 ZAR
4 36-40 9 1,181,869 ZAR
5 31-35 15 1,128,813 ZAR
6 n/a 20 814,136 ZAR
7 51-55 1 675,092 ZAR
8 26-30 16 523,242 ZAR
9 21-25 8 358,585 ZAR
10 14-20 1 331,143 ZAR

Work Type / Law / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Self Employed 6 1,287,982 ZAR
2 Permanent 71 923,907 ZAR
3 Contract 5 501,288 ZAR

Cities / Law / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Ekurhuleni 1 2,466,192 ZAR
2 Mbombela 1 1,410,559 ZAR
3 Cape Town 21 1,165,404 ZAR
4 Nelson Mandela Bay Metro 2 1,114,177 ZAR
5 eThekwini 6 969,645 ZAR
6 Johannesburg 37 920,248 ZAR
7 --Other-- 3 559,833 ZAR
8 Mangaung 1 365,904 ZAR
9 Tshwane 7 362,244 ZAR
10 Rustenburg 1 312,847 ZAR
11 Buffalo, South Africa 1 276,257 ZAR
12 Msunduzi 1 199,417 ZAR

Careers / Law / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Judge 2 1,776,463 ZAR
2 Government Counsel Lawyer 1 1,333,720 ZAR
3 Private Practice Lawyer 9 1,267,857 ZAR
4 Manager 1 1,233,096 ZAR
5 Corporate Counsel Lawyer 14 1,163,574 ZAR
6 Lawyer 36 903,782 ZAR
7 Other Law Career 14 559,833 ZAR
8 Law Firm Administrator 1 340,290 ZAR
9 Legal Secretary 3 312,847 ZAR
10 Paralegal 1 311,018 ZAR

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Senior Associate
Posted 17 June 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 983,500 ZAR

Technologist
Posted 12 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
eThekwini Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 253,500 ZAR

Senior Legal Advisor
Posted 16 August 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 4-8 Years Expert 1,394,100 ZAR

Contracts Manager
Posted 12 March 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 16-20 Years n/a 1,232,700 ZAR

Compliance Officer
Posted 23 January 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tshwane Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years n/a 266,300 ZAR

Head Of Legal
Posted 02 December 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Bachelors Degree 12-16 Years n/a 822,900 ZAR

Director
Posted 16 November 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 3,801,800 ZAR

Senior Associate
Posted 28 July 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a 1,066,900 ZAR

Compliance Head
Posted 20 April 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a 1,716,900 ZAR

Candidate Attorney
Posted 11 March 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years n/a 145,900 ZAR

Legal Manager
Posted 13 November 2019
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Mbombela Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years n/a 1,411,300 ZAR

Attorney Liasion
Posted 27 April 2019
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
eThekwini Some College 2-4 Years n/a 310,900 ZAR

Legal Counsel
Posted 11 April 2019
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years n/a 540,700 ZAR

Legal Counsel
Posted 10 April 2019
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a 535,300 ZAR

Legal Associate
Posted 09 April 2019
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years n/a 540,700 ZAR

Legal Manager
Posted 18 March 2019
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a 611,000 ZAR

Legal Advisor
Posted 05 March 2019
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 12-16 Years n/a 1,281,500 ZAR

Legal Manager
Posted 19 February 2019
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a 1,149,000 ZAR

Head Of Legal
Posted 17 February 2019
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a 1,351,800 ZAR

Legal Advisor And Company Secretary
Posted 15 February 2019
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tshwane Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years n/a 762,400 ZAR

Candidate Attorney
Posted 29 January 2019
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Masters Degree 1-2 Years n/a 202,800 ZAR

Legal Advisor
Posted 29 January 2019
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Masters Degree 4-8 Years n/a 589,400 ZAR

Associate
Posted 28 January 2019
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year n/a 216,300 ZAR

Attorney
Posted 27 January 2019
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years n/a 675,900 ZAR

Associate
Posted 23 January 2019
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a 608,300 ZAR

Candidate Attorney
Posted 19 October 2018
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years n/a 219,300 ZAR

Senior Partner
Posted 01 October 2018
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 4,600,100 ZAR

Partner
Posted 19 September 2018
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
eThekwini Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a 3,833,400 ZAR

Legal Adviser
Posted 13 August 2018
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Masters Degree 8-12 Years n/a 1,380,000 ZAR

Conveyancing Secretary
Posted 02 August 2018
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Buffalo, South Africa High School 20+ Years n/a 276,000 ZAR

Legal Advisor
Posted 10 July 2018
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
eThekwini Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 708,400 ZAR

Litigation
Posted 25 June 2018
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cape Town Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a 184,000 ZAR

Attorney
Posted 15 March 2018
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a 552,000 ZAR

Legal Adviser
Posted 09 October 2017
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johannesburg Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a 481,400 ZAR

Lawyer
Posted 26 July 2017
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Mangaung Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years n/a 365,900 ZAR


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