MANUFACTURING & LABOR WORKERS / SALARY
JOHANNESBURG

SALARY SURVEYS

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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR		MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR		Gross income Net (after tax) 18.3 ZAR = 1 USD
663,383 ZAR $36,260 USD		1,042,826 ZAR $57,000 USD		Gross income Net (after tax) 18.3 ZAR = 1 USD

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Average Salary / Manufacturing & Labor Workers / Johannesburg

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Average salary for Manufacturing & Labor Workers / Johannesburg is 663,383 ZAR per year. The most typical earning is 1,042,826 ZAR. All data are based on 21 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 684,240 ZAR. Women receive a salary of 662,286 ZAR.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Masters Degree with salary of 1,600,830 ZAR. The second most paid education level is Bachelors Degree with salary of 817,795 ZAR.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 12-16 Years of experience receive salary of 976,963 ZAR. Employees with 8-12 Years of experience receive 841,579 ZAR.

Levels / Manufacturing & Labor Workers / Johannesburg (Gross ZAR)

Salary Levels (ZAR) per Year	Surveys	[%]
54,900 ZAR - 91,499 ZAR	0	n/a
91,500 ZAR - 182,899 ZAR	2	100% 9.52%
183,000 ZAR - 274,399 ZAR	1	90.48% 4.76%
274,400 ZAR - 365,899 ZAR	3	85.71% 14.29%
365,900 ZAR - 457,399 ZAR	4	71.43% 19.05%
457,400 ZAR - 548,799 ZAR	1	52.38% 4.76%
548,900 ZAR - 640,299 ZAR	0	n/a
640,300 ZAR - 731,799 ZAR	1	47.62% 4.76%
731,800 ZAR - 823,299 ZAR	0	n/a
823,300 ZAR - 914,699 ZAR	1	42.86% 4.76%
914,800 ZAR - 1,006,199 ZAR	2	38.1% 9.52%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
1,006,200 ZAR - 1,097,699 ZAR	5	28.57% 23.81%
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	1	4.76% 4.76%
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 / Manufacturing & Labor Workers / Johannesburg (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	13	684,240 ZAR
2	Women	7	662,286 ZAR

Education / Manufacturing & Labor Workers / Johannesburg (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	Masters Degree	1	1,600,830 ZAR
2	Bachelors Degree	6	817,795 ZAR
3	Some College	10	598,253 ZAR
4	High School	3	386,028 ZAR
5	Bellow H. School	1	287,234 ZAR

Experience / Manufacturing & Labor Workers / Johannesburg (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	12-16 Years	2	976,963 ZAR
2	8-12 Years	3	841,579 ZAR
3	16-20 Years	4	731,808 ZAR
4	20+ Years	4	698,876 ZAR
5	4-8 Years	4	643,991 ZAR
6	1-2 Years	1	338,461 ZAR
7	2-4 Years	3	272,598 ZAR

Age / Manufacturing & Labor Workers / Johannesburg (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	51-55	1	1,092,223 ZAR
2	46-50	2	998,917 ZAR
3	31-35	5	885,487 ZAR
4	36-40	4	759,250 ZAR
5	41-45	2	724,489 ZAR
6	n/a	1	415,301 ZAR
7	56-60	1	287,234 ZAR
8	26-30	4	261,621 ZAR
9	21-25	1	181,122 ZAR

Work Type / Manufacturing & Labor Workers / Johannesburg (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	1	916,589 ZAR
2	Permanent	18	662,286 ZAR
3	Contract	2	539,708 ZAR

Careers / Manufacturing & Labor Workers / Johannesburg (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	Other Manufacturing Career	6	907,441 ZAR
2	Manufacturing	7	729,978 ZAR
3	Manufacturing Assembly Worker	1	649,479 ZAR
4	Quality Coordinator	3	464,698 ZAR
5	Product Development	3	347,608 ZAR
6	Warehousing Employee Lead	1	287,234 ZAR

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Quality Manager

Posted 29 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Food Safety (FSSC 22000), Quality systems managements, Laboratory management. 
Know how to manage people, liase with farmers on raw milk results. 
Maintain quality and food safety systems. 
Report to upper management on all parameters."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	1,029,000 ZAR

Foreman

Posted 21 November 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"National Diploma Chemical engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	429,900 ZAR

Stores Supervisor

Posted 05 November 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Quality checks, driving, dispatch."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bellow H. School	20+ Years	n/a	287,000 ZAR

Engineer

Posted 13 April 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Working in the manufacturing space."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	1,059,600 ZAR

General Manager

Posted 17 December 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Pricing
Accounts
Health and Safety
Human Resources."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Some College	16-20 Years	n/a	436,300 ZAR

Operations Manager

Posted 21 November 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"As an operations manager I oversee the manufacturing the evidence collection kits for different law enforcement agencies. i currently oversee a staff compliment of 154 . Have a decade and a half of working experience with a strong financial background. I have also been exposed to the Pharmaceutical industry and have worked for 3 years under this industry."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	1,054,400 ZAR

Print Operator

Posted 30 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Digital printing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Some College	2-4 Years	n/a	219,000 ZAR

Mechanical Fitter

Posted 10 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"We are manufacturing armoured vehicles. I am on assembly side."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	High School	16-20 Years	n/a	648,800 ZAR

Quality Assurance Officer

Posted 05 November 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"•	Responsible for implementing, documentation, control and maintenance of a detailed Quality Managements Systems(QMS) including procedures, records, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’S) and HACCP and reassessment."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	157,900 ZAR

Manager

Posted 28 October 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage day to day activities in machine assembly plant."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	1,019,700 ZAR

MANUFACTURING & LABOR WORKERS / SALARY JOHANNESBURG

21

663,383 ZAR

1,042,826 ZAR