MEDIA / SALARY
SOUTH AFRICA

SALARY SURVEYS

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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

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Gross income

Net (after tax)

18.3 ZAR = 1 USD

615,798 ZAR

$33,659 USD

Johannesburg

687,698 ZAR

585,446 ZAR

$32,000 USD

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Average Salary / Media / South Africa

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Average salary for Media / South Africa is 615,798 ZAR per year. The most typical earning is 585,446 ZAR. All data are based on 58 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 726,319 ZAR. Women receive a salary of 488,481 ZAR.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Masters Degree with salary of 958,668 ZAR. The second most paid education level is Some College with salary of 649,479 ZAR.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 16-20 Years of experience receive salary of 1,050,144 ZAR. Employees with 12-16 Years of experience receive 845,238 ZAR.

Levels / Media / 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	2	100% 3.45%
183,000 ZAR - 274,399 ZAR	5	96.55% 8.62%
274,400 ZAR - 365,899 ZAR	8	87.93% 13.79%
365,900 ZAR - 457,399 ZAR	7	74.14% 12.07%
457,400 ZAR - 548,799 ZAR	8	62.07% 13.79%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
548,900 ZAR - 640,299 ZAR	9	48.28% 15.52%
640,300 ZAR - 731,799 ZAR	4	32.76% 6.9%
731,800 ZAR - 823,299 ZAR	3	25.86% 5.17%
823,300 ZAR - 914,699 ZAR	3	20.69% 5.17%
914,800 ZAR - 1,006,199 ZAR	2	15.52% 3.45%
1,006,200 ZAR - 1,097,699 ZAR	1	12.07% 1.72%
1,097,700 ZAR - 1,189,199 ZAR	1	10.34% 1.72%
1,189,200 ZAR - 1,280,599 ZAR	1	8.62% 1.72%
1,280,700 ZAR - 1,372,099 ZAR	0	n/a
1,372,100 ZAR - 1,463,599 ZAR	2	6.9% 3.45%
1,463,600 ZAR - 1,555,099 ZAR	1	3.45% 1.72%
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	1	1.72% 1.72%
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 / Media / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	24	726,319 ZAR
2	Women	19	488,481 ZAR

Education / Media / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	Masters Degree	8	958,668 ZAR
2	Some College	16	649,479 ZAR
3	High School	6	649,479 ZAR
4	Bachelors Degree	28	492,140 ZAR

Experience / Media / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	16-20 Years	3	1,050,144 ZAR
2	12-16 Years	7	845,238 ZAR
3	8-12 Years	11	719,001 ZAR
4	4-8 Years	12	629,354 ZAR
5	20+ Years	4	594,594 ZAR
6	2-4 Years	6	547,026 ZAR
7	0-1 Year	9	413,471 ZAR
8	1-2 Years	6	301,870 ZAR

Age / Media / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	41-45	5	987,940 ZAR
2	36-40	10	859,874 ZAR
3	46-50	2	751,932 ZAR
4	51-55	2	686,070 ZAR
5	n/a	15	600,082 ZAR
6	26-30	12	503,118 ZAR
7	31-35	4	497,629 ZAR
8	21-25	8	285,405 ZAR

Work Type / Media / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	Contract	4	775,716 ZAR
2	Self Employed	7	620,207 ZAR
3	Permanent	47	601,912 ZAR

Cities / Media / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	Johannesburg	26	687,899 ZAR
2	Mbombela	1	603,741 ZAR
3	Cape Town	18	596,423 ZAR
4	Mangaung	1	578,128 ZAR
5	Tshwane	6	515,924 ZAR
6	eThekwini	4	493,970 ZAR
7	Emalahleni	1	453,720 ZAR
8	Nelson Mandela Bay Metro	1	406,153 ZAR

Careers / Media / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	Other Media Career	7	843,408 ZAR
2	Interactive Media	2	676,922 ZAR
3	Radio Producer	3	665,945 ZAR
4	Editor	15	664,115 ZAR
5	Media Manager	8	653,138 ZAR
6	Journalist	5	594,594 ZAR
7	Digital Media	7	550,685 ZAR
8	Web Producer	3	495,799 ZAR
9	Radio Presenter	3	422,619 ZAR
10	Video Producer	2	373,222 ZAR
11	TV Producer	1	362,244 ZAR
12	Weather Reporter	1	318,336 ZAR
13	Media Coordinator	1	257,962 ZAR

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Video Producer

Posted 05 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Producing, shooting & editing video content."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	High School	4-8 Years	Advanced	511,100 ZAR

Fraud And Risk Manager

Posted 20 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Investigation of any fraud and mitigation of risk."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	2,025,200 ZAR

Animation Director

Posted 27 December 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Working closely with the Creative Director and leading teams of animators to achieve the visual goals of the production."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	778,600 ZAR

Analyst

Posted 29 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Analysing digital media."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	399,000 ZAR

Content Creator

Posted 25 February 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"I have run and owned my own media production company for the last 9 years in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. We offer a turn key media solution."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nelson Mandela Bay Metro	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	405,500 ZAR

Digital Marketing Manager

Posted 24 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Social media 
Ppc
Cpc
Seo
Digital marketing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	405,500 ZAR

Digital Editor

Posted 27 November 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Editor in charge of local government website content, focuses on e-commerce."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Some College	12-16 Years	n/a	1,140,800 ZAR

Writer

Posted 26 November 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Write articles (online and print), social media and copy edit all text."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	607,200 ZAR

Media Buyer

Posted 31 October 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Buying advertising space with various media owners."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
eThekwini	High School	8-12 Years	n/a	552,000 ZAR

Communications Manager

Posted 16 September 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Media strategy, write press statements and other PR content, manage media enquiries, staff communications strategy and content, social media manager,."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	843,300 ZAR

Editor

Posted 27 April 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Bulletin editor, translator."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tshwane	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	613,300 ZAR

Strategy Associate

Posted 18 October 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Strategy associate for media company."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	687,800 ZAR

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