OTHER MANUFACTURING CAREER / SALARY
SOUTH AFRICA

SALARY SURVEYS

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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR

Gross income

Net (after tax)

18.3 ZAR = 1 USD

767,849 ZAR

$41,970 USD

Johannesburg

907,021 ZAR

402,494 ZAR

$22,000 USD

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Excluding "Johannesburg"

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Average Salary / Other Manufacturing Career / South Africa

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Average salary for Other Manufacturing Career / South Africa is 767,849 ZAR per year. The most typical earning is 402,494 ZAR. All data are based on 21 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 876,340 ZAR. Women receive a salary of 620,207 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 951,350 ZAR.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 8-12 Years of experience receive salary of 901,953 ZAR. Employees with 2-4 Years of experience receive 826,943 ZAR.

Levels / Other Manufacturing Career / 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% 4.76%
183,000 ZAR - 274,399 ZAR	0	n/a
274,400 ZAR - 365,899 ZAR	3	95.24% 14.29%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
365,900 ZAR - 457,399 ZAR	5	80.95% 23.81%
457,400 ZAR - 548,799 ZAR	1	57.14% 4.76%
548,900 ZAR - 640,299 ZAR	1	52.38% 4.76%
640,300 ZAR - 731,799 ZAR	0	n/a
731,800 ZAR - 823,299 ZAR	1	47.62% 4.76%
823,300 ZAR - 914,699 ZAR	2	42.86% 9.52%
914,800 ZAR - 1,006,199 ZAR	1	33.33% 4.76%
1,006,200 ZAR - 1,097,699 ZAR	3	28.57% 14.29%
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	14.29% 4.76%
1,646,600 ZAR - 1,737,999 ZAR	0	n/a
1,738,000 ZAR - 1,829,499 ZAR	1	9.52% 4.76%
1,829,500 ZAR - 1,920,999 ZAR	1	4.76% 4.76%
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 / Other Manufacturing Career / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	11	876,340 ZAR
2	Women	8	620,207 ZAR

Education / Other Manufacturing Career / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	Masters Degree	1	1,600,830 ZAR
2	Bachelors Degree	6	951,350 ZAR
3	Some College	10	647,650 ZAR
4	High School	4	583,616 ZAR

Experience / Other Manufacturing Career / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	8-12 Years	7	901,953 ZAR
2	2-4 Years	1	826,943 ZAR
3	20+ Years	5	812,306 ZAR
4	4-8 Years	3	680,581 ZAR
5	16-20 Years	2	680,581 ZAR
6	12-16 Years	2	676,922 ZAR
7	0-1 Year	1	168,315 ZAR

Age / Other Manufacturing Career / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	51-55	2	1,132,472 ZAR
2	46-50	2	998,917 ZAR
3	36-40	6	804,988 ZAR
4	n/a	2	757,421 ZAR
5	26-30	2	711,683 ZAR
6	31-35	7	585,446 ZAR

Work Type / Other Manufacturing Career / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Contract	2	1,467,275 ZAR
2	Permanent	19	695,217 ZAR

Cities / Other Manufacturing Career / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	Nelson Mandela Bay Metro	1	1,900,871 ZAR
2	Johannesburg	6	907,441 ZAR
3	--Other--	3	788,523 ZAR
4	Cape Town	6	700,706 ZAR
5	Ekurhuleni	2	543,367 ZAR
6	eThekwini	2	479,334 ZAR
7	Mangaung	1	168,315 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

Estimator

Posted 12 July 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Estimating, Drawings, CNC Programming."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Some College	4-8 Years	Advanced	416,400 ZAR

Safety Clerk

Posted 09 June 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Involve in audits, Risk Assessments, safety related issues, conduct training of staff new and old employees, Run quality checks on products, prepare and send reports, Run safety meetings, I'm a safety chairperson."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Mangaung	Some College	0-1 Year	Intermediate	167,700 ZAR

Planner

Posted 10 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Production planning
Supply planning."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ekurhuleni	High School	8-12 Years	n/a	784,000 ZAR

It Project Manager

Posted 22 June 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"It project manager."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nelson Mandela Bay Metro	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	1,900,900 ZAR

Planner

Posted 17 May 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Human Resources 
Production
Planner."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	High School	20+ Years	n/a	367,900 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

Process Artisan

Posted 20 November 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Operate petrochemical plant."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	High School	8-12 Years	n/a	878,600 ZAR

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