SOFTWARE DEVELOPER / SALARY
JOHANNESBURG

SALARY SURVEYS

26

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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR		MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR		Gross income Net (after tax) 18.3 ZAR = 1 USD
811,245 ZAR $44,342 USD		493,970 ZAR $27,000 USD		Gross income Net (after tax) 18.3 ZAR = 1 USD

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Average Salary / Software Developer / Johannesburg

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Average salary for Software Developer / Johannesburg is 811,245 ZAR per year. The most typical earning is 493,970 ZAR. All data are based on 26 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 686,070 ZAR. Women receive a salary of 858,044 ZAR.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Some College with salary of 885,487 ZAR. The second most paid education level is Bachelors Degree with salary of 859,874 ZAR.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 16-20 Years of experience receive salary of 1,513,013 ZAR. Employees with 8-12 Years of experience receive 1,209,312 ZAR.

Levels / Software Developer / Johannesburg (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	2	100% 7.69%
274,400 ZAR - 365,899 ZAR	2	92.31% 7.69%
365,900 ZAR - 457,399 ZAR	2	84.62% 7.69%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
457,400 ZAR - 548,799 ZAR	4	76.92% 15.38%
548,900 ZAR - 640,299 ZAR	1	61.54% 3.85%
640,300 ZAR - 731,799 ZAR	1	57.69% 3.85%
731,800 ZAR - 823,299 ZAR	3	53.85% 11.54%
823,300 ZAR - 914,699 ZAR	1	42.31% 3.85%
914,800 ZAR - 1,006,199 ZAR	1	38.46% 3.85%
1,006,200 ZAR - 1,097,699 ZAR	3	34.62% 11.54%
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	1	23.08% 3.85%
1,372,100 ZAR - 1,463,599 ZAR	2	19.23% 7.69%
1,463,600 ZAR - 1,555,099 ZAR	2	11.54% 7.69%
1,555,100 ZAR - 1,646,499 ZAR	1	3.85% 3.85%
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 / Software Developer / Johannesburg (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Women	2	858,044 ZAR
2	Men	16	686,070 ZAR

Education / Software Developer / Johannesburg (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	Some College	12	885,487 ZAR
2	Bachelors Degree	10	859,874 ZAR
3	Masters Degree	1	558,003 ZAR
4	High School	3	440,914 ZAR

Experience / Software Developer / Johannesburg (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	16-20 Years	1	1,513,013 ZAR
2	8-12 Years	6	1,209,312 ZAR
3	4-8 Years	4	960,498 ZAR
4	20+ Years	2	918,419 ZAR
5	2-4 Years	7	645,820 ZAR
6	1-2 Years	2	371,392 ZAR
7	0-1 Year	4	345,779 ZAR

Age / Software Developer / Johannesburg (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	36-40	5	1,094,052 ZAR
2	n/a	8	1,050,144 ZAR
3	31-35	3	1,044,655 ZAR
4	26-30	6	464,698 ZAR
5	21-25	4	325,654 ZAR

Work Type / Software Developer / Johannesburg (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Permanent	21	821,454 ZAR
2	Contract	5	764,739 ZAR

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Analytics Architect

Posted 29 November 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Business Intelligence."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	1,349,000 ZAR

Senior Software Developer

Posted 24 January 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Java, Spring, Hibernate, Core Java, J2EE, JBoss, SQL, Rest, SOAP, JIRA."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	735,800 ZAR

Mobile Developer

Posted 16 January 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Cross platform react-native developer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Some College	2-4 Years	n/a	367,900 ZAR

Bi/application Developer

Posted 20 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Buidling and maintenace of Business intelligence reports. 
Application change control
Application support."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	496,100 ZAR

Business Analyst

Posted 06 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Software developer and business analyst."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	973,300 ZAR

Software Developer

Posted 18 February 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Writing software."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Some College	2-4 Years	n/a	811,100 ZAR

Systems Analyst

Posted 29 October 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Develop it and maintain info."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	1,380,000 ZAR

Jnr Developer

Posted 25 September 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Development in c# sql php ntml 5."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	High School	1-2 Years	n/a	184,000 ZAR

Programmer

Posted 26 February 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Develop programs to enhance the current system."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	High School	2-4 Years	n/a	383,300 ZAR

C++ Developer

Posted 16 October 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"C++ Developer in the banking industry."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Some College	16-20 Years	n/a	1,513,100 ZAR

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER / SALARY JOHANNESBURG

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811,245 ZAR

493,970 ZAR