SOUTH AFRICA SALARY

SALARY SURVEYS

3,997

UPDATED
September 2021
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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR

683,421 ZAR

$47,342 USD

245,409 ZAR

$17,000 USD

Gross income Net (after tax)

Average Salary / South Africa

Average salary in South Africa is 683,421 ZAR per year. The most typical earning is 245,409 ZAR. All data are based on 3,997 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 772,923 ZAR. Women receive a salary of 519,632 ZAR.

The most paid careers are Management & Business with average income 1,069,782 ZAR and Health Care & Medical with income 951,495 ZAR.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 1,152,283 ZAR. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 1,018,130 ZAR.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 1,012,847 ZAR. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 949,791 ZAR.

Levels / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

Salary Levels (ZAR) per Year	Surveys	Earning Percent
43,000 ZAR - 71,999 ZAR	31	100% 0.78%
72,000 ZAR - 143,999 ZAR	219	99.22% 5.48%
144,000 ZAR - 216,999 ZAR	303	93.75% 7.58%
217,000 ZAR - 288,999 ZAR	375	86.16% 9.38%
289,000 ZAR - 360,999 ZAR	336	76.78% 8.41%
361,000 ZAR - 432,999 ZAR	344	68.38% 8.61%
433,000 ZAR - 504,999 ZAR	353	59.77% 8.83%
505,000 ZAR - 576,999 ZAR	237	50.94% 5.93%
577,000 ZAR - 649,999 ZAR	230	45.01% 5.75%
650,000 ZAR - 721,999 ZAR	196	39.25% 4.9%
722,000 ZAR - 793,999 ZAR	156	34.35% 3.9%
794,000 ZAR - 865,999 ZAR	172	30.45% 4.3%
866,000 ZAR - 937,999 ZAR	122	26.14% 3.05%
938,000 ZAR - 1,009,999 ZAR	147	23.09% 3.68%
1,011,000 ZAR - 1,082,999 ZAR	100	19.41% 2.5%
1,083,000 ZAR - 1,154,999 ZAR	84	16.91% 2.1%
1,155,000 ZAR - 1,226,999 ZAR	80	14.81% 2%
1,227,000 ZAR - 1,298,999 ZAR	64	12.81% 1.6%
1,299,000 ZAR - 1,370,999 ZAR	56	11.21% 1.4%
1,371,000 ZAR - 1,443,999 ZAR	37	9.81% 0.93%
1,444,000 ZAR - 1,515,999 ZAR	38	8.88% 0.95%
1,516,000 ZAR - 1,587,999 ZAR	29	7.93% 0.73%
1,588,000 ZAR - 1,659,999 ZAR	35	7.21% 0.88%
1,660,000 ZAR - 1,731,999 ZAR	36	6.33% 0.9%
1,732,000 ZAR - 1,803,999 ZAR	17	5.43% 0.43%
1,804,000 ZAR - 1,876,999 ZAR	15	5% 0.38%
1,877,000 ZAR - 1,948,999 ZAR	33	4.63% 0.83%
1,949,000 ZAR - 2,020,999 ZAR	25	3.8% 0.63%
2,021,000 ZAR - 2,092,999 ZAR	6	3.18% 0.15%
2,093,000 ZAR - 2,164,999 ZAR	14	3.03% 0.35%
High salaries
2,165,000 ZAR - 2,309,999 ZAR	21	2.68% 0.53%
2,310,000 ZAR - 2,453,999 ZAR	21	2.15% 0.53%
2,454,000 ZAR - 2,597,999 ZAR	12	1.63% 0.3%
2,598,000 ZAR - 2,742,999 ZAR	8	1.33% 0.2%
2,743,000 ZAR - 2,886,999 ZAR	6	1.13% 0.15%
2,887,000 ZAR - 3,031,999 ZAR	11	0.98% 0.28%
3,032,000 ZAR - 3,175,999 ZAR	2	0.7% 0.05%
3,176,000 ZAR - 3,319,999 ZAR	8	0.65% 0.2%
3,320,000 ZAR - 3,464,999 ZAR	5	0.45% 0.13%
3,465,000 ZAR - 3,608,999 ZAR	1	0.33% 0.03%
3,609,000 ZAR - 5,052,999 ZAR	12	0.3% 0.3%

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Gender / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	1,892	772,923 ZAR
2	Women	1,138	519,632 ZAR

Education / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	91	1,152,283 ZAR
2	Masters Degree	533	1,018,130 ZAR
3	Bachelors Degree	1,833	712,885 ZAR
4	Some College	1,045	535,612 ZAR
5	High School	474	444,133 ZAR
6	Bellow H. School	21	341,609 ZAR

Experience / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	603	1,012,847 ZAR
2	16-20 Years	401	949,791 ZAR
3	12-16 Years	481	879,070 ZAR
4	8-12 Years	688	721,589 ZAR
5	4-8 Years	766	555,664 ZAR
6	2-4 Years	524	408,750 ZAR
7	0-1 Year	280	340,296 ZAR
8	1-2 Years	254	337,163 ZAR

Age / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	61-65	25	1,095,391 ZAR
2	66-70	7	1,022,591 ZAR
3	46-50	259	1,019,141 ZAR
4	51-55	126	983,802 ZAR
5	41-45	353	936,958 ZAR
6	56-60	65	860,419 ZAR
7	36-40	510	799,225 ZAR
8	n/a	967	701,076 ZAR
9	14-20	18	687,001 ZAR
10	31-35	628	649,713 ZAR
11	26-30	718	457,731 ZAR
12	21-25	319	274,511 ZAR
13	71-75	2	179,480 ZAR

Work Type / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	140	868,748 ZAR
2	Permanent	3,524	685,558 ZAR
3	Contract	294	615,399 ZAR
4	Part Time	39	337,885 ZAR

Cities / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	Emfuleni	14	961,513 ZAR
2	Matjhabeng	4	804,595 ZAR
3	Johannesburg	1,797	789,582 ZAR
4	Thulamela	3	774,742 ZAR
5	Emalahleni	38	714,039 ZAR
6	Mangaung	25	685,832 ZAR
7	Mbombela	33	674,139 ZAR
8	Tshwane	343	655,791 ZAR
9	eThekwini	250	629,604 ZAR
10	Cape Town	970	609,914 ZAR
11	Polokwane	36	607,517 ZAR
12	Rustenburg	25	582,688 ZAR
13	Ekurhuleni	135	513,165 ZAR
14	Nelson Mandela Bay Metro	103	489,389 ZAR
15	Buffalo, South Africa	41	455,984 ZAR
16	--Other--	144	445,100 ZAR
17	Msunduzi	23	431,963 ZAR
18	Matlosana	6	397,144 ZAR
19	Madibeng	4	341,176 ZAR
20	Bushbuckridge	1	241,338 ZAR
21	Makhado	2	220,594 ZAR

Career Groups / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	Management & Business	548	1,069,782 ZAR
2	Health Care & Medical	74	951,495 ZAR
3	Engineers & Technicians V	38	946,817 ZAR
4	Engineers & Technicians III	10	931,559 ZAR
5	Properties & Real Estates	40	924,471 ZAR
6	Aviation & Shipping	22	820,922 ZAR
7	Finance & Banking	292	795,111 ZAR
8	Engineers & Technicians IV	35	727,450 ZAR
9	Engineers & Technicians II	17	726,050 ZAR
10	IT & Programming	385	724,780 ZAR
11	Law	83	711,585 ZAR
12	Engineers & Technicians	279	702,115 ZAR
13	IT & Programming II	182	684,504 ZAR
14	Public Sector	23	679,061 ZAR
15	Insurance	73	677,950 ZAR
16	Arts, Culture, Performance	14	676,896 ZAR
17	Construction & Labor Workers	65	637,732 ZAR
18	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	211	611,993 ZAR
19	Automobile	28	602,696 ZAR
20	Human Resources	225	601,122 ZAR
21	Logistics, Road, Railway	60	574,719 ZAR
22	Health Care & Medical II	85	547,248 ZAR
23	Accounting & Administration	488	511,591 ZAR
24	Salesmen & Saleswomen	54	500,259 ZAR
25	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	74	483,629 ZAR
26	Organization & Coordination	45	482,431 ZAR
27	Architect Constructions	37	477,061 ZAR
28	Geography & Geodesy	14	465,873 ZAR
29	Education & University	192	465,599 ZAR
30	Agriculture & Fishing	31	448,622 ZAR
31	Media	60	442,415 ZAR
32	Making Design	39	436,741 ZAR
33	Hotels & Tourism	47	415,434 ZAR
34	Security & Fireguard	15	412,489 ZAR
35	Military	6	410,035 ZAR
36	Fashion	16	390,547 ZAR
37	Sports & Recreation	15	385,307 ZAR
38	Customer Services	49	332,125 ZAR
39	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	23	242,652 ZAR
40	Archaeology & History	3	180,765 ZAR

Careers / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	CEO	26	1,817,963 ZAR
2	Director	100	1,561,380 ZAR
3	General Manager	67	1,360,072 ZAR
4	Doctor	29	1,194,248 ZAR
5	Engineering Manager	30	1,085,517 ZAR
6	Chartered Accountant	81	1,062,088 ZAR
7	Business Development Manager	33	1,053,282 ZAR
8	IT Manager	89	1,024,179 ZAR
9	Manager	79	1,004,979 ZAR
10	Finance Manager	54	979,572 ZAR
11	IT Project Manager	45	967,201 ZAR
12	Other Engineer Career	36	949,603 ZAR
13	Risk Manager	20	903,250 ZAR
14	Project Manager	39	826,653 ZAR
15	Marketing Manager	40	798,475 ZAR
16	Logistics Manager	24	797,941 ZAR
17	Operations Manager	40	793,769 ZAR
18	Mechanical Engineer	45	758,646 ZAR
19	Human Resources Manager	97	752,655 ZAR
20	Sales Manager	31	742,637 ZAR
21	Lawyer	35	711,571 ZAR
22	Engineer	55	705,652 ZAR
23	Civil Engineer	26	704,281 ZAR
24	Financial Analyst	28	695,692 ZAR
25	Risk Analyst	23	682,050 ZAR
26	Database Administrator	20	663,067 ZAR
27	Other Education Career	22	654,304 ZAR
28	Other Management Career	44	649,598 ZAR
29	Other IT Career	42	644,141 ZAR
30	Electrical Engineer	24	635,653 ZAR
31	Audit Manager	18	634,137 ZAR
32	Other Finance Career	60	632,203 ZAR
33	Other Human Resource Career	51	608,542 ZAR
34	Account Manager	21	602,580 ZAR
35	Other Manufacturing Career	20	595,565 ZAR
36	Software Developer	66	593,645 ZAR
37	Senior Accountant	22	589,617 ZAR
38	System Analyst	20	573,853 ZAR
39	Manufacturing	21	523,905 ZAR
40	Salesmen or Saleswomen	19	507,001 ZAR
41	Architect	19	490,544 ZAR
42	Human Resource	19	489,346 ZAR
43	Other Medical Career	18	481,825 ZAR
44	Other Tourism Career	17	463,159 ZAR
45	Marketing	20	439,094 ZAR
46	Accountant	48	438,387 ZAR
47	Lecturer	31	414,669 ZAR
48	IT Coordinator	32	398,920 ZAR
49	Other Administration Career	26	373,628 ZAR
50	Payroll Administrator	19	371,910 ZAR
51	Technician	30	366,295 ZAR
52	Junior Accountant	19	288,861 ZAR
53	Human Resource Administrator	32	262,761 ZAR
54	Teacher	23	257,867 ZAR
55	Administrator	28	257,333 ZAR
56	Office Administrator	24	250,620 ZAR
57	Bookkeeper	20	220,059 ZAR
58	Trainee Accountant	26	184,100 ZAR

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Below are 50 most recent added salary surveys.

Restaurant Manager

Added 04 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Customer service, stock take, social media, kitchen, supplier management, day to day."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	215,989 ZAR

Sales Manager

Added 03 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sales, admin."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Cape Town	High School	8-12 Years	Advanced	191,996 ZAR

Data Scientist

Added 02 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Machine Learning
Data cleaning."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Johannesburg	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	1,443,584 ZAR

Lidar Capturing Manager

Added 29 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project Management, LiDAR Capturing Ops Manager, Surveying, Data Processing, Quoting."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Tshwane	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	527,990 ZAR

Secretary

Added 26 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Admin."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Cape Town	Some College	1-2 Years	Intermediate	852,609 ZAR

Educational Interpreter

Added 26 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Specialized subject knowledge, simultaneous interpreting, translation."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	379,893 ZAR

Senior Accountant

Added 26 August 2021

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	732,777 ZAR

Medical Practice Manager

Added 26 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Admin, reception, customer care, ."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Johannesburg	Some College	16-20 Years	Expert	299,991 ZAR

Systems And Software Engineer

Added 24 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Software development, Integration of systems, Customer engadgement."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	619,499 ZAR

Teacher

Added 23 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teaching."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
--Other--	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	233,990 ZAR

Compensation And Benefits Officer

Added 23 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"• Correct processing of time and attendance and payroll input 
• Maintenance of employee personal information 
• Reconciliations of various accounts 
• Payments to employees and third parties
 • Reporting • Testing of current and new systems 
• Implementation of new systems 
• Drafting user manuals and Work instructions 
• Support internal and external auditors
• Ad hoc projects and requirements
•	Full payroll Function, Ensuring for accuracy of payroll
•	Preparation and processing, benefits maintenance, Statutory returns, and various special payments
•	Full National Bargaining Counsel function
•	Prepare, balance and submit the monthly reports to Finance Department
•	Prepare balance and submit the monthly 3rd Party payments
•	Sage Administrator
•	Staff payments and bank uploads Via Fihrst Management Services and authorization
•	Full medical Aid administrating and recons 
•	ABC Exports
•	Pay Slips Printing and processing
•	Basic HR functions."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Cape Town	High School	4-8 Years	Advanced	311,236 ZAR

Director Strategy

Added 20 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Strategic management, project management, foresight."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Cape Town	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	935,990 ZAR

Assistant Accountant

Added 17 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Accounting."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Cape Town	High School	8-12 Years	Basic	287,995 ZAR

Banking Analyst

Added 17 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"The Operations Banking Analyst is responsible for the identifying, communicating and correcting / resolving of missing or erroneous deposits transactions as well as resolving customer deposit complaints timeously to improve and uphold a positive customer experience and protect and support revenue growth in the business."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Johannesburg	Some College	1-2 Years	Advanced	401,633 ZAR

Manager

Added 17 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage investigastion request."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	838,520 ZAR

Sales Director

Added 16 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sales and marketing."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Mbombela	Some College	16-20 Years	Advanced	1,199,993 ZAR

Senior Legal Advisor

Added 16 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Legal advisory."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Cape Town	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	1,099,996 ZAR

Credit Manager

Added 15 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Credit management."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Cape Town	Some College	16-20 Years	Advanced	719,987 ZAR

Head Of Legal

Added 18 July 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Staff management, compliance, litigation. research, alternative dispute resolution, training."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	3,848,537 ZAR

Educational Psychologist

Added 14 July 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Assessment, therapy, workshops."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Johannesburg	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	275,998 ZAR

Business Development Manager

Added 14 July 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Export markets
Technical knowledge
Business Trends."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Johannesburg	Some College	4-8 Years	Advanced	719,987 ZAR