SOUTH AFRICA / SALARY

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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

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Gross income

Net (after tax)

17.47 ZAR = 1 USD

858,725 ZAR

$49,161 USD

Johannesburg

974,343 ZAR

296,949 ZAR

$17,000 USD

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Average Salary / South Africa

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Average salary in South Africa is 858,725 ZAR per year. The most typical earning is 296,949 ZAR. All data are based on 4,000 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 965,958 ZAR. Women receive a salary of 670,756 ZAR.

The most paid careers are Management & Business with average income 1,334,525 ZAR and Health Care & Medical with income 1,229,719 ZAR.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 1,413,129 ZAR. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 1,236,706 ZAR.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 1,245,440 ZAR. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 1,187,797 ZAR.

Levels / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

Salary Levels (ZAR) per Year	Surveys	[%]
52,400 ZAR - 87,299 ZAR	0	n/a
87,300 ZAR - 174,699 ZAR	103	100% 2.58%
174,700 ZAR - 261,999 ZAR	313	97.43% 7.83%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
262,000 ZAR - 349,299 ZAR	387	89.6% 9.68%
349,400 ZAR - 436,699 ZAR	347	79.93% 8.67%
436,700 ZAR - 523,999 ZAR	354	71.25% 8.85%
524,000 ZAR - 611,299 ZAR	361	62.4% 9.03%
611,400 ZAR - 698,699 ZAR	245	53.38% 6.13%
698,700 ZAR - 785,999 ZAR	244	47.25% 6.1%
786,000 ZAR - 873,399 ZAR	212	41.15% 5.3%
873,400 ZAR - 960,699 ZAR	162	35.85% 4.05%
960,700 ZAR - 1,047,999 ZAR	180	31.8% 4.5%
1,048,100 ZAR - 1,135,399 ZAR	127	27.3% 3.18%
1,135,400 ZAR - 1,222,699 ZAR	153	24.13% 3.83%
1,222,700 ZAR - 1,310,099 ZAR	105	20.3% 2.63%
1,310,100 ZAR - 1,397,399 ZAR	88	17.68% 2.2%
1,397,400 ZAR - 1,484,699 ZAR	83	15.48% 2.08%
1,484,700 ZAR - 1,572,099 ZAR	64	13.4% 1.6%
1,572,100 ZAR - 1,659,399 ZAR	59	11.8% 1.48%
1,659,400 ZAR - 1,746,699 ZAR	41	10.33% 1.03%
1,746,800 ZAR - 1,834,099 ZAR	39	9.3% 0.98%
1,834,100 ZAR - 1,921,399 ZAR	30	8.33% 0.75%
1,921,400 ZAR - 2,008,799 ZAR	36	7.58% 0.9%
2,008,800 ZAR - 2,096,099 ZAR	38	6.68% 0.95%
2,096,100 ZAR - 2,183,399 ZAR	18	5.73% 0.45%
2,183,500 ZAR - 2,270,799 ZAR	15	5.28% 0.38%
2,270,800 ZAR - 2,358,099 ZAR	35	4.9% 0.88%
2,358,100 ZAR - 2,445,399 ZAR	27	4.03% 0.68%
2,445,500 ZAR - 2,532,799 ZAR	7	3.35% 0.18%
2,532,800 ZAR - 2,620,099 ZAR	14	3.18% 0.35%
HIGH SALARIES
2,620,100 ZAR - 2,794,799 ZAR	23	2.83% 0.57%
2,794,800 ZAR - 2,969,499 ZAR	22	2.25% 0.55%
2,969,500 ZAR - 3,144,199 ZAR	13	1.7% 0.33%
3,144,200 ZAR - 3,318,799 ZAR	9	1.38% 0.22%
3,318,800 ZAR - 3,493,499 ZAR	6	1.15% 0.15%
3,493,500 ZAR - 3,668,199 ZAR	11	1% 0.27%
3,668,200 ZAR - 3,842,899 ZAR	2	0.73% 0.05%
3,842,900 ZAR - 4,017,499 ZAR	8	0.68% 0.2%
4,017,600 ZAR - 4,192,199 ZAR	5	0.48% 0.13%
4,192,200 ZAR - 4,366,899 ZAR	1	0.35% 0.03%
4,366,900 ZAR - 6,113,699 ZAR	13	0.33% 0.33%

Gender / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	1,926	965,958 ZAR
2	Women	1,128	670,756 ZAR

Education / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	99	1,413,129 ZAR
2	Masters Degree	561	1,236,706 ZAR
3	Bachelors Degree	1,873	880,367 ZAR
4	Some College	1,019	672,502 ZAR
5	High School	433	597,392 ZAR
6	Bellow H. School	15	541,495 ZAR

Experience / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	593	1,245,440 ZAR
2	16-20 Years	439	1,187,797 ZAR
3	12-16 Years	487	1,081,245 ZAR
4	8-12 Years	687	883,861 ZAR
5	4-8 Years	768	698,704 ZAR
6	2-4 Years	527	529,268 ZAR
7	0-1 Year	252	461,144 ZAR
8	1-2 Years	247	445,424 ZAR

Age / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	66-70	9	1,554,617 ZAR
2	61-65	27	1,325,791 ZAR
3	46-50	271	1,262,908 ZAR
4	51-55	135	1,226,226 ZAR
5	41-45	372	1,137,141 ZAR
6	14-20	13	1,114,433 ZAR
7	56-60	76	1,069,017 ZAR
8	36-40	516	983,426 ZAR
9	n/a	946	864,646 ZAR
10	31-35	629	812,243 ZAR
11	26-30	717	578,177 ZAR
12	21-25	287	370,313 ZAR
13	76-99	1	363,326 ZAR
14	71-75	1	340,618 ZAR

Work Type / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	147	1,049,803 ZAR
2	Permanent	3,541	857,659 ZAR
3	Contract	279	807,003 ZAR
4	Part Time	33	485,599 ZAR

Cities / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	Emfuleni	14	1,163,342 ZAR
2	Johannesburg	1,819	974,692 ZAR
3	Matjhabeng	4	972,945 ZAR
4	Thulamela	3	938,010 ZAR
5	Mangaung	23	924,036 ZAR
6	Mbombela	29	911,809 ZAR
7	Emalahleni	37	897,835 ZAR
8	Polokwane	33	857,659 ZAR
9	Tshwane	341	826,217 ZAR
10	King Sabata Dalindyebo	1	817,484 ZAR
11	eThekwini	247	813,990 ZAR
12	Cape Town	975	775,561 ZAR
13	Rustenburg	24	730,146 ZAR
14	Ekurhuleni	133	642,808 ZAR
15	Nelson Mandela Bay Metro	99	625,340 ZAR
16	--Other--	141	597,392 ZAR
17	Buffalo, South Africa	41	558,963 ZAR
18	Matlosana	5	558,963 ZAR
19	Msunduzi	23	543,242 ZAR
20	Madibeng	4	412,235 ZAR
21	Bushbuckridge	2	351,098 ZAR
22	Makhado	2	267,254 ZAR

Career Groups / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	Management & Business	553	1,334,525 ZAR
2	Health Care & Medical	74	1,229,719 ZAR
3	Engineers & Technicians III	10	1,126,660 ZAR
4	Properties & Real Estates	42	1,102,206 ZAR
5	Engineers & Technicians V	41	1,098,712 ZAR
6	Aviation & Shipping	23	1,000,894 ZAR
7	Finance & Banking	304	967,705 ZAR
8	Engineers & Technicians IV	34	903,075 ZAR
9	IT & Programming	387	890,848 ZAR
10	Law	82	882,114 ZAR
11	Engineers & Technicians	283	873,380 ZAR
12	Arts, Culture, Performance	13	873,380 ZAR
13	Engineers & Technicians II	18	868,140 ZAR
14	Insurance	74	840,192 ZAR
15	IT & Programming II	187	834,951 ZAR
16	Public Sector	24	824,471 ZAR
17	Construction & Labor Workers	63	805,256 ZAR
18	Automobile	27	752,853 ZAR
19	Human Resources	238	751,107 ZAR
20	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	213	749,360 ZAR
21	Logistics, Road, Railway	59	717,918 ZAR
22	Health Care & Medical II	85	709,184 ZAR
23	Organization & Coordination	39	658,528 ZAR
24	Salesmen & Saleswomen	50	655,035 ZAR
25	Accounting & Administration	479	653,288 ZAR
26	Making Design	34	637,567 ZAR
27	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	69	634,074 ZAR
28	Education & University	197	611,366 ZAR
29	Architect Constructions	35	602,632 ZAR
30	Geography & Geodesy	13	599,139 ZAR
31	Media	58	588,658 ZAR
32	Agriculture & Fishing	32	574,684 ZAR
33	Hotels & Tourism	43	539,749 ZAR
34	Security & Fireguard	14	529,268 ZAR
35	Military	6	496,080 ZAR
36	Fashion	18	482,106 ZAR
37	Sports & Recreation	15	466,385 ZAR
38	Customer Services	43	443,677 ZAR
39	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	19	333,631 ZAR
40	Archaeology & History	2	295,202 ZAR

Careers / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	CEO	32	2,136,288 ZAR
2	Director	104	1,869,034 ZAR
3	General Manager	69	1,650,689 ZAR
4	Doctor	31	1,544,136 ZAR
5	Engineering Manager	33	1,378,194 ZAR
6	Chartered Accountant	86	1,290,856 ZAR
7	Business Development Manager	33	1,275,135 ZAR
8	IT Manager	90	1,236,706 ZAR
9	Manager	81	1,220,985 ZAR
10	IT Project Manager	46	1,175,570 ZAR
11	Finance Manager	57	1,163,342 ZAR
12	Other Engineer Career	37	1,138,888 ZAR
13	Risk Manager	21	1,095,219 ZAR
14	Operations Manager	39	1,025,348 ZAR
15	Project Manager	39	1,020,108 ZAR
16	University Professor	20	1,009,627 ZAR
17	Marketing Manager	41	962,465 ZAR
18	Logistics Manager	25	960,718 ZAR
19	Human Resources Manager	105	922,289 ZAR
20	Mechanical Engineer	46	917,049 ZAR
21	Software Engineer	20	897,835 ZAR
22	Civil Engineer	25	882,114 ZAR
23	Sales Manager	33	875,127 ZAR
24	Lawyer	36	862,899 ZAR
25	Engineer	56	852,419 ZAR
26	Other Management Career	43	850,672 ZAR
27	Risk Analyst	23	847,179 ZAR
28	Financial Analyst	30	808,750 ZAR
29	Other Education Career	22	791,282 ZAR
30	Database Administrator	21	789,535 ZAR
31	Other IT Career	42	779,055 ZAR
32	Other Finance Career	61	777,308 ZAR
33	System Administrator	19	759,841 ZAR
34	Electrical Engineer	25	758,094 ZAR
35	Audit Manager	19	758,094 ZAR
36	Account Manager	21	756,347 ZAR
37	Other Human Resource Career	53	737,133 ZAR
38	Other Manufacturing Career	21	733,639 ZAR
39	Software Developer	68	710,931 ZAR
40	Senior Accountant	23	700,451 ZAR
41	System Analyst	20	695,210 ZAR
42	Human Resource Hunter	18	695,210 ZAR
43	Manufacturing	19	686,477 ZAR
44	Salesmen or Saleswomen	20	609,619 ZAR
45	Other Medical Career	18	595,645 ZAR
46	Architect	19	593,898 ZAR
47	Accountant	51	548,482 ZAR
48	Marketing	20	531,015 ZAR
49	IT Coordinator	29	520,534 ZAR
50	Other Administration Career	22	513,547 ZAR
51	Lecturer	32	499,573 ZAR
52	Technician	27	478,612 ZAR
53	Payroll Administrator	19	459,398 ZAR
54	Teacher	21	335,378 ZAR
55	Administrator	25	331,884 ZAR
56	Office Administrator	21	328,391 ZAR
57	Human Resource Administrator	31	324,897 ZAR
58	Trainee Accountant	24	230,572 ZAR

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Business Manager

Posted 29 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"ICT Management, Financial Management, Risk Management, Safety and Security, Administration Management, Procurement, Asset Management, Strategic Planning."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	963,200 ZAR

Head Of Innovation

Posted 28 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Staff professional development, curriculum development, innovation and technology."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	2,676,500 ZAR

Office Administrator

Posted 12 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Administer processes of obtaining and submitting documentation to medical aids for review to obtain authorizations for funding and submit claims for processing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Some College	16-20 Years	Expert	392,800 ZAR

Sales And Marketing Manager

Posted 12 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"10 years experience, managing sales and marketing staff, monthly reporting, market analysis, PR, media, event planning, handling all advertising, drawing up on contracts and agreements."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Some College	8-12 Years	Advanced	374,600 ZAR

Director

Posted 11 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Non profit sector, international development, reporting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	1,007,100 ZAR

Project Manager

Posted 09 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project Management
Construction Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	423,000 ZAR

Project Manager

Posted 09 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project Management
Construction Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	423,000 ZAR

First Officer - B737

Posted 08 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Flight deck."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Some College	12-16 Years	Expert	1,184,300 ZAR

Financial Manager

Posted 08 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Head of finance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	725,100 ZAR

Engineering Lead

Posted 07 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Python, django, postgres, redis, database design, system architecture."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	1,268,900 ZAR

Chief Executive Officer

Posted 04 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"General Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
eThekwini	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	779,200 ZAR

Principal

Posted 04 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"22 years leadership experience, Leadership, Fiscal, Monitoring and Evaluation, Board member."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	2,453,000 ZAR

Accountant

Posted 02 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Accounting, reconciliations, statutory submissions."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	411,300 ZAR

Research Director

Posted 02 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	919,900 ZAR

Human Resources Manager

Posted 02 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Legislation, policies and procedures EE payroll, industrial relations, recruitment, ."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	558,500 ZAR

Lab Technician

Posted 01 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lab work in agricultural biotechnology."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	211,000 ZAR

Director Of Innovation

Posted 01 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Leadership, r&D, process innovation, product innovation, service innovation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tshwane	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	1,839,900 ZAR

Sales Executive

Posted 31 August 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sell Products to various customers."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	324,700 ZAR

Hr Coordinator

Posted 30 August 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Human resources."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Buffalo, South Africa	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	441,600 ZAR

Senior Head Master

Posted 27 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"20 years of Education, Primary, Middle and High School
Principal for the last 8 years, School complement 1800 students with a team of 45 Educators."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nelson Mandela Bay Metro	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	805,800 ZAR

General Manager

Posted 27 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage all areas of the business."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	413,200 ZAR

Credit Risk Manager