The salary range of employees working in South Africa is, by default, in the range of 152,100 ZAR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 582,756 ZAR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).
This is the total annual salary including bonuses. Salaries can vary significantly within individual job positions. If you are interested in salaries for a specific position, participate in the survey.
Distribution of employees in South Africa into salary brackets in ZAR.
Average salary and range in South Africa by age in ZAR.
Comparison of the average salary of men and women in South Africa (ZAR).
List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in South Africa (ZAR).
1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
2. IT Architect Information Technology
3. IT Director Top Management
4. Call Centre Director Top Management
5. Leasing Director Leasing
6. IT Manager Management
7. Plant manager Top Management
8. Lead developer Information Technology
9. Country Manager/Director Top Management
10. Managing Director Top Management
11. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
12. Head of the Legal Department Management
13. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
14. Head of product development Management
15. Finance Manager Management
16. Senior Project Manager Management
17. Sales Director Top Management
18. Technical Director Top Management
19. Scrum Master Information Technology
20. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in South Africa (ZAR)
1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
2. Administrative Worker Administration
3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care
6. Porter, Information Staff General labour
7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
8. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care
9. Housekeeper Service Industries
10. Receptionist Administration
11. Cleaner General labour
12. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
13. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
14. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
15. Packer Production
16. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
17. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
18. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
19. General Labourer General labour
20. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
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