The salary range of employees working in South Africa is, by default, in the range of 12,809.00 ZAR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 47,888.00 ZAR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).
This is the total monthly 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. Country Manager/Director Top Management
7. IT Manager Management
8. Plant manager Top Management
9. Managing Director Top Management
10. Lead developer Information Technology
11. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
13. Head of the Legal Department Management
14. Finance Manager Management
15. Sales Director Top Management
16. Senior Project Manager Management
17. Technical Director Top Management
18. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
19. Marketing Director Top Management
20. Publishing House Director Top Management
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. Cleaner General labour
8. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
9. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care
10. Housekeeper Service Industries
11. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
12. Tyre Fitter Car Industry
13. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
14. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
15. Receptionist Administration
16. Packer Production
17. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
18. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
19. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
20. General Labourer General labour
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