The salary range of employees working in South Africa is, by default, in the range of 11,177.00 ZAR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 43,880.00 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. Managing Director Top Management
3. IT Director Top Management
4. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
5. IT Architect Information Technology
6. Call Centre Director Top Management
7. Leasing Director Leasing
8. Lead developer Information Technology
9. Country Manager/Director Top Management
10. IT Manager Management
11. Plant manager Top Management
12. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
13. Sales Director Top Management
14. Head of the Legal Department Management
15. Senior Project Manager Management
16. Technical Director Top Management
17. Production 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. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
4. Administrative Worker Administration
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. Cleaner General labour
11. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
12. Receptionist Administration
13. Packer Production
14. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
16. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
17. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
18. Cashier Banking
19. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
20. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
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