The salary range of employees working in South Africa is, by default, in the range of 11,428.00 ZAR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 42,418.00 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. IT Architect Information Technology
5. Call Centre Director Top Management
6. Leasing Director Leasing
7. IT Manager Management
8. Lead developer Information Technology
9. Plant manager Top Management
10. Country Manager/Director Top Management
11. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
12. Head of the Legal Department Management
13. Sales Director Top Management
14. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
15. Senior Project Manager Management
16. Finance Manager Management
17. Production Director Top Management
18. Technical Director Top Management
19. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
20. Marketing 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. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care
5. Porter, Information Staff General labour
6. Administrative Worker Administration
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. Packer Production
13. Receptionist Administration
14. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
15. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
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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