Salaries in South Africa

The salary range of employees working in South Africa is, by default, in the range of 150,540 ZAR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 615,576 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.

Gross salary in South Africa is

80% of people earn:

151K - 616K ZAR

10% earn less lthan 151K ZAR

10% earns more than 616K ZAR

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in South Africa into salary brackets in ZAR.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in South Africa by age in ZAR.

<24

Average 232K

median 206K

10% 102K

25% 144K

75% 290K

90% 393K

25-34

Average 352K

median 296K

10% 118K

25% 187K

75% 452K

90% 651K

35-44

Average 395K

median 341K

10% 154K

25% 228K

75% 501K

90% 699K

45-54

Average 387K

median 327K

10% 134K

25% 209K

75% 496K

90% 710K

55+

Average 355K

median 305K

10% 133K

25% 200K

75% 453K

90% 637K

Salaries by gender

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in South Africa (ZAR).

Men

393,300 ZAR

318,288 ZAR

Women

In general, in South Africa, men earn 23.6% more than women.

The best paid positions in South Africa

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in South Africa (ZAR).

1. IT Architect Information Technology

13,622,616 ZAR

2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

12,463,560 ZAR

3. IT Manager Management

12,132,014 ZAR

4. IT Director Top Management

11,571,581 ZAR

5. Call Centre Director Top Management

11,162,678 ZAR

6. Leasing Director Leasing

10,867,061 ZAR

7. Lead developer Information Technology

10,130,314 ZAR

8. Business Intelligence Specialist Information Technology

9,977,674 ZAR

9. Plant manager Top Management

9,935,525 ZAR

10. Sales Manager Management

9,874,555 ZAR

11. Country Manager/Director Top Management

9,865,238 ZAR

12. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

9,607,205 ZAR

13. Finance Manager Management

9,532,469 ZAR

14. Head of the Legal Department Management

9,405,821 ZAR

15. Scrum Master Information Technology

9,243,216 ZAR

16. Managing Director Top Management

9,239,011 ZAR

17. Senior Project Manager Management

9,231,509 ZAR

18. Data scientist Information Technology

9,035,726 ZAR

19. Head of product development Management

9,001,123 ZAR

20. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

8,990,410 ZAR

The worst paid positions in South Africa

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in South Africa (ZAR)

1. Receptionist Administration

1,704,974 ZAR

2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

1,791,230 ZAR

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

1,987,963 ZAR

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

2,031,682 ZAR

5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

2,047,536 ZAR

6. Porter, Information Staff General labour

2,053,541 ZAR

7. Data entry operator Administration

2,063,563 ZAR

8. Assistant Administration

2,120,717 ZAR

9. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

2,125,555 ZAR

10. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care

2,133,043 ZAR

11. Housekeeper Service Industries

2,135,405 ZAR

12. Cleaner General labour

2,152,555 ZAR

13. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

2,166,696 ZAR

14. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

2,212,560 ZAR

15. Packer Production

2,226,283 ZAR

16. Administrative Worker Administration

2,235,514 ZAR

17. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

2,238,278 ZAR

18. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

2,239,992 ZAR

19. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

2,251,138 ZAR

20. General Labourer General labour

2,259,288 ZAR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

Operations Supervisor
Mechanical Engineering

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

South Africa

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

1,614 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

28,296 ZAR

Anually salary

19,368 USD

Anually salary

339,552 ZAR

Posted: 2025-07-03 04:19:11

Image Stylist, Beauty Stylist
Service Industries

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

South Africa

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

2,140 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

37,500 ZAR

Anually salary

25,680 USD

Anually salary

450,000 ZAR

Posted: 2025-07-02 21:12:16

Sales Manager
Management

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

South Africa

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

4,134 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

72,451 ZAR

Anually salary

49,608 USD

Anually salary

869,412 ZAR

Posted: 2025-07-01 11:42:20

Programmer
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

South Africa

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,569 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

27,500 ZAR

Anually salary

18,828 USD

Anually salary

330,000 ZAR

Posted: 2025-06-30 11:49:35

Picker
Agriculture, Food Industry

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

South Africa

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

426 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

7,469 ZAR

Anually salary

5,112 USD

Anually salary

89,628 ZAR

Posted: 2025-06-26 09:01:02

Economic/Financial Manager
Top Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

South Africa

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,793 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

48,958 ZAR

Anually salary

33,516 USD

Anually salary

587,496 ZAR

Posted: 2025-06-24 09:56:01

Finance Manager
Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

South Africa

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

2,118 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

37,128 ZAR

Anually salary

25,416 USD

Anually salary

445,536 ZAR

Posted: 2025-06-23 11:10:46

Data analyst
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

South Africa

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

924 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

16,200 ZAR

Anually salary

11,088 USD

Anually salary

194,400 ZAR

Posted: 2025-06-22 11:03:01

Production Manager
Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

South Africa

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

7,075 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

124,000 ZAR

Anually salary

84,900 USD

Anually salary

1,488,000 ZAR

Posted: 2025-06-20 15:37:35

Chemical Engineer
Chemical Industry

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

South Africa

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

1,038 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

18,200 ZAR

Anually salary

12,456 USD

Anually salary

218,400 ZAR

Posted: 2025-06-20 12:29:55

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Salaries in South Africa

Salary ranges

Salaries by age group

Salaries by gender

The best paid positions in South Africa

The worst paid positions in South Africa

Salaries in selected countries

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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