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Salaries in South Africa - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in South Africa is, by default, in the range of 8,460 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 31,824 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in South Africa is
80% of people earn:
8,460 - 31,824 EUR
10% earn less lthan 8,460 EUR
10% earns more than 31,824 EUR
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Distribution of employees in South Africa into salary brackets in EUR.

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

<24
 
 
Average 12,336
Median 11,256
10% 6,228
25% 8,292
75% 15,168
90% 19,728
25-34
 
 
Average 18,780
Median 16,296
10% 7,452
25% 10,956
75% 23,784
90% 33,060
35-44
 
 
Average 20,988
Median 18,720
10% 9,456
25% 13,176
75% 26,220
90% 35,292
45-54
 
 
Average 20,292
Median 17,772
10% 8,388
25% 12,120
75% 25,608
90% 35,232
55+
 
 
Average 18,612
Median 16,416
10% 7,944
25% 11,328
75% 23,412
90% 31,920

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

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Men
20,700 EUR
17,112 EUR
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Women
In general, in South Africa, men earn 21.0% more than women.

The best paid positions in South Africa

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

1. IT Architect Information Technology
715,968 EUR
2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
656,496 EUR
3. IT Manager Management
634,176 EUR
4. IT Director Top Management
609,552 EUR
5. Leasing Director Leasing
572,400 EUR
6. Business Intelligence Specialist Information Technology
555,552 EUR
7. Lead developer Information Technology
536,688 EUR
8. Sales Manager Management
526,464 EUR
9. Plant manager Top Management
523,296 EUR
10. Country Manager/Director Top Management
519,696 EUR
11. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
506,016 EUR
12. Senior Project Manager Management
503,712 EUR
13. Finance Manager Management
498,384 EUR
14. Head of the Legal Department Management
496,080 EUR
15. Scrum Master Information Technology
494,928 EUR
16. Managing Director Top Management
486,720 EUR
17. Data scientist Information Technology
476,208 EUR
18. Head of product development Management
474,192 EUR
19. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
473,616 EUR
20. Sales Director Top Management
458,496 EUR

The worst paid positions in South Africa

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
94,320 EUR
2. Receptionist Administration
98,784 EUR
3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
104,688 EUR
4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
106,992 EUR
5. Porter, Information Staff General labour
108,144 EUR
6. Assistant Administration
110,160 EUR
7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
111,888 EUR
8. Cleaner General labour
113,328 EUR
9. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
114,048 EUR
10. Data entry operator Administration
114,192 EUR
11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
116,496 EUR
12. Packer Production
117,216 EUR
13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
117,792 EUR
14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
117,936 EUR
15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
118,512 EUR
16. General Labourer General labour
118,944 EUR
17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
119,088 EUR
18. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
120,240 EUR
19. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
120,384 EUR
20. Administrative Worker Administration
120,672 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
11,463 EUR (net)
BulgariaBulgaria
18,284 EUR (net)
MacedoniaMacedonia
8,960 EUR (net)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
23,974 EUR (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

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Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
South Africa
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,965 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
32,165 ZAR
Anually salary
23,580 USD
Anually salary
385,980 ZAR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-15 23:01:01
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Administrative Worker
Administration
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
South Africa
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
855 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
14,000 ZAR
Anually salary
10,260 USD
Anually salary
168,000 ZAR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-15 13:16:07
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Project Coordinator
Administration
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
South Africa
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,933 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
31,650 ZAR
Anually salary
23,196 USD
Anually salary
379,800 ZAR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-15 11:34:39
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Junior Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
South Africa
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,596 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
26,138 ZAR
Anually salary
19,152 USD
Anually salary
313,656 ZAR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-15 11:15:16
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Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
South Africa
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,339 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
21,916 ZAR
Anually salary
16,068 USD
Anually salary
262,992 ZAR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-14 23:23:30
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Design Engineer
Mechanical Engineering
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
South Africa
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,393 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
39,186 ZAR
Anually salary
28,716 USD
Anually salary
470,232 ZAR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-14 18:46:10
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Team leader
Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
South Africa
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,847 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
30,240 ZAR
Anually salary
22,164 USD
Anually salary
362,880 ZAR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-14 15:35:16
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IT Product Manager
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
South Africa
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,848 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
63,000 ZAR
Anually salary
46,176 USD
Anually salary
756,000 ZAR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-14 13:37:55
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Team leader
Management
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
South Africa
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,260 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
20,630 ZAR
Anually salary
15,120 USD
Anually salary
247,560 ZAR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-14 09:35:56
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Android Developer
Information Technology
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
South Africa
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,443 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
40,000 ZAR
Anually salary
29,316 USD
Anually salary
480,000 ZAR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-13 23:08:27
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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary level in $country.

The total gross average salary for job positions in the country based on Paylab.com data in South Africa is 1,574 EUR.

The best-paid positions in the country South Africa are IT Architect, Chief Executive Officer, IT Manager, IT Director, Leasing Director.

The worst-paid positions in the country South Africa are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Receptionist, Social counselor, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country South Africa, regardless of the work they do, women earn 17.33% less than men.

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