Salaries in South Africa

The salary range of employees working in South Africa is, by default, in the range of 696.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 2,848.00 USD (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.

Gross salary in South Africa is

80% of people earn:

696 - 2,848 USD

10% earn less lthan 696 USD

10% earns more than 2,848 USD

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Salary ranges

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

Salaries by age group

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

<24

Average 1,073

median 952

10% 472

25% 665

75% 1,342

90% 1,817

25-34

Average 1,628

median 1,367

10% 548

25% 866

75% 2,092

90% 3,013

35-44

Average 1,826

median 1,579

10% 711

25% 1,053

75% 2,318

90% 3,236

45-54

Average 1,791

median 1,513

10% 621

25% 969

75% 2,295

90% 3,287

55+

Average 1,643

median 1,409

10% 615

25% 927

75% 2,094

90% 2,948

Salaries by gender

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

Men

1,820 USD

1,473 USD

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 (USD).

1. IT Architect Information Technology

1,704,010.34 USD

2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

1,559,027.66 USD

3. IT Manager Management

1,517,555.66 USD

4. IT Director Top Management

1,447,452.78 USD

5. Call Centre Director Top Management

1,396,304.46 USD

6. Leasing Director Leasing

1,359,326.58 USD

7. Lead developer Information Technology

1,267,169.18 USD

8. Business Intelligence Specialist Information Technology

1,248,075.92 USD

9. Plant manager Top Management

1,242,803.66 USD

10. Sales Manager Management

1,235,177.16 USD

11. Country Manager/Director Top Management

1,234,011.75 USD

12. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,201,735.14 USD

13. Finance Manager Management

1,192,386.65 USD

14. Head of the Legal Department Management

1,176,544.64 USD

15. Scrum Master Information Technology

1,156,204.92 USD

16. Managing Director Top Management

1,155,678.95 USD

17. Senior Project Manager Management

1,154,740.50 USD

18. Data scientist Information Technology

1,130,250.70 USD

19. Head of product development Management

1,125,922.29 USD

20. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

1,124,582.16 USD

The worst paid positions in South Africa

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

1. Receptionist Administration

213,269.90 USD

2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

224,059.40 USD

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

248,668.09 USD

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

254,136.68 USD

5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

256,119.86 USD

6. Porter, Information Staff General labour

256,870.98 USD

7. Data entry operator Administration

258,124.65 USD

8. Assistant Administration

265,273.82 USD

9. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

265,879.04 USD

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

266,815.69 USD

11. Housekeeper Service Industries

267,111.09 USD

12. Cleaner General labour

269,256.38 USD

13. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

271,025.21 USD

14. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

276,762.20 USD

15. Packer Production

278,478.79 USD

16. Administrative Worker Administration

279,633.39 USD

17. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

279,979.23 USD

18. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

280,193.58 USD

19. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

281,587.75 USD

20. General Labourer General labour

282,607.26 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Croatia

1,599 USD (net)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Programmer
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

South Africa

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,110 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

20,000 ZAR

Anually salary

13,320 USD

Anually salary

240,000 ZAR

Posted: 2025-06-13 12:52:06

Sommelier
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

South Africa

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,380 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

24,864 ZAR

Anually salary

16,560 USD

Anually salary

298,368 ZAR

Posted: 2025-06-13 05:15:07

Office Manager
Administration

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

South Africa

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,221 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

22,000 ZAR

Anually salary

14,652 USD

Anually salary

264,000 ZAR

Posted: 2025-06-10 17:00:55

Business Development Manager
Management

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

South Africa

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,532 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

27,600 ZAR

Anually salary

18,384 USD

Anually salary

331,200 ZAR

Posted: 2025-06-09 13:33:32

Software Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

South Africa

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

4,506 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

81,167 ZAR

Anually salary

54,072 USD

Anually salary

974,004 ZAR

Posted: 2025-06-06 06:23:52

Administrative Worker
Administration

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

South Africa

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

796 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

14,343 ZAR

Anually salary

9,552 USD

Anually salary

172,116 ZAR

Posted: 2025-06-05 19:42:32

HR Consultant
Human Resources

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

South Africa

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

1,574 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

28,355 ZAR

Anually salary

18,888 USD

Anually salary

340,260 ZAR

Posted: 2025-06-05 09:55:04

IT Product Manager
Information Technology

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

South Africa

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

9,715 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

175,000 ZAR

Anually salary

116,580 USD

Anually salary

2,100,000 ZAR

Posted: 2025-06-05 09:52:00

Production Manager
Mechanical Engineering

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

South Africa

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

3,164 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

57,000 ZAR

Anually salary

37,968 USD

Anually salary

684,000 ZAR

Posted: 2025-06-03 08:13:34

Financial administration assistant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

South Africa

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

1,434 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

25,838 ZAR

Anually salary

17,208 USD

Anually salary

310,056 ZAR

Posted: 2025-06-03 05:31:04

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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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