Salaries in South Africa

The salary range of employees working in South Africa is, by default, in the range of 608.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 2,484.00 EUR (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:

608 - 2,484 EUR

10% earn less lthan 608 EUR

10% earns more than 2,484 EUR

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Salary ranges

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

Salaries by age group

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

<24

Average 936

median 830

10% 412

25% 580

75% 1,171

90% 1,585

25-34

Average 1,420

median 1,193

10% 478

25% 756

75% 1,824

90% 2,629

35-44

Average 1,593

median 1,378

10% 620

25% 918

75% 2,022

90% 2,822

45-54

Average 1,563

median 1,319

10% 542

25% 845

75% 2,002

90% 2,867

55+

Average 1,433

median 1,229

10% 537

25% 809

75% 1,826

90% 2,572

Salaries by gender

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

Men

1,587 EUR

1,285 EUR

Women

In general, in South Africa, men earn 23.5% 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

1,921,167.26 EUR

2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

1,757,708.17 EUR

3. IT Manager Management

1,710,951.03 EUR

4. IT Director Top Management

1,631,914.33 EUR

5. Call Centre Director Top Management

1,574,247.73 EUR

6. Leasing Director Leasing

1,532,557.44 EUR

7. Lead developer Information Technology

1,428,655.62 EUR

8. Business Intelligence Specialist Information Technology

1,407,129.14 EUR

9. Plant manager Top Management

1,401,184.98 EUR

10. Sales Manager Management

1,392,586.58 EUR

11. Country Manager/Director Top Management

1,391,272.65 EUR

12. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,354,882.74 EUR

13. Finance Manager Management

1,344,342.89 EUR

14. Head of the Legal Department Management

1,326,482.01 EUR

15. Scrum Master Information Technology

1,303,550.21 EUR

16. Managing Director Top Management

1,302,957.22 EUR

17. Senior Project Manager Management

1,301,899.17 EUR

18. Data scientist Information Technology

1,274,288.41 EUR

19. Head of product development Management

1,269,408.40 EUR

20. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

1,267,897.49 EUR

The worst paid positions in South Africa

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

1. Receptionist Administration

240,448.75 EUR

2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

252,613.24 EUR

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

280,358.03 EUR

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

286,523.54 EUR

5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

288,759.45 EUR

6. Porter, Information Staff General labour

289,606.30 EUR

7. Data entry operator Administration

291,019.73 EUR

8. Assistant Administration

299,079.98 EUR

9. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

299,762.33 EUR

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

300,818.34 EUR

11. Housekeeper Service Industries

301,151.39 EUR

12. Cleaner General labour

303,570.08 EUR

13. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

305,564.32 EUR

14. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

312,032.42 EUR

15. Packer Production

313,967.77 EUR

16. Administrative Worker Administration

315,269.52 EUR

17. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

315,659.43 EUR

18. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

315,901.09 EUR

19. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

317,472.93 EUR

20. General Labourer General labour

318,622.37 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Slovenia

2,337 EUR (gross)

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

1,123 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

20,000 ZAR

Anually salary

13,476 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

1,396 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

24,864 ZAR

Anually salary

16,752 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

1,235 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

22,000 ZAR

Anually salary

14,820 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

1,550 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

27,600 ZAR

Anually salary

18,600 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

4,557 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

81,167 ZAR

Anually salary

54,684 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

805 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

14,343 ZAR

Anually salary

9,660 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

1,592 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

28,355 ZAR

Anually salary

19,104 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

9,826 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

175,000 ZAR

Anually salary

117,912 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

3,200 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

57,000 ZAR

Anually salary

38,400 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

1,451 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

25,838 ZAR

Anually salary

17,412 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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