South Africa's Largest Wage Survey – What Citizens Won

CareerJunction has published its Comprehensive Salary Review for 2018, showing what South Africans are currently earning in more than 100 job categories in 10 major sectors.

The wage revision contains the latest information on wages in the country, as well as regional differences in terms of monthly earnings. It is based on the actual salary offers on the CareerJunction website for the period May to November 2018.

The end-of-year exam focuses on pay scales for intermediate and senior killings in 10 areas.

These salary ranges represent the monthly "cost per company" remuneration and serve only as an indication of the average salary offers for each occupation, the group said.

The salaries listed below are divided by sector and include average regional differences in salary. BusinessTech highlights jobs with the highest and lowest wages – although it should be noted that wages are listed in a range and that they differ according to the seniority and the skill level.

** Indicates salary information unavailable due to low market demand for these skills.

Admin, Office and Support

• The best paid: Health, Safety and Environment – R36,264
• The least paid: Standard and reception – R9.119

Architecture and Engineering

• The best paid: Civil Engineering / Structure – R70.826
• The least paid: Engineering Technician / Draftsman – R20,943

Building and construction

• The best paid: Structural Engineering – R78 264
• The least paid: Articles of metal, iron, steel and rebars – $ 19,933

Finance

• The best paid: Financial Management – R79,002
• The least paid: Financial Consulting Services – R13 567

data processing

• The best paid: IT Management – R66.141
• The least paid: Systems and Network Administration – R27,667

Manufacturing and badembly

• The best paid: Factory Management – R72,583
• The least paid: Assembly and Fabrication – R15 333

Marketing

• The best paid: Marketing Management – R56,275
• The least paid: Marking Assistance – R13,451

Medical and health

• The best paid: Pharmacist – R46,025
• The least paid: Pharmaceutical Assistant – R13 700

Sales

• The best paid: Sales Management – R52 890
• The least paid: Sales and Distribution – R11.953

Warehousing and logistics

• The best paid: Logistics Management – R52,048
• The least paid: Shipping and Receiving – R9.354

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