{"id":123067,"date":"2016-05-09T20:24:30","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T18:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=123067"},"modified":"2016-05-09T20:24:30","modified_gmt":"2016-05-09T18:24:30","slug":"how-much-you-should-be-earning-in-sales-jobs-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/finance\/123067\/how-much-you-should-be-earning-in-sales-jobs-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"How much you should be earning in sales jobs in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Career Junction recently released its salary review for South Africa for 2016, listing the salary ranges across many sectors across the country.<\/p>\n<p>The review\u00a0is compiled exclusively for the South African workforce and HR\/recruitment professionals, and is based on over 30,000 job listings on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.careerjunction.co.za\/?utm_source=CareerJunction&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;utm_campaign=SalarySurveyMarch2016&amp;cid=mailing_SalarySurveyMarch2016#salaryreview\" target=\"_blank\">CareerJunction website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Retail, and real-estate industries contribute a large portion to the overall GDP of the country, while general sales positions provide jobs security for hundreds of thousands of people.<\/p>\n<p>According to Career Junction, people in sales related positions can expect to earn the following:<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2016-Salaries-Sales.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-119121\" src=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2016-Salaries-Sales.png\" alt=\"2016 Salaries Sales\" width=\"508\" height=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2016-Salaries-Sales.png 508w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2016-Salaries-Sales-179x300.png 179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><\/a>According to Payscale, the average pay for a sales consultant in SA is R99,970 per year.Salaries range between R49,340 &#8211; 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