Taking the median, B.Com graduates can expect a salary of R13,132 <\/strong>versus a median of R12,533 <\/strong>B.Soc grads.<\/p>\n Read: This is how much money matric leavers can expect to earn<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The latest unemployment statistics show that South Africa sits with a youth unemployment rate of 60% – a staggering figure. Two out of three people between the ages of 18 and 28 sit without work.<\/p>\n Underlining the plight of graduates without work experience, the data stated that the unemployment rate for individuals who have completed a B.Com is 33%, versus 49% for those individuals with a B.Soc.<\/p>\n B.Soc falls within the Faculty of Humanities and includes the following subjects: Anthropology, Economics, Gender Studies, Industrial Sociology, Philosophy, Politics and Governance, Psychology, Religious Studies, Social Development and Sociology.<\/p>\n A B.Com may include the following subjects: Auditing, Accounting, Actuarial science, Business System Analysis, Business Economics, Banking and Computers and Management Information Systems.<\/p>\n How much money the \u201caverage Joe\u201d CEO earns in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n How much you should be earning in your 30s in South Africa<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n![\"Gross](\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Gross-monthly-salary-640x433.png\")
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\n Qualification<\/th>\n Lower percentile<\/th>\n Median<\/th>\n Upper percentile<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n B.Com<\/td>\n R6 515<\/td>\n R13 132<\/td>\n R22 173<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n B.Soc<\/td>\n R6 568<\/td>\n R12 533<\/td>\n R17 801<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n More on wages in South Africa<\/h3>\n