{"id":136541,"date":"2016-09-13T19:11:38","date_gmt":"2016-09-13T17:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=136541"},"modified":"2016-09-13T19:11:38","modified_gmt":"2016-09-13T17:11:38","slug":"where-to-get-the-best-salary-in-south-africa-in-2016-joburg-vs-cape-town-vs-durban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wealth\/136541\/where-to-get-the-best-salary-in-south-africa-in-2016-joburg-vs-cape-town-vs-durban\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to get the best salary in South Africa in 2016: Joburg vs Cape Town vs Durban"},"content":{"rendered":"

CareerJunction recently released its salary review for South Africa, listing the salary ranges for 10 sectors across the country.<\/p>\n

The company also provides details of the regional differences in pay in the three major areas of Gauteng, Durban, and the Western Cape.<\/p>\n

Gauteng, for numerous reasons, tops all but one of the 10 sectors in terms of best pay. The province contributes approximately 35% to the economic output of South Africa – and has the highest concentration of businesses head offices.<\/p>\n

It attracts the top talent resulting in higher and more competitive salary negotiations.<\/p>\n

The one category in which Gauteng loses out is in Warehousing, where the Western Cape sees the highest regional difference in pay, at 6.5% higher than the average.<\/p>\n

However, the province only sees pay higher than the average in one other category (ICT), with all other job categories in the Western Cape lower than the national average.<\/p>\n

Looking at KwaZulu Natal, the province’s average pay is lower than the national average in every category (though there was not enough data to determine the average in Marketing).<\/p>\n

The following graphs show the regional variation to these averages, across each category, for Gauteng, the Western Cape and KwaZulu Natal.<\/p>\n

For a full breakdown of the salary ranges for all 10 categories, read:\u00a0South African salaries in 2016: what people earn<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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According to Career Junction’s salary data, these are the average salaries for each category (taking the average monthly salary for each job – both skilled and senior – into account), and how they would differ per region, using the regional differences reported.<\/p>\n

Regional average pay differences by category (ZAR)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Category<\/th>\nAverage<\/th>\nGauteng<\/th>\nWestern Cape<\/th>\nKwaZulu Natal<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Admin, office and support<\/td>\nR17 433<\/td>\nR17 604<\/span><\/td>\nR16 736<\/span><\/td>\nR15 428<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Building and construction<\/td>\nR30 393<\/td>\nR30 849<\/span><\/td>\nR29 177<\/span><\/td>\nR29 025<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Design media and arts<\/td>\nR24 755<\/td>\nR25 745<\/span><\/td>\nR24 012<\/span><\/td>\nR23 764<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Engineering<\/td>\nR43 839<\/td>\nR44 934<\/span><\/td>\nR33 098<\/span><\/td>\nR41 647<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Finance<\/td>\nR33 897<\/td>\nR36 778<\/span><\/td>\nR27 287<\/span><\/td>\nR27 795<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Information Technology<\/td>\nR36 875<\/td>\nR39 825<\/span><\/td>\nR38 719<\/span><\/td>\nR30 606<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marketing<\/td>\nR34 248<\/td>\nR35 960<\/span><\/td>\nR31 166<\/span><\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manufacturing and assembly<\/td>\nR23 011<\/td>\nR23 471<\/span><\/td>\nR20 249<\/span><\/td>\nR21 170<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sales<\/td>\nR20 878<\/td>\nR22 756<\/span><\/td>\nR17 641<\/span><\/td>\nR16 702<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Warehousing and logistics<\/td>\nR22 223<\/td>\nR23 001<\/span><\/td>\nR23 667<\/span><\/td>\nR15 778<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The Career Junction salary review\u00a0is compiled exclusively for the South African workforce and HR\/recruitment professionals, and is based on over 30,000 job listings on the CareerJunction website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

More on pay in South Africa<\/h3>\n

This is one area where Joburg beats Cape Town hands-down<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

South African salaries in 2016: what people earn<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Salaries in SA: Joburg vs Cape Town vs Durban<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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