{"id":294462,"date":"2019-01-21T18:00:02","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T16:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=294462"},"modified":"2019-01-21T17:11:06","modified_gmt":"2019-01-21T15:11:06","slug":"16-top-jobs-in-south-africa-that-pay-more-than-r2-5-million-a-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wealth\/294462\/16-top-jobs-in-south-africa-that-pay-more-than-r2-5-million-a-year\/","title":{"rendered":"16 top jobs in South Africa that pay more than R2.5 million a year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Specialist recruitment firm, Michael Page, published its latest salary survey for the end of 2018.<\/p>\n

The survey shows what skilled professionals in 164 different jobs in South Africa can expect to earn in 2019 across a wide variety of sectors.<\/p>\n

While the majority of sectors remain under pressure, significant drivers for more positive development will come from the Banking & Financial Services, IT and Transportation sectors, the recruiter said.<\/p>\n

Notably, these are also some of the sectors where you can also to earn some of the highest salaries.<\/p>\n

Top Earners<\/strong><\/p>\n

The top earners – according to Michael Page’s data – are Group\/Regional CFOs at finance companies who can expect to earn up to R6 million a year.<\/p>\n

By comparison, finance directors in these companies can expect to earn up to R3.5 million a year.<\/p>\n

The legal profession is also a stand-out with in-house General Counsel (GC) earning more than R5 million a year, while partners at top South African law firms can earn upwards of R4 million a year.<\/p>\n

It is also important to note that while salary data is very comprehensive, it is primarily focused on professionals.<\/p>\n

This means that certain sectors such as airline pilots, engineers, medical personnel and government officials do not feature in the report.<\/p>\n

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#<\/th>\nJob name<\/th>\nSector<\/th>\nAnnual salary (R ‘000)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nGroup\/Regional CFO<\/td>\nFinance & Accounting<\/td>\nR 6 000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nIn-house GC (General Counsel)<\/td>\nLegal<\/td>\nR5 000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nPartner (International Law Firm)<\/td>\nLegal<\/td>\nR5 000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nPartner (Top SA law firm)<\/td>\nLegal<\/td>\nR4\u00a0 000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nVP of Supply Chain<\/td>\nSupply Chain & Logistics<\/td>\nR 3 800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nFinance Director<\/td>\nFinance & Accounting<\/td>\nR3 500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nVP HR \/ Chief HR Officer<\/td>\nHuman Resources<\/td>\nR3 200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nPartner (Boutique law firm)<\/td>\nLegal<\/td>\nR3 000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nHead of Compliance<\/td>\nLegal<\/td>\nR3 000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nGroup Company Secretary<\/td>\nLegal<\/td>\nR2 800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nTax Director<\/td>\nFinance & Accounting<\/td>\nR2 800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nSupply Chain\/Logistics Director<\/td>\nSupply Chain & Logistics<\/td>\nR2 800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nVP of Procurement<\/td>\nProcurement<\/td>\nR2 800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nGeneral Manager (Sales and Marketing)<\/td>\nSales & Marketing<\/td>\nR2 800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nGeneral Manager (B2B)<\/td>\nSales & Marketing<\/td>\nR2 600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nVP of Sales<\/td>\nSales & Marketing<\/td>\nR2 600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Read: The salaries that top finance and accounting professionals can expect to earn in 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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