{"id":721264,"date":"2023-09-27T09:24:58","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T07:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=721264"},"modified":"2023-09-27T09:24:58","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T07:24:58","slug":"how-much-money-south-africas-judges-magistrates-and-justices-will-be-paid-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/721264\/how-much-money-south-africas-judges-magistrates-and-justices-will-be-paid-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"How much money South Africa’s judges, magistrates and justices will be paid this year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The office of the presidency has gazetted the approved increases for judges, magistrates, justices and the public protector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The salary adjustments are effective from 1 April 2022, as with most salary hikes approved this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the presidency, the total salaries for judges comprise a basic pay component of 72.24% and a non-cash component of 27.76%, which includes allowances and medical aid contributions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The total pay does not include pension benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A similar structure is present for magistrates, where the basic pay is 70% of the total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pay increases for 2022\/23 put pay levels for judges around the same levels as ministers and deputy ministers, with magistrates more in line with MPs and whips in parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notably, the salary levels for these high-ranking positions are on par with many lawyers’ salaries in the private sector, which can range from R300,000 for support staff to over R5 million for senior partners<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The salary hikes align with the 3% approved by the president earlier this year for all public servants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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