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<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nThe average basic salary\/wages paid to employees increased by 0.9% from R849.5 billion in September 2023 to R857.4 billion in December 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the other hand, total gross earnings saw a quarter-on-quarter jump of 5.8% from R941.3 billion to R995.6 billion over the same period. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Notably, when using the over 10.7 million employees in the non-formal agricultural sector, the average gross salary in South Africa comes out to R31,013.21.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Thus, when breaking down Stats SA’s publically available data, 40 of the roughly 90 jobs in South Africa earn more than the average gross salary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation in the financial services sector have the highest average gross pay in South Africa at R69,466.16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is followed by those working in electricity, gas, steam and water supply (R66,009.77) and computer and related activities (R57,763.06).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The 40 jobs in South Africa that spend more than the average gross salary can be found below: <\/p>\n\n\n Sector breakdown <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Looking at a sectoral overview, the electricity, gas and water supply sectors had the highest average salary at R59,641.83 per month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This was followed by financial services (R37,147.35) and community, personal and social services (R35,192.25) <\/p>\n\n\n\n The lowest-paid jobs are in the wholesale, retail and motor trades, hotels and restaurants sectors (R20,033.66). <\/p>\n\n\n The table below outlines the 20 highest-paying job sectors in South Africa, based on the most recent earnings data as reported by Stats SA. The full list is embedded below or can be downloaded here<\/strong>.<\/a> Additional information on the sectors is as follows: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/a>\n