{"id":84863,"date":"2015-04-13T23:55:35","date_gmt":"2015-04-13T21:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=84863"},"modified":"2015-05-20T08:49:37","modified_gmt":"2015-05-20T06:49:37","slug":"south-african-salaries-in-2015-what-people-earn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/trending\/84863\/south-african-salaries-in-2015-what-people-earn\/","title":{"rendered":"South African salaries in 2015: what people earn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CareerJunction has released the findings of its latest salary index, showing the average salaries in 2015 for over 100 jobs in 10 sectors across South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The CareerJunction Index is compiled exclusively for the South African workforce and HR\/recruitment professionals.<\/p>\n<p>Findings are based on actual salary offerings on the CareerJunction website (28,000+ jobs monthly) for the latest measurable period (4th Quarter 2014 and 1st Quarter of 2015).<\/p>\n<p>According to CareerJunction, the best paid employees in South Africa are those in ICT, finance and engineering fields, with many salaries stretching to over R45,000 monthly.<\/p>\n<p>On the other end of the spectrum, professionals in the fields of admin, office and support, design, media and arts, Manufacturing &amp; Assembly and Warehousing &amp; Logistics are the lowest earners, with some salaries starting as low as R5,600 per month.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, salaries in Gauteng were found to be 20-30% higher than in the Western Cape and KwaZulu Natal.<\/p>\n<p>The salaries listed below are divided by sector (listed alphabetically), and include the average regional differences in pay.<\/p>\n<p>BusinessTech highlights the jobs with the highest and lowest averages; however, the salaries are listed as a range.<\/p>\n<p>** indicates where salary information was not available due to low market demand for those skill sets.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Admin, Office, and Support<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Highest paid<\/strong>: Human resources officers &#8211; <strong>R29,878<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lowest paid<\/strong>: Tellers and cashiers &#8211; <strong>R5,651<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Admin-Office-and-Support-salaries-2015.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-84867\" src=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Admin-Office-and-Support-salaries-2015.png\" alt=\"Admin Office and Support salaries 2015\" width=\"536\" height=\"1056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Admin-Office-and-Support-salaries-2015.png 536w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Admin-Office-and-Support-salaries-2015-152x300.png 152w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Admin-Office-and-Support-salaries-2015-520x1024.png 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Building and Construction<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Highest paid<\/strong>: Structural engineers\u00a0&#8211; <strong>R59,218<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lowest paid<\/strong>: Plumbers, pipe and steam fitters\u00a0&#8211; <strong>R14,365<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Building-and-Construction-salaries-2015.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-84881\" src=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Building-and-Construction-salaries-2015.png\" alt=\"Building and Construction salaries 2015\" width=\"548\" height=\"736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Building-and-Construction-salaries-2015.png 548w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Building-and-Construction-salaries-2015-223x300.png 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Design, Media and Arts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Highest paid<\/strong>: Web designers, multimedia and 3D designers\u00a0&#8211; <strong>R37,708<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lowest paid<\/strong>: TV, video and movie operators\u00a0&#8211; <strong>R9,061<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Design-Media-and-Arts-salaries-2015.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-84875\" src=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Design-Media-and-Arts-salaries-2015.png\" alt=\"Design Media and Arts salaries 2015\" width=\"544\" height=\"636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Design-Media-and-Arts-salaries-2015.png 544w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Design-Media-and-Arts-salaries-2015-257x300.png 257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Engineering<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Highest paid<\/strong>: Mining engineers\u00a0&#8211; <strong>R77,031<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lowest paid<\/strong>: Automotive engineers\u00a0&#8211; <strong>R26,922<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Engineering-salaries-2015.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-84883\" src=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Engineering-salaries-2015.png\" alt=\"Engineering salaries 2015\" width=\"544\" height=\"848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Engineering-salaries-2015.png 544w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Engineering-salaries-2015-192x300.png 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Finance<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Highest paid<\/strong>: Actuaries\u00a0&#8211; <strong>R52,315<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lowest paid<\/strong>: Credit controllers\u00a0&#8211; <strong>R13,543<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Finiance-salaries-2015.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-84873\" src=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Finiance-salaries-2015.png\" alt=\"Finiance salaries 2015\" width=\"548\" height=\"2040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Finiance-salaries-2015.png 548w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Finiance-salaries-2015-275x1024.png 275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">ICT<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Highest paid<\/strong>: Technical and business architects, and business analysis\u00a0&#8211; <strong>R56,083<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lowest paid<\/strong>: Radio and satellite technology\u00a0&#8211; <strong>R16,532<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ICT-salaries-2015.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-84877\" src=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ICT-salaries-2015.png\" alt=\"ICT salaries 2015\" width=\"532\" height=\"988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ICT-salaries-2015.png 532w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ICT-salaries-2015-162x300.png 162w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Marketing<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Highest paid<\/strong>: Marketing managers\u00a0&#8211; <strong>R46,485<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lowest paid<\/strong>: Marketing assistants- <strong>R13,571<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Marketing-salaries-2015.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-84869\" src=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Marketing-salaries-2015.png\" alt=\"Marketing salaries 2015\" width=\"537\" height=\"644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Marketing-salaries-2015.png 537w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Marketing-salaries-2015-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Manufacturing and Assembly<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Highest paid<\/strong>: Plant managers\u00a0&#8211; <strong>R45,100<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lowest paid<\/strong>: Plant and system operators &#8211; <strong>R9,770<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Manufacturing-and-Assembly-salaries-2015.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-84865\" src=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Manufacturing-and-Assembly-salaries-2015.png\" alt=\"Manufacturing and Assembly salaries 2015\" width=\"556\" height=\"1062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Manufacturing-and-Assembly-salaries-2015.png 556w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Manufacturing-and-Assembly-salaries-2015-157x300.png 157w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Manufacturing-and-Assembly-salaries-2015-536x1024.png 536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Sales<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Highest paid<\/strong>: Sales managers\u00a0&#8211; <strong>R43,733<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lowest paid<\/strong>: Travel agents &#8211; <strong>R9,700<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Sales-salaries-2015.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-84871\" src=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Sales-salaries-2015.png\" alt=\"Sales salaries 2015\" width=\"555\" height=\"780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Sales-salaries-2015.png 555w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Sales-salaries-2015-213x300.png 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Warehousing and Logistics<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Highest paid<\/strong>: Logistics managers- <strong>R52,111<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lowest paid<\/strong>: Dispatchers and receivers\u00a0&#8211; 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