What are the highest paying jobs in South Africa?

Is your job one of the highest paying jobs in South Africa?

Do you enjoy your job? Well, that’s important. But, so is money. Would you still go to work if you didn’t need money? Of course not.

CareerJunction collected data showing the highest paying jobs in South Africa. The data is based on real salary offerings posted on their job board.

So, which jobs offered salary increases?

• Warehousing
• Logistics
• Building and construction

The salary increases were especially seen in senior-level professionals.

The following sectors increased in salary offers and yearly increases, with a jump of over 43%:

• Building foreman
• Equipment operators
• Warehouse packing
• Construction/ demolition equipment operators

Systems and network administrators and IT project managers salaries also increased by over 20%.

Which jobs dipped?

• Sales and marketing professionals

Where’s the best place to work?

Data says: Gauteng offers the best salaries.

Job professionals in Gauteng are in higher demand. This is because of the economic activity in the province. 

People in KwaZulu-Natal with careers in:

• marketing and engineering and construction earn up to 20% below average. 
•  ICT and warehousing and logistics earn up to 30% below average.

In the Western Cape, people with careers in:

• Finance earn up to 24% below average.

Here’s a list of the highest paying jobs in South Africa

Job	Sector	Average monthly salary	Average annual salary
Civil/Structural Engineering	Engineering	R70 301	R843 612
Corporate Lending	Finance	R69 632	R835 584
Technical and Business Architecture	ICT	R66 558	R798 696
Chartered Accounting	Finance	R65 840	R790 080
Financial Management	Finance	R65 322	R783 864
Environmental Engineering	Engineering	R64 944	R779 328
Mechanical Engineering	Engineering	R63 157	R757 884
Hospital Management	Medical	R61 195	R734 340
General Practitioner	Medical	R60 998	R731 976
Electrical Engineering	Engineering	R60 864	R730 368
IT Management	ICT	R58 337	R700 044
Financial Analysis	Finance	R55 977	R671 724
Industrial Engineering	Engineering	R55 842	R670 104
Consulting Engineering	Construction	R53 369	R640 428
Electronic Engineering	Engineering	R52 879	R634 548

For more information, go to CareerJunction.