Countries/South Africa/Salary
Middle East & Africa · Salary · 2026
South Africa salary levels, 2026
Monthly gross ranges for a role at a foreign-invested or multinational employer in the city named on the row.
Figures are monthly gross base pay in local currency, before bonus, allowances and employer social contributions. Statutory extras — a 13th month, THR, Aguinaldo, or Spain’s 14 payments — sit outside the monthly number unless the country note says otherwise.
Pay bands
Role × monthly gross
Low / typical / high. USD typical is a conversion used in this guide — not a live FX feed.
| Role | Low | Typical | High | USD typical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Country general manager General management | ZAR 150,000 | ZAR 210,000 | ZAR 290,000 | $12,963 |
Country CFO / finance head Finance | ZAR 130,000 | ZAR 180,000 | ZAR 250,000 | $11,111 |
Finance manager / controller Finance | ZAR 75,000 | ZAR 100,000 | ZAR 135,000 | $6,173 |
Plant director Manufacturing | ZAR 85,000 | ZAR 115,000 | ZAR 155,000 | $7,099 |
Operations director Manufacturing | ZAR 95,000 | ZAR 130,000 | ZAR 175,000 | $8,025 |
EHS manager Manufacturing | ZAR 50,000 | ZAR 68,000 | ZAR 92,000 | $4,198 |
Supply chain head Manufacturing | ZAR 85,000 | ZAR 115,000 | ZAR 155,000 | $7,099 |
Regulatory / product-registration lead Regulatory | ZAR 60,000 | ZAR 82,000 | ZAR 110,000 | $5,062 |
Government relations lead Government relations | ZAR 65,000 | ZAR 90,000 | ZAR 125,000 | $5,556 |
Commercial director FMCG & commercial | ZAR 120,000 | ZAR 165,000 | ZAR 225,000 | $10,185 |
Sales head FMCG & commercial | ZAR 95,000 | ZAR 130,000 | ZAR 175,000 | $8,025 |
Trade marketing manager FMCG & commercial | ZAR 45,000 | ZAR 62,000 | ZAR 85,000 | $3,827 |
Shared-service / BPO team lead Volume and shared services | ZAR 33,000 | ZAR 45,000 | ZAR 60,000 | $2,778 |
Plant HR / admin manager Volume and shared services | ZAR 32,000 | ZAR 42,000 | ZAR 58,000 | $2,593 |
On top of base
Statutory burden
Employer social charges, 13th-month rules and wage floors sit on the hiring guide — not in the table above.
| National minimum wage | R30.23 per ordinary hour from 1 March 2026 |
| UIF | 1% employer + 1% employee, each capped at R177.12 / month in 2026 |
| SDL | 1% of payroll if annual payroll exceeds R500,000 |
| COIDA | Industry assessment tariff on capped earnings |
Full labour-law stack: hiring guide for South Africa.
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