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Top Earners: South Africa

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Highest Paying Jobs Ranked

RankJob TitleAvg. Salary / year (ZAR)Income Tier
1951
Disaster Recovery Analyst
Information Technology
353,600 ZAR Middle 40%
1952
Legislative Liaison
Legal
353,600 ZAR Middle 40%
1953
Content Manager
Marketing
353,600 ZAR Middle 40%
1954
Cost Engineer
Oil / Gas / Energy / Mining
353,600 ZAR Middle 40%
1955
Payroll Supervisor
Accounting and Finance
352,000 ZAR Middle 40%
1956
Commissioning Engineer
Engineering
352,000 ZAR Middle 40%
1957
Principal Engineer
Engineering
352,000 ZAR Middle 40%
1958
Service Engineer
Engineering
352,000 ZAR Middle 40%
1959
Agricultural Engineer
Gardening / Farming / Fishing
352,000 ZAR Middle 40%
1960
Clinical Policy Developer
Health and Medical
352,000 ZAR Middle 40%
1961
Angular JS Programmer
Information Technology
352,000 ZAR Middle 40%
1962
Hardware Design Engineer
Information Technology
352,000 ZAR Middle 40%
1963
Procurement Associate
Purchasing and Inventory
352,000 ZAR Middle 40%
1964
Archeology Teacher
Teaching / Education
352,000 ZAR Middle 40%
1965
Bank Compliance Specialist
Banking
351,900 ZAR Middle 40%
1966
Highway Engineer
Engineering
351,900 ZAR Middle 40%
1967
Principal Support Engineer
Engineering
351,900 ZAR Middle 40%
1968
Clothing and Textile Technologist
Fashion and Apparel
351,900 ZAR Middle 40%
1969
Corporate Travel Consultant
Food / Hospitality / Tourism / Catering
351,900 ZAR Middle 40%
1970
Network Engineer
Information Technology
351,900 ZAR Middle 40%
1971
Marketing Administrator
Marketing
351,900 ZAR Middle 40%
1972
Category Leader
Purchasing and Inventory
351,900 ZAR Middle 40%
1973
Academic Specialist
Teaching / Education
351,900 ZAR Middle 40%
1974
Mathematics Teacher
Teaching / Education
351,900 ZAR Middle 40%
1975
Cost Controller
Business Planning
351,200 ZAR Middle 40%
1976
Fire Engineer
Engineering
351,200 ZAR Middle 40%
1977
Process Engineer
Engineering
351,200 ZAR Middle 40%
1978
Supervisor
Executive and Management
351,200 ZAR Middle 40%
1979
Assistant Optometrist
Health and Medical
351,200 ZAR Middle 40%
1980
Fire Prevention Engineer
Law Enforcement / Security / Fire
351,200 ZAR Middle 40%
1981
Mine Engineer
Oil / Gas / Energy / Mining
351,200 ZAR Middle 40%
1982
Medical Device Sales
Sales Retail and Wholesale
351,200 ZAR Middle 40%
1983
Medical Device Sales Representative
Sales Retail and Wholesale
351,200 ZAR Middle 40%
1984
Territory Sales Representative
Sales Retail and Wholesale
351,200 ZAR Middle 40%
1985
Service Engineer
Science and Technical Services
351,200 ZAR Middle 40%
1986
Technical Services Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Science and Technical Services
351,200 ZAR Middle 40%
1987
Family Services Specialist
Counseling
349,300 ZAR Middle 40%
1988
Locomotive Engineer
Engineering
349,300 ZAR Middle 40%
1989
Materials Engineer
Engineering
349,300 ZAR Middle 40%
1990
Federal Government Worker
Government and Defence
349,300 ZAR Middle 40%
1991
Employee Benefits Administrator
Human Resources
349,300 ZAR Middle 40%
1992
Database Report Writer
Information Technology
349,300 ZAR Middle 40%
1993
Graphics Programmer
Information Technology
349,300 ZAR Middle 40%
1994
Product Training Specialist
Marketing
349,300 ZAR Middle 40%
1995
Artist
Publishing and Printing
349,300 ZAR Middle 40%
1996
Asset Protection Specialist
Purchasing and Inventory
349,300 ZAR Middle 40%
1997
Real Estate Appraiser
Real Estate
349,300 ZAR Middle 40%
1998
Preschool Education Administrator
Teaching / Education
349,300 ZAR Middle 40%
1999
Lean Consultant
Business Planning
348,300 ZAR Middle 40%
2000
Electronics Instructor
Electrical and Electronics Trades
348,300 ZAR Middle 40%
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