{"id":31750,"date":"2025-10-08T06:53:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T04:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/?p=31750"},"modified":"2026-03-12T09:46:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T07:46:52","slug":"43-high-paying-jobs-in-south-africa-that-exceed-the-average-salary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/43-high-paying-jobs-in-south-africa-that-exceed-the-average-salary\/","title":{"rendered":"43 High-Paying Jobs in South Africa That Exceed the Average Salary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

According to Statistics South Africa’s (Stats SA) latest Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) for the second quarter of 2025, the average monthly salary in South Africa has risen to R29,290<\/strong>, marking a 3.4% increase<\/strong> from R28,322 in the first quarter. Statistics South Africa<\/a> Notably, 43 job types<\/strong> in the formal, non-agricultural sector now offer salaries above this national average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full List of 43 High-Paying Job Types<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
#<\/th>Job Type<\/th>Sector<\/th>Average Monthly Salary (R)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
1<\/td>Activities Auxiliary to Financial Intermediation<\/td>Business Services<\/td>72,591<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>Electricity, Gas, Steam, and Water Supply<\/td>Electricity & Water<\/td>63,262<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>Computer and Related Activities<\/td>Business Services<\/td>56,629<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>Financial Intermediation (excluding insurance and pension funding)<\/td>Business Services<\/td>54,992<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>Air Transport<\/td>Transport<\/td>54,820<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>Extra Budgetary Institutions<\/td>Government<\/td>50,489<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>Health and Social Work<\/td>NGO<\/td>48,465<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>Insurance and Pension Funding<\/td>Business Services<\/td>47,898<\/td><\/tr>
9<\/td>Coke Oven Products; Petroleum Refineries; Processing of Nuclear Fuel<\/td>Manufacturing<\/td>47,484<\/td><\/tr>
10<\/td>Architectural, Engineering, and Other Technical Activities<\/td>Business Services<\/td>46,394<\/td><\/tr>
11<\/td>Motor Vehicles<\/td>Manufacturing<\/td>45,800<\/td><\/tr>
12<\/td>Sea and Coastal Water Transport<\/td>Transport<\/td>43,157<\/td><\/tr>
13<\/td>Legal, Accounting, Bookkeeping, and Auditing Activities<\/td>Business Services<\/td>43,131<\/td><\/tr>
14<\/td>Electric Motors, Generators, and Transformers<\/td>Manufacturing<\/td>42,357<\/td><\/tr>
15<\/td>Post and Telecommunications<\/td>Transport<\/td>42,336<\/td><\/tr>
16<\/td>Collection, Purification, and Distribution of Water<\/td>Electricity & Water<\/td>40,911<\/td><\/tr>
17<\/td>National Departments<\/td>Government<\/td>40,348<\/td><\/tr>
18<\/td>Research and Development<\/td>Business Services<\/td>40,271<\/td><\/tr>
19<\/td>Medical Appliances and Instruments<\/td>Manufacturing<\/td>39,016<\/td><\/tr>
20<\/td>Real Estate Activities<\/td>Business Services<\/td>38,606<\/td><\/tr>
21<\/td>Advertising<\/td>Business Services<\/td>38,558<\/td><\/tr>
22<\/td>Provincial Departments<\/td>Government<\/td>37,588<\/td><\/tr>
23<\/td>Activities of Membership Organisation<\/td>NGO<\/td>37,543<\/td><\/tr>
24<\/td>Basic Chemicals<\/td>Manufacturing<\/td>36,815<\/td><\/tr>
25<\/td>Universities and Technikons<\/td>Government<\/td>36,522<\/td><\/tr>
26<\/td>Non-Gold Mining<\/td>Mining<\/td>35,756<\/td><\/tr>
27<\/td>Optical Instruments and Photographic Equipment; Watches and Clocks<\/td>Manufacturing<\/td>35,601<\/td><\/tr>
28<\/td>Railway and Tramway Locomotives and Rolling Stock; Aircraft and Spacecraft<\/td>Manufacturing<\/td>35,383<\/td><\/tr>
29<\/td>Gold<\/td>Mining<\/td>34,166<\/td><\/tr>
30<\/td>Supporting and Auxiliary Transport Activities<\/td>Transport<\/td>34,066<\/td><\/tr>
31<\/td>General Purpose Machinery<\/td>Manufacturing<\/td>33,753<\/td><\/tr>
32<\/td>Wholesale Trade<\/td>Trade<\/td>33,653<\/td><\/tr>
33<\/td>Other Chemical Products<\/td>Manufacturing<\/td>33,474<\/td><\/tr>
34<\/td>Basic Iron and Steel<\/td>Manufacturing<\/td>33,281<\/td><\/tr>
35<\/td>Special Purpose Machinery<\/td>Manufacturing<\/td>32,812<\/td><\/tr>
36<\/td>Office, Accounting, and Computing Machinery<\/td>Manufacturing<\/td>32,626<\/td><\/tr>
37<\/td>Local Government<\/td>Government<\/td>31,804<\/td><\/tr>
38<\/td>Basic Precious and Non-Ferrous Metals<\/td>Manufacturing<\/td>31,714<\/td><\/tr>
39<\/td>Publishing<\/td>Manufacturing<\/td>30,843<\/td><\/tr>
40<\/td>Other Educational Institutions<\/td>NGO<\/td>30,681<\/td><\/tr>
41<\/td>Land Transport and Transport via Pipelines<\/td>Transport<\/td>30,516<\/td><\/tr>
42<\/td>Television and Radio Receivers, Sound or Video Recording, etc.<\/td>Manufacturing<\/td>30,322<\/td><\/tr>
43<\/td>Paper and Paper Products<\/td>Manufacturing<\/td>29,894<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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