Earning Power

South Africa—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Department
Department n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Administration/
general management 25 5% 790,000 950,000 1,218,120 1,000,725
Consulting 49 9% 587,456 840,000 1,121,340 882,925
Customer service/
public relations -- -- -- -- -- --
Engineering 69 13% 613,000 850,000 1,152,800 888,993
Finance 8 1% -- -- -- --
Human resources -- -- -- -- -- --
Information technology/
information systems 91 17% 600,000 730,000 996,000 790,646
Operations/manufacturing 26 5% 650,000 787,776 963,776 877,168
Project management
department or PMO 237 44% 550,000 800,000 1,092,250 868,481
Quality management 3 1% -- -- -- --
Research and development 6 1% -- -- -- --
Sales/marketing 7 1% -- -- -- --
Supply chain
management/logistics 5 1% -- -- -- --
Training/education 1 * -- -- -- --
Other 17 3% 706,738 800,000 1,000,000 846,068
Annualized Salary by Industry
Industry n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Aerospace 3 1% -- -- -- --
Business services 1 * -- -- -- --
Construction 48 9% 566,000 857,500 1,062,200 855,319
Consulting 56 10% 545,000 862,500 1,085,000 880,418
Engineering 120 22% 576,000 850,000 1,200,000 906,477
Financial services 66 12% 578,000 774,000 995,000 796,870
Food and beverage 6 1% -- -- -- --
Government 9 2% -- -- -- --
Healthcare 2 * -- -- -- --
Information technology 74 14% 500,000 696,000 900,000 748,534
Insurance 8 1% -- -- -- --
Legal -- -- -- -- -- --
Manufacturing 20 4% 600,000 744,000 900,000 713,461
Pharmaceuticals 5 1% -- -- -- --
Real estate 1 * -- -- -- --
Resources (agriculture,
mining, etc.) 40 7% 827,000 1,059,500 1,411,700 1,140,387
Telecommunications 32 6% 643,000 793,750 955,000 832,222
Training/education 4 1% -- -- -- --
Utility 12 2% 684,000 841,720 1,175,000 863,653
Other 37 7% 708,000 897,403 1,078,622 921,512
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