Highest Paying Career Jobs in South Africa in 2025
Discover the highest paying career jobs in South Africa in 2025. This salary guide provides detailed insights into average salaries, salary ranges, job requirements, and growth prospects across different industries. Make informed career decisions with up-to-date salary data from the South African job market. We have compiled a list of the highest paying career jobs in South Africa in 2025, based on the latest salary data from the South African job market.
Career Title
Avg Salary
Category
Growth
Demand
Career Salaries (100 results)
R802 254
Growth: 3%
Education
Medium
R654 817
Growth: 6%
Leadership
High
R650 000
Growth: 6%
Finance
High
R525 000
Growth: 10%
Finance
Very High
R400 000
Growth: 6%
IT
High
R387 500
Growth: 5%
Finance
Medium
R245 247
Growth: 3%
Law Enforcement
High
R201 953
Growth: 5%
IT
Medium
R201 586
Growth: 6%
IT
High
R200 136
Growth: 1%
Law Enforcement
Low
R178 375
Growth: 4%
Logistics
High
R127 833
Growth: 6%
Engineering
High
R125 000
Growth: 7%
Finance
High
R109 722
Growth: 7%
Finance
High
R108 333
Growth: 6%
Finance
High
R105 125
Growth: 8%
Engineering
Very High
R104 897
Growth: 5%
Management
High
R102 534
Growth: 2%
Services
Medium
R91 667
Growth: 6%
Engineering
High
R91 667
Growth: 6%
Finance
High
R91 176
Growth: 7%
Finance
High
R88 500
Growth: 8%
Data Management
High
R87 500
Growth: 9%
Engineering
Very High
R85 834
Growth: 6%
Leadership
High
R85 001
Growth: 7%
Data Management
High
R85 001
Growth: 6%
Finance
High
R85 001
Growth: 7%
Engineering
High
R81 250
Growth: 5%
Leadership
High
R81 250
Growth: 7%
Engineering
High
R79 583
Growth: 5%
Legal
High
R77 083
Growth: 5%
Legal
High
R75 000
Growth: 7%
Software Development
High
R75 000
Growth: 5%
Engineering
High
R75 000
Growth: 8%
Finance
High
R75 000
Growth: 5%
Management
High
R75 000
Growth: 8%
Management
High
R72 917
Growth: 5%
Finance
High
R70 833
Growth: 7%
Finance
High
R70 809
Growth: 5%
Leadership
High
R70 667
Growth: 8%
Software Development
High
R70 000
Growth: 6%
Management
High
R70 000
Growth: 5%
Healthcare
High
R70 000
Growth: 7%
Software Development
High
R69 305
Growth: 10%
Technology
Very High
R68 750
Growth: 5%
Engineering
High
R68 750
Growth: 6%
Finance
High
R66 667
Growth: 6%
Finance
High
R66 667
Growth: 6%
Engineering
High
R66 667
Growth: 7%
Research
High
R65 210
Growth: 8%
Management
Very High
R62 500
Growth: 5%
Engineering
High
R62 500
Growth: 7%
Software Development
Medium
R62 500
Growth: 5%
Management
High
R61 347
Growth: 5%
Engineering
High
R61 241
Growth: 8%
Data & Analytics
High
R60 368
Growth: 7%
Technology
High
R60 001
Growth: 5%
Finance
High
R60 001
Growth: 9%
Data Management
Very High
R60 001
Growth: 5%
Security
Medium
R60 001
Growth: 5%
Marketing
High
R60 000
Growth: 7%
Business
High
R60 000
Growth: 6%
Legal
High
R60 000
Growth: 6%
Engineering
High
R60 000
Growth: 9%
Technology
Very High
R59 444
Growth: 7%
Data & Analytics
High
R58 819
Growth: 7%
Management
High
R58 344
Growth: 10%
Technology
Very High
R58 333
Growth: 6%
Security
High
R58 333
Growth: 7%
Data Management
High
R57 500
Growth: 5%
Engineering
High
R57 300
Growth: 7%
Engineering
High
R55 408
Growth: 8%
Logistics
High
R55 188
Growth: 7%
Technology
High
R55 000
Growth: 8%
Software Development
High
R55 000
Growth: 9%
Software Development
Very High
R55 000
Growth: 6%
IT
High
R55 000
Growth: 5%
Healthcare
High
R54 439
Growth: 8%
Engineering
High
R54 167
Growth: 6%
Logistics
High
R54 139
Growth: 7%
Logistics
High
R53 333
Growth: 5%
Management
High
R53 318
Growth: 7%
Software Development
High
R52 556
Growth: 6%
Finance
High
R52 500
Growth: 5%
Procurement
High
R52 500
Growth: 6%
Data Management
High
R52 500
Growth: 5%
Logistics
Medium
R52 500
Growth: 4%
Education
Medium
R52 500
Growth: 8%
Technology
High
R52 500
Growth: 7%
Engineering
High
R52 479
Growth: 8%
Engineering
Very High
R52 448
Growth: 8%
Software Development
Very High
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