Best Paying Jobs in South Africa

Top 10 Highest Paying Jobs in South Africa

1. 1

   Surgeons / Doctors

   Monthly salary: 134,818 to 440,967 ZAR per month

   Surgeons top the list of the highest paying careers due to the critical nature of their job. A surgeon's profession involves high risk and requires extensive knowledge and a long learning path; the necessary ingredients for a high paying career.

2. 2

   Judges

   Monthly salary: 113,284 to 370,749 ZAR per month

   Judges earn quite high salaries because of the huge responsibilities associated with their job. Deciding people's fates is not an easy task and the high wage is perfectly justified.

3. 3

   Lawyers

   Monthly salary: 91,751 to 300,532 ZAR per month

   The main reason that lawyers earn big wages is because of their high perceived value in the eyes of their clients. A successful lawyer can save/earn you tons of money or can possibly spare you a death sentence.

4. 4

   Bank Managers

   Monthly salary: 86,415 to 282,743 ZAR per month

   Being in charge of hundreds of millions in funds and investments with all the associated risks that come along makes managing a bank an extremely critical task worthy of a large salary.

5. 5

   Chief Executive Officers

   Monthly salary: 80,984 to 264,955 ZAR per month

   CEOs are primarily responsible for the success or failure of complete organizations. Their huge remuneration is due to the vast scope of impact as well as the risks involved.

6. 6

   Chief Financial Officers

   Monthly salary: 75,554 to 247,166 ZAR per month

   Any job that is about managing money automatically qualifies for high pay. CFOs manage budgets, spending, costs, and revenue which directly impacts the operations of the organization.

7. 7

   Orthodontists

   Monthly salary: 72,839 to 238,740 ZAR per month

   Orthodontists operate in an industry where people are willing to pay high costs for a service, which directly makes Orthodontists among the best paying jobs.

8. 8

   College Professors

   Monthly salary: 64,787 to 211,589 ZAR per month

   College professors are among the top-earning and most prestigious careers. Becoming a professor is not easy and requires persistence which is partly why they earn so high.

9. 9

   Pilots

   Monthly salary: 54,021 to 176,949 ZAR per month

   Probably the only career on the list that involves some kind of excitement, nevertheless; pilots undergo rigorous training programs and they are responsible for the safety of thousands of people every day.

10. 10

    Marketing Directors

    Monthly salary: 48,591 to 159,160 ZAR per month

    Marketing directors are in charge of increasing the revenue of their organizations. They are directly responsible for generating business and they are well paid for that reason.

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