Tech salaries in South Africa compared to the UK and Australia

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South African tech salaries vs top emigration countries

Emigrants working in 10 popular tech jobs in Australia and the UK are earning far more than their compatriots who remain in South Africa, an analysis by MyBroadband shows.

Professionals in the field of tech are among the most in-demand of any jobseekers — locally and abroad.
 
FiestaST said:
Sir Juice.

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Food is cheaper in the UK. Yes Rent is more expensive (think £1k for a 1 bed flat, or £2k for a 4bed house in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire), but you aren't earning R400k, you are earning £50k+ pa.
Its all relative. Importantly for me I can now save the equivalent as my SA monthly nett salary.
 
Would be interesting to know how many of those positions offer remote working within those countries. There are many more affordable areas to live if telecommuting is an option.
 
WollieVerstege said:
Would be interesting to know how many of those positions offer remote working within those countries. There are many more affordable areas to live if telecommuting is an option.
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My company is based in London and I am afforded a hybrid work environment. I come to the office once a week which means my commuting cost is £20 per day (£5 for parking and £15 to take the Metropolitan line from Chesham to King's Cross return).

I earn a London salary while living in Buckinghamshire.
 
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Important to point out that built into the tax I pay is a Gov pension (I also have another pension plan) and NHS. So if you earn £50k your 20% tax includes your hospital plan which makes the taxes you pay in SA more expensive once you factor in the R2k you have to spend on a hospital plan.
 
killerbyte said:
Important to point out that built into the tax I pay is a Gov pension (I also have another pension plan) and NHS. So if you earn £50k your 20% tax includes your hospital plan which makes the taxes you pay in SA more expensive once you factor in the R2k you have to spend on a hospital plan.
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Taxes get much, much worse once you're a bit higher on the pay scale. £100-120k is brutal.
 
Messugga said:
Taxes get much, much worse once you're a bit higher on the pay scale. £100-120k is brutal.
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Take home on £100k after tax and 5% pension (salary sacrifice) would be £5,463. A family of 4 could live comfortably on that I assure you.
 
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killerbyte said:
Take home on £100k after tax and 5% pension (salary sacrifice) would be £6,869. A family of 4 could live comfortably on that I assure you.
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Nah, it's a chunk under £6k actually. My point was your effective marginal tax rate between £100k and £120k is close to 60%, as you lose out on the tax free initial £~12k on your income, between these two brackets. Whether that is a comfortable living or not is a different discussion I think.
 
Messugga said:
Nah, it's a chunk under £6k actually. My point was your effective marginal tax rate between £100k and £120k is close to 60%, as you lose out on the tax free initial £~12k on your income, between these two brackets. Whether that is a comfortable living or not is a different discussion I think.
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I misread the website and have updated my original post.
Those at the higher end of the pay scale will bear the brunt of covering the tax bill. It sucks but it is what it is.
 
So many questions. What will the labour market look like in 2025 & 2026? Will mass tech layoffs spill over to 2025, 2026? I know most of the layoffs have been happening in the U.S market, though a few other wealthy nations have had their slice of the layoffs pie. Will the housing markets abroad ever cool down? Will tech salaries abroad remain looking good? I lose faith in SA companies as the years go by. At least the developed nations (Except America) have a national healthcare system. The current system in SA makes me worry that SA might get an unaffordable and wasteful private healthcare sector if nothing is done (NHI is on shaky ground).

To earn your money's worth in tech SA you must never fall asleep at your job, otherwise they will eventually underpay you by 60%+ and claim you are a valued employee in the performance reviews :laugh:.
 
killerbyte said:
Take home on £100k after tax and 5% pension (salary sacrifice) would be £5,463. A family of 4 could live comfortably on that I assure you.
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So, the moral of the story is that the grass is always greener on the other side?
 
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