2016 Engineering salaries in South Africa

CareerJunction has released its 2016 Salary Review, which provides insight into the average salaries of engineers in South Africa [See all non-IT salaries here].

The CareerJunction Salary Review has been compiled for South African job seekers and the recruitment industry, and provides an accurate representation of salaries in the country.

It contains up-to-date salary information based on salary offerings on the CareerJunction website for job postings between October 2015 and February 2016.

The salary ranges listed in the table below are based on salary offerings for skilled and senior candidates.

These salary ranges represent monthly cost-to-company remuneration, and serve as an indication of the average salary offerings for each occupation.

Engineering salaries in South Africa

The table below provides an overview of the average engineering salaries in South Africa.

Junior engineers are likely to earn less than the quoted figures, while senior engineers can expect to earn more that the salaries below.

2016 Engineering Salaries
Profession	Scale	Skilled	Senior
Chemical Engineering	From	R27,404	R28,764
	To	R39,599	R40,510
Civil Engineering	From	R30,799	R42,088
	To	R42,153	R54,516
Structural Engineering	From	R34,735	R54,167
	To	R49,742	R69,841
Electrical Engineering	From	R36,266	R44,059
	To	R46,446	R53,172
Electronic Engineering	From	R28,873	R39,345
	To	R37,007	R48,690
Industrial Engineering	From	R35,045	R37,031
	To	R44,024	R47,375
Mechanical Engineering	From	R38,910	R51,458
	To	R49,439	R61,434
Mining Engineering	From	R52,521	–
	To	R63,095	–
Project Engineering	From	R29,457	R38,551
	To	R36,105	R46,761