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- The gender pay gap in SA grows wider in higher-paying roles
- Male managers earn R7,000 a month more than female managers
- Female technicians and domestic workers earn more than men
Women in South Africa earn 25% less a month than men, according to Statistics SA. Its report on monthly earnings between 2017 and 2022 shows that the median earnings for female employees were R4,800 a month, while the median for men was R6,000.
This gender pay gap typically grows wider in higher-paying roles, with men consistently earning more than women in most occupations. Male managers earned a median of R25,000, R7,000 more than female managers’ R18,000. Among professionals, the gap was R5,000, with men earning R26,000 compared with R21,000 for women in the same role.
There are, however, two exceptions where women’s median monthly earnings surpass those of men. Female technicians earned R18,000 a month in 2022, slightly higher than male technicians’ median of R17,000. Domestic work also saw women earning more, with female domestic workers earning a median of R2,400 compared with R2,000 for men.
— 4 December, 2024Subscribe to the weekly newsletter for more charts like this
