MECHANICAL ENGINEER / SALARY
SOUTH AFRICA

SALARY SURVEYS

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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

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18.3 ZAR = 1 USD

955,741 ZAR

$52,240 USD

Johannesburg

991,471 ZAR

585,446 ZAR

$32,000 USD

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Average Salary / Mechanical Engineer / South Africa

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Average salary for Mechanical Engineer / South Africa is 955,741 ZAR per year. The most typical earning is 585,446 ZAR. All data are based on 47 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 821,454 ZAR. Women receive a salary of 481,163 ZAR.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 2,643,656 ZAR. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 1,377,628 ZAR.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 16-20 Years of experience receive salary of 2,389,353 ZAR. Employees with 12-16 Years of experience receive 1,489,229 ZAR.

Levels / Mechanical Engineer / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

Salary Levels (ZAR) per Year	Surveys	[%]
54,900 ZAR - 91,499 ZAR	0	n/a
91,500 ZAR - 182,899 ZAR	1	100% 2.13%
183,000 ZAR - 274,399 ZAR	2	97.87% 4.26%
274,400 ZAR - 365,899 ZAR	3	93.62% 6.38%
365,900 ZAR - 457,399 ZAR	2	87.23% 4.26%
457,400 ZAR - 548,799 ZAR	3	82.98% 6.38%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
548,900 ZAR - 640,299 ZAR	9	76.6% 19.15%
640,300 ZAR - 731,799 ZAR	4	57.45% 8.51%
731,800 ZAR - 823,299 ZAR	2	48.94% 4.26%
823,300 ZAR - 914,699 ZAR	5	44.68% 10.64%
914,800 ZAR - 1,006,199 ZAR	1	34.04% 2.13%
1,006,200 ZAR - 1,097,699 ZAR	0	n/a
1,097,700 ZAR - 1,189,199 ZAR	1	31.91% 2.13%
1,189,200 ZAR - 1,280,599 ZAR	3	29.79% 6.38%
1,280,700 ZAR - 1,372,099 ZAR	1	23.4% 2.13%
1,372,100 ZAR - 1,463,599 ZAR	1	21.28% 2.13%
1,463,600 ZAR - 1,555,099 ZAR	2	19.15% 4.26%
1,555,100 ZAR - 1,646,499 ZAR	2	14.89% 4.26%
1,646,600 ZAR - 1,737,999 ZAR	1	10.64% 2.13%
1,738,000 ZAR - 1,829,499 ZAR	0	n/a
1,829,500 ZAR - 1,920,999 ZAR	0	n/a
1,921,000 ZAR - 2,012,499 ZAR	0	n/a
2,012,500 ZAR - 2,103,899 ZAR	2	8.51% 4.26%
2,103,900 ZAR - 2,195,399 ZAR	0	n/a
2,195,400 ZAR - 2,286,899 ZAR	0	n/a
2,286,900 ZAR - 2,378,399 ZAR	1	4.26% 2.13%
2,378,400 ZAR - 2,469,799 ZAR	0	n/a
2,469,900 ZAR - 2,561,299 ZAR	0	n/a
2,561,300 ZAR - 2,652,799 ZAR	0	n/a
2,652,800 ZAR - 2,744,299 ZAR	0	n/a
HIGH SALARIES
2,744,300 ZAR - 2,927,199 ZAR	0	n/a
2,927,200 ZAR - 3,110,199 ZAR	0	n/a
3,110,200 ZAR - 3,293,099 ZAR	0	n/a
3,293,100 ZAR - 3,476,099 ZAR	0	n/a
3,476,100 ZAR - 3,658,999 ZAR	0	n/a
3,659,000 ZAR - 3,841,999 ZAR	0	n/a
3,842,000 ZAR - 4,024,899 ZAR	0	n/a
4,024,900 ZAR - 4,207,899 ZAR	1	2.13% 2.13%
4,207,900 ZAR - 4,390,799 ZAR	0	n/a
4,390,800 ZAR - 4,573,799 ZAR	0	n/a
4,573,800 ZAR - 6,403,299 ZAR	0	n/a

Gender / Mechanical Engineer / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	26	821,454 ZAR
2	Women	3	481,163 ZAR

Education / Mechanical Engineer / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	2	2,643,656 ZAR
2	Masters Degree	5	1,377,628 ZAR
3	Bachelors Degree	38	823,284 ZAR
4	Some College	2	722,660 ZAR

Experience / Mechanical Engineer / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	16-20 Years	3	2,389,353 ZAR
2	12-16 Years	2	1,489,229 ZAR
3	8-12 Years	7	1,438,002 ZAR
4	20+ Years	3	993,429 ZAR
5	2-4 Years	11	775,716 ZAR
6	4-8 Years	7	708,024 ZAR
7	0-1 Year	10	601,912 ZAR
8	1-2 Years	4	558,003 ZAR

Age / Mechanical Engineer / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	36-40	1	1,719,748 ZAR
2	n/a	18	1,229,437 ZAR
3	41-45	2	1,214,801 ZAR
4	46-50	2	1,051,974 ZAR
5	31-35	6	845,238 ZAR
6	26-30	11	759,250 ZAR
7	21-25	6	492,140 ZAR
8	14-20	1	184,781 ZAR

Work Type / Mechanical Engineer / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Permanent	44	984,281 ZAR
2	Contract	3	537,878 ZAR

Cities / Mechanical Engineer / South Africa (Gross ZAR)

#		Surveys
1	Polokwane	1	1,302,618 ZAR
2	Tshwane	4	1,147,109 ZAR
3	--Other--	3	1,037,337 ZAR
4	Cape Town	7	1,035,508 ZAR
5	Johannesburg	25	991,599 ZAR
6	Emalahleni	1	830,602 ZAR
7	eThekwini	3	558,003 ZAR
8	Nelson Mandela Bay Metro	1	503,118 ZAR
9	Ekurhuleni	2	440,914 ZAR

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Mechanical Engineer Workshop Manager

Posted 18 July 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Earthmoving equipment maintenance and repairs management and steel design, fabrication and manufacturing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	721,900 ZAR

Junior Engineer

Posted 18 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"CFD, CAD."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	357,400 ZAR

Technical Sales

Posted 29 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Mechanical Design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
eThekwini	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	669,100 ZAR

Field Engineer

Posted 09 January 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Field services. Maintenance and operations, Mobile water technology, Water filters, water membranes."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	864,600 ZAR

Mechanical Engineer

Posted 29 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design Drawings Analysis."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	243,300 ZAR

Senior Estimator

Posted 21 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Develop detailed cost estimated for projects."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	1,554,500 ZAR

Hvac Consultant

Posted 01 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Designing HVAC systems, handling their procurement and managing the installation contract."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tshwane	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	486,600 ZAR

Component Engineer

Posted 25 February 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Plan and manage local content of components. Liase between various departments and suppliers to ensure the part meets the technical specification."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nelson Mandela Bay Metro	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	502,900 ZAR

Mechanical Design Engineer

Posted 03 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design
Research and Development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	596,800 ZAR

Chief Engineer

Posted 04 June 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage mech eng activaties."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Polokwane	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	1,303,400 ZAR

Head Of R&d And Composite Engineering

Posted 19 May 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing, testing and ordering for new composite engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ekurhuleni	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	697,700 ZAR

Head Of Engineering

Posted 15 May 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Overview of engineering projects and chief engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	2,070,000 ZAR

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