The aggregate basic salary payment in South Africa as of September 2023 amounted to approximately 850.3 billion South African rands (equivalent to roughly 45.4 billion U.S. dollars). This represented an increase of approximately 6.5 percent from 798.7 billion South African rands (42.7 billion U.S dollars) compared to September 2022. Moreover, the highest volume of salary was paid to the community services industry, with some 33.9 percent of the overall payment. On the contrary, the electricity industry received the lowest salary payment at around 9.4 billion South African rands (502.6 million U.S. dollars).
Basic salary payment in South Africa in September 2022 and 2023, by industry
(in million South African rand)
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Statistics South Africa. (December 14, 2023). Basic salary payment in South Africa in September 2022 and 2023, by industry (in million South African rand) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222433/basic-salary-payment-in-south-africa-by-industry/
Statistics South Africa. "Basic salary payment in South Africa in September 2022 and 2023, by industry (in million South African rand)." Chart. December 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222433/basic-salary-payment-in-south-africa-by-industry/
Statistics South Africa. (2023). Basic salary payment in South Africa in September 2022 and 2023, by industry (in million South African rand). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222433/basic-salary-payment-in-south-africa-by-industry/
Statistics South Africa. "Basic Salary Payment in South Africa in September 2022 and 2023, by Industry (in Million South African Rand)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222433/basic-salary-payment-in-south-africa-by-industry/
Statistics South Africa, Basic salary payment in South Africa in September 2022 and 2023, by industry (in million South African rand) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222433/basic-salary-payment-in-south-africa-by-industry/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Basic salary payment in South Africa in September 2022 and 2023, by industry (in million South African rand) [Graph], Statistics South Africa, December 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222433/basic-salary-payment-in-south-africa-by-industry/
