IT salaries in South Africa 2026 🇿🇦

Developer salaries in South Africa: median $2460/month across 230 open jobs with a stated salary, broken down by role, seniority and tech stack. Live data, USD-normalised.

$2,460

median $/mo

$1,396–$3,465

p25–p75 range

230

jobs with a stated salary

Salary by role in South Africa (USD/mo)

Role	P25	Median	P75	Sample
Backend	$1,851	$2,633	$3,372	35
Fullstack	$1,792	$2,702	$3,465	12
Architect	$1,637	$2,082	$2,208	8
Data	$3,257	$4,435	$6,111	7
DevOps	$1,908	$2,524	$3,111	6
ML/AI	$1,851	$2,082	$2,807	6
PM	$1,269	$2,330	$2,723	6

Salary by seniority (USD/mo)

Level	P25	Median	P75	Sample
Senior	$1,153	$2,506	$3,506	90
Lead	$1,851	$2,082	$3,234	32

Salary by stack in South Africa (median, USD/mo)

Technology	Median	Sample
java	$2,610	50
go	$2,082	34
scala	$2,356	24
esb	$3,465	17
cloud	$2,082	14
python	$2,956	12
spring	$1,851	11
aws	$1,966	10
angular	$3,280	8

Salary distribution

Median trend in South Africa

Weekly median salary (USD/month) across jobs with a stated salary.

Compare with other countries

🇺🇸 USA $10,833 🇪🇸 Spain $8,604 🇦🇹 Austria $8,378 🇦🇺 Australia $7,823 🇬🇧 UK $6,757 🇨🇦 Canada $6,467 🇩🇪 Germany $6,340 🇳🇱 Netherlands $6,292 🇵🇱 Poland $5,754 🇳🇿 New Zealand $5,224 🇧🇷 Brazil $5,000 🇮🇹 Italy $4,528 🇸🇬 Singapore $4,500 🇫🇷 France $3,985 🇲🇽 Mexico $3,815 🇧🇪 Belgium $3,333 🇪🇪 Estonia $3,261 🇱🇻 Latvia $3,048 🇱🇹 Lithuania $2,446 🇮🇳 India $2,043 🇷🇺 Russia $2,000 🇺🇦 Ukraine $2,000 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan $1,957 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan $1,522

Recent jobs with a salary

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FAQ

What is the median IT salary in South Africa?

$2460/month across 230 open vacancies in South Africa with a disclosed salary (USD-normalised).

Which IT role pays most in South Africa?

By volume, Backend leads the sample; see the by-role table for the full p25/median/p75 spread.

Are these South Africa salaries gross or net?

Figures are the salary stated in the job posting, normalised to USD/month at parse time. Most postings quote gross.

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