Average annual salary of state-owned enterprise employees in South Africa

The data

207 rows, 9 columns.

fin_year Category

Financial year period (e.g., 2024/25). 2024/25, 2023/24

soe Category

Name of the state-owned enterprise. Media Development and Diversity Agency, Road Accident Fund, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Road Traffic Management Corporation, Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority, South African Civil Aviation Authority (Sacaa), Border Management Authority, The South African State Theatre, Health Professions Council of South Africa, The South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport, Compensation Fund, The South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession and 23 more

category Category

Skill level category (top management, senior management, professionally qualified, skilled, semi-skilled, or unskilled). Top management, Semi-skilled, Skilled, Professionally qualified, Senior management, Unskilled, Commissioners

value_rands Number

Average annual salary per person within the skill band, measured in South African rand. 0 – 9692000

source Category

Title of the annual report from which the data was extracted. MDDA ANNUAL REPORT: 2024/2025, Road Accident Fund Annual Report 2024/25, CSIR ANNUAL REPORT 2024/25, RTMC Annual Report 2024/25, TCTA INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT | 2024-25, Sacaa Annual Report 2024/25, BMA Annual Report 2024/25, SAST_Annual_Report_2024-25, HPCSA ANNUAL REPORT 2024/2025, SAIDS ANNUAL REPORT 2024/2025, COMPENSATION FUND ANNUAL REPORT 2024/25, SACQSP_ANNUAL_REPORT_2024-25 and 23 more

reference Category

Direct link or URL to the official annual report. https://www.mdda.org.za/docs/reports/MDDA_2024-2025_Annual_Report.pdf, https://www.raf.co.za/Media-Center/Annual%20Reports/RAF%20Annual%20Report%202025.pdf, https://nationalgovernment.co.za/entity_annual/4117/2025-council-for-scientific-and-industrial-research-(csir)-annual-report.pdf, https://nationalgovernment.co.za/entity_annual/4264/2025-road-traffic-management-corporation-(rtmc)-annual-report.pdf, https://www.tcta.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/TCTA-Annual-Report-V14.pdf, https://static.pmg.org.za/SACAA_Annual_Report_-_Final_202425.pdf, https://static.pmg.org.za/BMA-Annual-Report-2024-25-Final.pdf, https://static.pmg.org.za/1/SAST_Annual_Report_2024-25_Signed_-_AG_update_22Sep25_adj.pdf, https://static.pmg.org.za/1759468814820_HPCSA_Integrated_Annual_Report_Approved_29_September_2025.pdf, https://static.pmg.org.za/2024-2025_SAIDS_Annual_Report.pdf, https://static.pmg.org.za/Compensation_Fund_2024-2025_Annual_Report_1.pdf, https://static.pmg.org.za/SACQSP_ANNUAL_REPORT_2024-25_V6.pdf and 23 more

page Number

Specific page number in the report where the data is located. 22 – 143

ratio Number

Average pay per salary band, expressed as a multiple of the lowest pay band. 0 – 93.19230769

note Category

Clarification if figures refer to part-time rather than full-time employees. 9.692, Senior and Top Management (Levels 13-16), Highly skilled supervision (Levels 9-12), Highly skilled production (Levels 6-8), Skilled (Levels 3-5), Part time, Executive Management, Middle Management, Junior Management, Mid Management and Professional Qualified Level 12

First rows

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