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Overview of salaries statistics in the category "Mechanical in South Africa"

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Overview of salaries statistics in the category "Mechanical in South Africa"

40 000 R Average monthly salary

Average salary in branch "Mechanical" in the last 12 months in South Africa

Currency: ZAR USD Year: 2024
The bar chart shows the change in the average wages in South Africa.

The distribution of vacancies in the category "Mechanical" of South Africa

Currency: ZAR
As seen in the chart, in South Africa the greatest number of vacancies in the category of Mechanical are opened in Western Cape. In the second place is Gauteng, and the third - Eastern Cape.

Regions rating South Africa by salary in branch "Mechanical"

Currency: ZAR
According to the statistics of our website, Western Cape is leading in terms of average wages in the category Mechanical, which is 55000 ZAR. Then KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Cape follow.

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