It’s all about the moolah baby! Now, while politicians rake in substantial salaries, you can still make an honest living by being studious and entrepreneurial in South Africa. Have a look at some of the country’s biggest annual salary packages.
Petroleum engineer – R572 000
What they do: These folks make sure we’re getting the highest quality products from the extraction and refining processes related to oil and petroleum.
Legal services director – R2.1 million
What they do: They start off by lying to you and then take your cash. Just kidding, they tread the very grey area between right and wrong.
Pilot – R960 000
What they do: They crash planes, but only when they’re depressed. You need a solid math background for this one folks.
Air traffic controller – R583 000
What they do: They make sure only the planes flown by depressed people crash.
Executive Assistant – R1.4 million
What they do: They brown-nose their way to the top, where they soon realise this is a difficult job, because they’ve pretty much got to be able to do their boss’ job.
Marketing Director – R1.2 million
What they do: They put up with other people’s sh*t and make the rest of us want things we can’t afford.
Welder – R763 000
What they do: Star in 80’s movies and weld sh*t together.
Police captain – R500 000
What they do: Your guess is as good as ours.
Chief investment officer – R1.6 million
What they do: Play with rich people’s money to make them even richer.
Neurosurgeon – R1.4 million
What they do: Use words none of us understand and then cut our heads open… kinda like Hannibal.
There you have it. While not all of these are at the top of the income ladder, they’re the highest paying in their respective fields.
You obviously have to take them with a small pinch of salt though, as where you work makes almost as much of a difference as what work you do.
- The SouthAfrican
Petroleum engineer – R572 000
What they do: These folks make sure we’re getting the highest quality products from the extraction and refining processes related to oil and petroleum.
Legal services director – R2.1 million
What they do: They start off by lying to you and then take your cash. Just kidding, they tread the very grey area between right and wrong.
Pilot – R960 000
What they do: They crash planes, but only when they’re depressed. You need a solid math background for this one folks.
Air traffic controller – R583 000
What they do: They make sure only the planes flown by depressed people crash.
Executive Assistant – R1.4 million
What they do: They brown-nose their way to the top, where they soon realise this is a difficult job, because they’ve pretty much got to be able to do their boss’ job.
Marketing Director – R1.2 million
What they do: They put up with other people’s sh*t and make the rest of us want things we can’t afford.
Welder – R763 000
What they do: Star in 80’s movies and weld sh*t together.
Police captain – R500 000
What they do: Your guess is as good as ours.
Chief investment officer – R1.6 million
What they do: Play with rich people’s money to make them even richer.
Neurosurgeon – R1.4 million
What they do: Use words none of us understand and then cut our heads open… kinda like Hannibal.
There you have it. While not all of these are at the top of the income ladder, they’re the highest paying in their respective fields.
You obviously have to take them with a small pinch of salt though, as where you work makes almost as much of a difference as what work you do.
- The SouthAfrican
