Salary Junior Developer

Our data for salaries for junior developer has been updated the last time on 2021-10-29. On 2021-10-29 the average salary for a junior developer was R 21 796. The data on Jobsking.com has been composed by data analysts from millions of vacancies combined with own data.

The highest measured yearly salaries for junior developer are R 360 000 and the lowest are R 96 000. The most common salaries for junior developer are between R 180 000 (25%) and R 360 000 (75%) per year.

Converted to a monthly salary, this is a maximum of R 30 000 and a minimum of R 8 000 with the most common monthly salaries for junior developer between R 15 000 and R 30 000 per month or R 86 and R 173 per hour.

 
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Highest salary for junior developer in regions and cities

We see a large discrepancy in the salaries for junior developer based on regions and cities. Below the salaries for junior developer are compared:

Eastern Cape – average salary R 16 680

The top cities for junior developer in Eastern Cape are:

1. Kwazulu R 27 430 per month.
2. East London R 13 943 per month.
3. Port Elizabeth R 1 837 per month.

Free State – average salary R 8 000

The top cities for junior developer in Free State are:

1. Welkom R 8 485 per month.

Gauteng – average salary R 30 000

The top cities for junior developer in Gauteng are:

1. Erasmuskloof R 50 791 per month.
2. Pretoria West R 32 995 per month.
3. Carletonville R 30 656 per month.
4. Sunninghill R 26 268 per month.
5. Edenvale R 21 796 per month.
6. Centurion R 21 796 per month.
7. Pretoria R 21 796 per month.
8. Linbro Park R 21 796 per month.
9. Johannesburg North R 19 409 per month.

Kwazulu-Natal – average salary R 9 000

The top cities for junior developer in Kwazulu-Natal are:

1. Mpumalanga R 21 796 per month.
2. Pinetown R 12 458 per month.
3. Ballito R 12 458 per month.
4. Umhlanga R 12 458 per month.
5. Durban North R 9 193 per month.
6. Pietermaritzburg R 8 454 per month.
7. Phoenix R 7 258 per month.
8. Hillcrest R 7 062 per month.

Limpopo – average salary R 16 680

The top cities for junior developer in Limpopo are:

1. Polokwane R 3 997 per month.

Mpumalanga – average salary R 16 680

The top cities for junior developer in Mpumalanga are:

1. Hazyview R 23 917 per month.
2. Kruger National Park R 21 526 per month.
3. Nelspruit R 7 375 per month.
4. Middelburg R 7 282 per month.
5. Witbank R 6 968 per month.

North West – average salary R 16 680

The top cities for junior developer in North West are:

1. Klerksdorp R 25 872 per month.
2. Rustenburg R 20 514 per month.
3. Brits R 13 779 per month.
4. Potchefstroom R 8 297 per month.
5. Mafikeng R 4 038 per month.

Northern Cape – average salary R 16 680

The top cities for junior developer in Northern Cape are:

1. Kimberley R 17 199 per month.

Western Cape – average salary R 19 722

The top cities for junior developer in Western Cape are:

1. Table View R 21 796 per month.
2. Knysna R 21 796 per month.
3. Cape Winelands R 21 510 per month.
4. Helderberg R 21 308 per month.
5. West Coast R 21 308 per month.
6. Durbanville R 20 131 per month.
7. Goodwood R 18 954 per month.
8. Somerset West R 15 948 per month.
9. Cape Town R 15 000 per month.

Salary junior developer per year, month and hour

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