50% of professionals earn between R 45 000 - R 675 000 ZAR
The median salary is R 550 000
The average salary for a Mechanical Engineer in South Africa is ZAR 550 000 - ZAR 675 000 per year in 2026. The median salary is ZAR 612 500 per year, based on 5 695 active job listings.
The cities with the most Mechanical Engineer job opportunities in South Africa are Cape Town, Johannesburg, Centurion, Pretoria, Durban. Cape Town leads with 688 job openings.
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