Average Communications Manager with Media / Public Relations Skills Salary in South Africa

The line graph shows Communications Manager salary in South Africa on an annual basis. In this graph specifically, it is indicated that as the years of experience increases, so does their wages.

For Communications Manager having experience between 1-4 years, their salary is around R 292 639,55.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Communications Manager salary would increase again to a total of R 463 806,53, adding R 171 166,98 from the last salary increase.

After reaching the 10-19 year experience in their career, another increase in salary will be added to a total of R 542 838,11.

And finally, once the Communications Manager gains 20 years of experience or more, their salary would reach R 609 840,00.

The bar graph data indicates the importance of specific skills which can have a direct impact on Communications Manager's salary. It clearly highlights the skills needed for a post of Communications Manager when hired by an employer.

The most vital skill expected of Communications Manager is Oral / Verbal Communication which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 27% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Oral / Verbal Communication.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Corporate Communications with 3%. It can be said that Corporate Communications skill will unlikely impact the salary.

This combination of a line and the bar graph shows how the experience affects the salary of Communications Manager. Companies are considering factors like training and education directly affecting the salary offered to you as an employee. The line graph shows the salary increment with the increase in experience whereas the bar graph shows the comparision of how the salary is getting affected based on experience level.

As shown in the trends, lowest earning is R 290 415,00 whereas the highest earning is R 598 982,00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Experienced person will earn the maximum salary of R 598 982,00 at 32%. So to summerize, Early Career earns 36% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 3% more than the average salary, Late Career earns 20% more than the average salary, Experienced earns 32% more than the average salary.