Minimum Wages in South Africa increased to 28.79 ZAR/Hour in 2025 from 27.58 ZAR/Hour in 2024. Minimum Wages in South Africa averaged 23.92 ZAR/Hour from 2019 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 28.79 ZAR/Hour in 2025 and a record low of 20.00 ZAR/Hour in 2019. source: Department of Employment and Labour - South Africa
Minimum Wages in South Africa is expected to reach 30.23 ZAR/Hour by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the South Africa Minimum Wages is projected to trend around 31.50 ZAR/Hour in 2027 and 33.00 ZAR/Hour in 2028, according to our econometric models.