South African IT professionals can earn much higher salaries for the same positions in the United Kingdom or the United States.
However, those considering a move should keep in mind that the living costs in those two countries are also substantially higher than in South Africa.Over 217,000 South Africans lived in the UK as of 2021, and more than 139,000 in the US.
We calculated the average salary for each job using figures from comparison sites Indeed and Payscale. We found that the same positions always had substantially better salaries in the UK and the US, often around triple or more the South African salary. The salaries in the table above do not account for income tax, which is calculated differently in each country.
That excludes state income taxes, which are calculated differently depending on where you live in the US. The latest iteration found that the rand was about 52.5% undervalued against the dollar and 53.9% undervalued against the pound.When adjusted for GDP per capita, the undervaluations drop to 41% and 46.5%, respectively.
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