South African Public Service Salary Levels Explained: From Cleaner to Director-General
When it comes to working in government, South Africa follows a structured salary system that determines how much a public servant earns. It’s called the Public Service Salary Level System, and it stretches from Level 1 — typically your cleaners and messengers — all the way to Level 16, which is reserved for the big guns: Director-Generals and heads of departments.
But here’s the thing — most people have no idea what these levels mean or how they translate into actual pay. So let’s break it down, human to human.
