The Association of South African Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS) Salary Survey March 2016 (Published in September 2016) South African Construction Industry Business Information Services www.industryinsight.co.za T +27 21 554 0886 Analysing Planning Focus Prioritising Monitoring
Table of Contents 1. General Background... 2 2. Salary Survey March 2016... 4 3. National Comparison by Qualification... 8 4. Provincial Comparison by Qualification... 9 4.1.... 9 4.2. of... 10 4.3. No formal education... 11 5. Remuneration Summary... 12 5.1 National Remuneration Summary... 12 5.2 Provincial Remuneration Summary... 13 6. Graphs... 18 1
1. General Background The results are based on an annual survey of salaried staff, conducted amongst quantity surveying practices in South Africa. The survey excludes information pertaining to the remuneration packages of the principals, partners, members of closed corporations and directors Feedback will be provided to participating quantity surveying practices and the general public in a format that will ensure confidentiality of the individual returns Gross Annual Remuneration includes: Basic salary and guaranteed annual bonus. Fringe benefits not included in basic salary. Income benefit for the private use of a motor vehicle as determined from time to time by the Inland Revenue for income tax purposes. Employer s contribution to pension/provident fund. Employer s contribution to medical aid. Group life assurance premium. Workmen s Compensation Fund and Unemployment Insurance Fund contributions and any other statutory contributions or levies. All other costs and benefits as per conditions of appointment but excluding any share in profit. qualification of qualification No formal qualification Means personnel with a university (or similar) qualification in quantity surveying Means personnel with a of (formerly Technikon) (or similar) qualification in quantity surveying or building surveying Means personnel with no formal qualification, but who perform quantity surveying services Experience is taken from the following dates irrespective of when the individual passed the APC evaluation: Three year full-time university qualification (i.e. only BSc degree) - from one year after qualification. Four year full-time university qualification (i.e. BSc Hons degree) - from date of qualification. Five year university qualification of which two years are part time (i.e. BSc Hons degree) - from one year before qualification. Three year full-time university of technology qualification (i.e. National Diploma) - From one year after qualification. Four year full-time university of technology qualification (i.e. BTech degree) - from date of qualification. Five year university of technology qualification of which two years are part time (i.e. BTech degree) - from one year before qualification. Median If a list contains an odd number of values, median returns the middle value. If a list contains an even number of values, median returns the arithmetic average of the two middle values. 2
Pure median Returns the median value in the list, ignore blank cells, labels and formulas that result in labels. Standard deviation Standard deviation is the square root of the variance of all individual values from the mean. Deviation from the mean (that is the middle). Please note that a standard deviation cannot be calculated on less than 2 fields. 3
2. Salary Survey March 2016 The salary survey was conducted in March 2016. Results were extracted from approximately 153 participating firms (some of which operate in more than one province) covering salaries of 654 personnel, compared to 104 participating firms and 532 personnel in the March 2015 survey. Table 1: No of firms and qualification summary by province: March 2016 Province Number of firms of No Formal Total Eastern Cape 16 59 15 3 77 Free State 6 12 2 6 20 Gauteng 53 174 70 15 259 Kwazulu Natal 24 37 38 6 81 Limpopo 6 5 11 2 18 Mpumalanga 5 13 5 0 18 North West 4 6 5 1 12 Northern Cape 1 0 1 0 1 Western Cape 38 79 77 12 168 TOTAL RSA 153 385 224 45 654 Botswana 2 5 2 0 7 Uganda 1 2 0 0 2 Mozambique 1 1 0 0 1 Zimbabwe 1 1 0 0 1 Namibia 2 2 0 0 2 TOTAL EX-RSA 7 11 2 0 13 TOTAL 160 396 226 45 667 Table 2: Salaried personnel profile March 2016 (RSA only) Qualification 0-2 years 3-5 years 6-10 years 11-20 years 21-30 years 31+ years Total 11.4% 17.1% 16.8% 6.4% 4.3% 3.3% 59.4% 6.4% 9.6% 9.4% 6.4% 1.0% 0.9% 33.9% 1.2% 1.0% 1.2% 1.6% 0.7% 0.9% 6.7% No formal 19.0% 27.7% 27.4% 14.5% 6.1% 5.1% 100.0% Total Less than half of the salaried personnel (46.7%) surveyed amongst the participating firms had less than 5 years experience, while 58.8% had a university qualification. 4
Figure 1: ASAQS Average salary: <10 years vs >10 years experience: (RSA only) Figure 2: ASAQS Average salary:<10 years vs >10 years experience: of (RSA only) 5
Figure 3: ASAQS Salary - >10 years experience: vs of (RSA only) Figure 4: ASAQS Salary - <10 years experience: vs of (RSA only) 6
Figure 5: ASAQS Salary Index:, by experience level (RSA only) Figure 6: ASAQS Salary Index: of, by experience level (RSA only) 7
3. National Comparison by Qualification Table 3: Median prices by qualification and experience: National 0-2 years 3-5 years 6-10 years 11-20 years 21-30 years 31+ years of 221 000 321 500 462 348 672 500 750 000 732 000 160 000 267 673 355 996 559 000 703 000 840 000 179 673 199 160 225 596 252 000 563 988 404 500 8
4. Provincial Comparison by Qualification 4.1. Table 4: : Lowest R, Current prices Province 0-2 3-5 6-10 11-20 21-30 +30 Eastern Cape 161 184 117 640 254 150 260 000 344 500 300 000 Free State 180 000 250 237 470 000 469 854 360 000 460 000 Gauteng 143 000 182 000 208 000 580 000 576 000 280 000 Kwazulu Natal 193 640 85 000 314 600 520 000 540 000 617 500 Limpopo - 104 000-664 603 840 000 594 000 Mpumalanga 235 313 357 500 408 000 456 000 - - North West - 314 000 302 700 458 000 519 200 - Western Cape 135 000 216 000 292 000 411 612 700 089 380 000 Northern Cape - - - - - - Table 5: : Highest R, Current prices Province 0-2 3-5 6-10 11-20 21-30 +30 Eastern Cape 290 000 512 080 706 348 927 000 977 104 865 650 Free State 238 080 355 800 517 548 650 000 528 000 460 000 Gauteng 314 600 570 007 863 036 1 032 000 1 080 000 946 695 Kwazulu Natal 195 000 600 173 780 000 639 000 540 000 617 500 Limpopo - 257 000-664 603 840 000 594 000 Mpumalanga 341 040 357 500 420 000 594 320 - - North West - 314 000 302 700 673 000 720 000 - Western Cape 360 000 518 400 700 000 850 000 1 043 500 950 000 Northern Cape - - - - - - Table 6: : Median R, Current prices Province 0-2 3-5 6-10 11-20 21-30 +30 Eastern Cape 200 083 251 343 405 000 435 250 691 476 600 000 Free State 209 040 325 000 493 774 559 927 444 000 460 000 Gauteng 223 165 355 250 483 473 800 650 766 091 732 000 Kwazulu Natal 195 000 275 000 465 202 579 500 540 000 617 500 Limpopo - 180 500-664 603 840 000 594 000 Mpumalanga 297 160 357 500 414 000 456 000 - - North West - 314 000 302 700 565 500 619 600 - Western Cape 219 672 325 000 459 759 752 007 868 147 750 000 Northern Cape - - - - - - 9
4.2. of Table 7: of : Lowest R, Current prices Province 0-2 3-5 6-10 11-20 21-30 +30 Eastern Cape 84 500 210 000 252 000 168 000-375 094 Free State - 250 000 436 208 - - - Gauteng 60 000 241 500 220 000 265 848 961 890 871 000 Kwazulu Natal 48 000 158 600 180 000 240 000 754 000 960 000 Limpopo 125 000 143 000 202 800 336 000 - - Mpumalanga - 144 000 156 000 - - - North West - 300 000 376 800 561 000 703 000 - Western Cape 109 000 150 000 243 100 288 000 606 037 746 567 Northern Cape - 216 000 - - - - Table 8: of : Highest R, Current prices Province 0-2 3-5 6-10 11-20 21-30 +30 Eastern Cape 160 000 210 000 462 361 340 000-840 000 Free State - 250 000 436 208 - - - Gauteng 325 000 498 800 528 000 797 840 961 890 871 000 Kwazulu Natal 276 220 350 175 477 200 918 705 754 000 960 000 Limpopo 125 000 360 000 540 000 677 000 - - Mpumalanga - 206 808 300 000 - - - North West - 300 000 441 000 561 000 703 000 - Western Cape 265 000 395 000 520 000 850 000 1 000 000 746 567 Northern Cape - 216 000 - - - - Table 9: of : Median R, Current prices Province 0-2 3-5 6-10 11-20 21-30 +30 Eastern Cape 136 386 210 000 385 628 300 000-607 547 Free State - 250 000 436 208 - - - Gauteng 175 000 320 000 360 000 565 500 961 890 871 000 Kwazulu Natal 131 000 235 535 322 500 394 152 754 000 960 000 Limpopo 125 000 166 950 305 500 399 600 - - Mpumalanga - 175 404 192 000 - - - North West - 300 000 408 900 561 000 703 000 - Western Cape 161 109 240 000 420 000 590 000 648 919 746 567 Northern Cape - 216 000 - - - - 10
4.3. No formal education Table 10: No formal education: Lowest R, Current prices Province 0-2 3-5 6-10 11-20 21-30 +30 Eastern Cape - - - 126 120 - - Free State 267 600-209 191 220 000-219 070 Gauteng 122 000 146 544 172 000 121 200 563 988 540 000 Kwazulu Natal 78 000 123 123-404 475 988 000 - Limpopo - - - - - 240 000 Mpumalanga - - - - - - North West - 156 000 - - - - Western Cape 55 642-91 104 250 000 130 000 529 000 Northern Cape - - - - - - Table 11: No formal education: Highest R, Current prices Province 0-2 3-5 6-10 11-20 21-30 +30 Eastern Cape - - - 671 634 - - Free State 267 600-209 191 310 000-219 070 Gauteng 221 124 380 700 741 468 121 200 563 988 590 000 Kwazulu Natal 78 000 203 733-404 475 988 000 - Limpopo - - - - - 280 000 Mpumalanga - - - - - - North West - 156 000 - - - - Western Cape 168 480-350 000 343 440 850 000 529 000 Northern Cape - - - - - - Table 12: No formal education: Median R, Current prices Province 0-2 3-5 6-10 11-20 21-30 +30 Eastern Cape - - - 352 228 - - Free State 267 600-209 191 250 000-219 070 Gauteng 204 405 358 800 339 820 121 200 563 988 565 000 Kwazulu Natal 78 000 199 160-404 475 988 000 - Limpopo - - - - - 260 000 Mpumalanga - - - - - - North West - 156 000 - - - - Western Cape 112 061-123 120 252 000 299 113 529 000 Northern Cape - - - - - - 11
5. Remuneration Summary 5.1 National Remuneration Summary Table 13: Remuneration summary: March 2016 National (RSA Only) QUALIFICATION of Number Lowest Highest Average Median Stand Dev Number Lowest Highest Average Median Stand Dev Number Lowest Highest Average Median Stand Dev EXPERIENCE 11-20 21-30 0-2 years 3-5 years 6-10 years 31+ years years years 385 73 112 108 42 29 21 135 000 85 000 208 000 260 000 344 500 280 000 360 000 600 173 863 036 1 032 000 1 080 000 950 000 236 429 324 070 496 753 654 382 728 647 663 730 221 000 321 500 462 348 672 500 750 000 732 000 54 743 102 592 134 898 192 832 202 389 192 093 224 43 64 62 43 7 5 48 000 143 000 156 000 168 000 606 037 375 094 325 000 498 800 540 000 918 705 1 000 000 960 000 162 613 281 721 358 094 539 130 759 338 758 532 160 000 267 673 355 996 559 000 703 000 840 000 62 051 85 132 105 526 176 506 159 019 227 510 45 8 7 8 11 5 6 55 642 123 123 91 104 121 200 130 000 219 070 267 600 380 700 741 468 671 634 988 000 590 000 165 207 224 009 295 815 297 372 566 220 399 678 179 673 199 160 225 596 252 000 563 988 404 500 74 198 103 725 213 514 152 798 360 579 170 339 Note: Where salaried personnel are 2 or less in a specific qualification and experience category data may be unreliable for comparison purposes 12
5.2 Provincial Remuneration Summary Table 14: Remuneration summary: March 2016 Eastern Cape QUALIFICATION of EXPERIENCE 11-20 21-30 0-2 years 3-5 years 6-10 years 31+ years years years Number 59 9 12 15 10 10 3 Lowest 161 184 117 640 254 150 260 000 344 500 300 000 Highest 290 000 512 080 706 348 927 000 977 104 865 650 Average 216 483 268 675 460 786 516 518 682 581 588 550 Median 200 083 251 343 405 000 435 250 691 476 600 000 Stand Dev 41 034 127 470 152 863 245 414 227 152 282 999 Number 15 3 1 6 3-2 Lowest 84 500 210 000 252 000 168 000-375 094 Highest 160 000 210 000 462 361 340 000-840 000 Average 126 962 210 000 370 231 269 333-607 547 Median 136 386 210 000 385 628 300 000-607 547 Stand Dev 38 622-98 223 90 007-328 738 Number 3 - - - 3 - - Lowest - - - 126 120 - - Highest - - - 671 634 - - Average - - - 383 327 - - Median - - - 352 228 - - Stand Dev - - - 274 083 - - Note: Where salaried personnel are 2 or less in a specific qualification and experience category data may be unreliable for comparison purposes Table 15: Remuneration summary: March 2016 Free State QUALIFICATION of EXPERIENCE 11-20 21-30 0-2 years 3-5 years 6-10 years 31+ years years years Number 12 2 3 2 2 2 1 Lowest 180 000 250 237 470 000 469 854 360 000 460 000 Highest 238 080 355 800 517 548 650 000 528 000 460 000 Average 209 040 310 346 493 774 559 927 444 000 460 000 Median 209 040 325 000 493 774 559 927 444 000 460 000 Stand Dev 41 069 54 286 33 622 127 382 118 794 - Number 2-1 1 - - - Lowest - 250 000 436 208 - - - Highest - 250 000 436 208 - - - Average - 250 000 436 208 - - - Median - 250 000 436 208 - - - Stand Dev - - - - - - Number 6 1-1 3-1 Lowest 267 600-209 191 220 000-219 070 Highest 267 600-209 191 310 000-219 070 Average 267 600-209 191 250 000-219 070 Median 267 600-209 191 250 000-219 070 Stand Dev - - - 51 962 - - Note: Where salaried personnel are 2 or less in a specific qualification and experience category data may be unreliable for comparison purposes 13
Table 16: Remuneration summary: March 2016 Gauteng EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION 11-20 0-2 years 3-5 years 6-10 years years of 21-30 years 31+ years Number 174 38 52 56 14 7 7 Lowest 143 000 182 000 208 000 580 000 576 000 280 000 Highest 314 600 570 007 863 036 1 032 000 1 080 000 946 695 Average 235 235 353 840 508 825 795 635 802 352 673 199 Median 223 165 355 250 483 473 800 650 766 091 732 000 Stand Dev 54 686 91 393 130 022 108 665 160 234 226 239 Number 70 9 25 21 13 1 1 Lowest 60 000 241 500 220 000 265 848 961 890 871 000 Highest 325 000 498 800 528 000 797 840 961 890 871 000 Average 182 158 339 873 377 684 581 275 961 890 871 000 Median 175 000 320 000 360 000 565 500 961 890 871 000 Stand Dev 101 990 73 684 99 986 138 735 - - Number 15 4 3 4 1 1 2 Lowest 122 000 146 544 172 000 121 200 563 988 540 000 Highest 221 124 380 700 741 468 121 200 563 988 590 000 Average 187 983 295 348 398 277 121 200 563 988 565 000 Median 204 405 358 800 339 820 121 200 563 988 565 000 Stand Dev 46 036 129 332 254 920 - - 35 355 Note: Where salaried personnel are 2 or less in a specific qualification and experience category data may be unreliable for comparison purposes Table 17: Remuneration summary: March 2016 KwaZulu Natal QUALIFICATION of EXPERIENCE 11-20 21-30 0-2 years 3-5 years 6-10 years 31+ years years years Number 37 3 17 13 2 1 1 Lowest 193 640 85 000 314 600 520 000 540 000 617 500 Highest 195 000 600 173 780 000 639 000 540 000 617 500 Average 194 547 276 121 522 685 579 500 540 000 617 500 Median 195 000 275 000 465 202 579 500 540 000 617 500 Stand Dev 785 129 391 169 997 84 146 - - Number 38 8 13 10 5 1 1 Lowest 48 000 158 600 180 000 240 000 754 000 960 000 Highest 276 220 350 175 477 200 918 705 754 000 960 000 Average 139 215 243 545 309 428 519 371 754 000 960 000 Median 131 000 235 535 322 500 394 152 754 000 960 000 Stand Dev 69 780 54 874 93 955 296 554 - - Number 6 1 3-1 1 - Lowest 78 000 123 123-404 475 988 000 - Highest 78 000 203 733-404 475 988 000 - Average 78 000 175 339-404 475 988 000 - Median 78 000 199 160-404 475 988 000 - Stand Dev - 45 278 - - - - Note: Where salaried personnel are 2 or less in a specific qualification and experience category data may be unreliable for comparison purposes 14
Table 18: Remuneration summary: March 2016 Limpopo QUALIFICATION of EXPERIENCE 11-20 21-30 0-2 years 3-5 years 6-10 years 31+ years years years Number 5 0 2 0 1 1 1 Lowest - 104 000-664 603 840 000 594 000 Highest - 257 000-664 603 840 000 594 000 Average - 180 500-664 603 840 000 594 000 Median - 180 500-664 603 840 000 594 000 Stand Dev - 108 187 - - - - Number 11 1 3 4 3 - - Lowest 125 000 143 000 202 800 336 000 - - Highest 125 000 360 000 540 000 677 000 - - Average 125 000 223 317 338 450 470 867 - - Median 125 000 166 950 305 500 399 600 - - Stand Dev - 118 975 160 432 181 327 - - Number 2 - - - - - 2 Lowest - - - - - 240 000 Highest - - - - - 280 000 Average - - - - - 260 000 Median - - - - - 260 000 Stand Dev - - - - - 28 284 Note: Where salaried personnel are 2 or less in a specific qualification and experience category data may be unreliable for comparison purposes Table 19: Remuneration summary: March 2016 Mpumalanga QUALIFICATION of EXPERIENCE 11-20 21-30 0-2 years 3-5 years 6-10 years 31+ years years years Number 13 7 1 2 3 0 0 Lowest 235 313 357 500 408 000 456 000 - - Highest 341 040 357 500 420 000 594 320 - - Average 300 481 357 500 414 000 502 107 - - Median 297 160 357 500 414 000 456 000 - - Stand Dev 44 141-8 485 79 859 - - Number 5-2 3 - - - Lowest - 144 000 156 000 - - - Highest - 206 808 300 000 - - - Average - 175 404 216 000 - - - Median - 175 404 192 000 - - - Stand Dev - 44 412 74 940 - - - Number 0 Lowest Highest Average Median Stand Dev Note: Where salaried personnel are 2 or less in a specific qualification and experience category data may be unreliable for comparison purposes 15
Table 20: Remuneration summary: March 2016 Northern Cape QUALIFICATION of EXPERIENCE 11-20 21-30 0-2 years 3-5 years 6-10 years 31+ years years years Number 0 - - - - - - Lowest - - - - - - Highest - - - - - - Average - - - - - - Median - - - - - - Stand Dev - - - - - - Number 1-1 - - - - Lowest - 216 000 - - - - Highest - 216 000 - - - - Average - 216 000 - - - - Median - 216 000 - - - - Stand Dev - - - - - - Number 0 - - - - - - Lowest - - - - - - Highest - - - - - - Average - - - - - - Median - - - - - - Stand Dev - - - - - - Note: Where salaried personnel are 2 or less in a specific qualification and experience category data may be unreliable for comparison purposes Table 21: Remuneration summary: March 2016 North West QUALIFICATION of EXPERIENCE 11-20 21-30 0-2 years 3-5 years 6-10 years 31+ years years years Number 6-1 1 2 2 - Lowest - 314 000 302 700 565 500 519 200 - Highest - 314 000 302 700 673 000 720 000 - Average - 314 000 302 700 565 500 619 600 - Median - 314 000 302 700 565 500 619 600 - Stand Dev - - - 152 028 141 987 - Number 5-1 2 1 1 - Lowest - 300 000 376 800 561 000 703 000 - Highest - 300 000 441 000 561 000 703 000 - Average - 300 000 408 900 561 000 703 000 - Median - 300 000 408 900 561 000 703 000 - Stand Dev - - 45 396 - - - Number 1-1 - - - - Lowest - 156 000 - - - - Highest - 156 000 - - - - Average - 156 000 - - - - Median - 156 000 - - - - Stand Dev - - - - - - Note: Where salaried personnel are 2 or less in a specific qualification and experience category data may be unreliable for comparison purposes 16
Table 22: Remuneration summary: March 2016 Western Cape QUALIFICATION of EXPERIENCE 11-20 21-30 0-2 years 3-5 years 6-10 years 31+ years years years Number 79 14 24 19 8 6 8 Lowest 135 000 216 000 292 000 411 612 700 089 380 000 Highest 360 000 518 400 700 000 850 000 1 043 500 950 000 Average 233 356 333 936 491 060 699 902 863 549 723 599 Median 219 672 325 000 459 759 752 007 868 147 750 000 Stand Dev 54 784 69 394 118 769 155 526 135 615 158 542 Number 77 22 17 15 18 4 1 Lowest 109 000 150 000 243 100 288 000 606 037 746 567 Highest 265 000 395 000 520 000 850 000 1 000 000 746 567 Average 169 697 257 086 379 932 569 309 724 119 746 567 Median 161 109 240 000 420 000 590 000 648 919 746 567 Stand Dev 36 044 80 008 102 810 147 430 184 871 - Number 12 2-3 3 3 1 Lowest 55 642-91 104 250 000 130 000 529 000 Highest 168 480-350 000 343 440 850 000 529 000 Average 112 061-188 075 281 813 426 371 529 000 Median 112 061-123 120 252 000 299 113 529 000 Stand Dev 79 789-141 142 53 380 376 492 - Note: Where salaried personnel are 2 or less in a specific qualification and experience category data may be unreliable for comparison purposes 17
6. Graphs Figure7: Min / Max rates: by experience, National (RSA Only) Figure 8: Min / Max rates: of by experience, National (RSA only) 18
Figure 9: Min / Max rates: No formal education by experience, National (RSA only) Figure 10: Average annual remuneration,, National (RSA Only) 19
Figure 11: Average annual remuneration: of, National (RSA only) Figure 12: Average annual remuneration: No formal education, National (RSA only) 20