R202,000
Avg. Base Salary (ZAR)
/ year
Avg. Base Salary (ZAR)
25%
ZAR 93k
MEDIAN
ZAR 202k
75%
ZAR 279k
The average salary for an Ethical Hacker is R202,000
Base Salary
R93k - R279k
Bonus
R0 - R9k
Profit Sharing
R0 - R16k
Total Pay
R103k - R284k
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What Do Ethical Hackers Do?
Ethical Hacker Tasks
- Penetrate networks or computer systems to find and fix computer security vulnerabilities.
- Perform application analysis, reverse engineering, malware analysis, protocol analysis, and debugging.
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Gender Breakdown
Male
66.7%
Female
33.3%
This data is based on 3 survey responses. Learn more about the gender pay gap.
Common Health Benefits
Medical
33%
Vision
33%
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