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R90 000
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R160 000
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    Advocate salary in South Africa
    Finance
    R170 000/month
    senior
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    Engineering
    R160 000/month
    senior
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    Healthcare
    R150 000/month
    senior
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    Healthcare
    R150 000/month
    senior
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    Technology
    R140 000/month
    senior
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    Engineering
    R140 000/month
    senior
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    Finance
    R130 000/month
    senior
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    Finance
    R130 000/month
    senior
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    Cloud Engineer salary in South Africa
    Technology
    R125 000/month
    senior
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    DevOps Engineer salary in South Africa
    Technology
    R120 000/month
    senior

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