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flag South Africa's average net salaries rose in September 2025, marking six months of growth despite high unemployment.

flag South Africa's average net salaries rose to R21,428 in September 2025, marking the sixth straight month of growth, up 0.3% from August and 2.3% from a year earlier, according to the PayInc Net Salary Index. flag Year-to-date, salaries increased 4.3%, supported by 175,000 additional jobs. flag Despite this labor market improvement, unemployment remains high at 33%. flag Real net salaries rose 0.2% month-on-month to R20,806, though they remain below year-ago levels. flag Inflation averaged 3.1% through September, but projected wage growth of around 5.3% is expected to outpace it, marking the second consecutive year of real wage gains.

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