{"id":235167,"date":"2021-08-13T16:16:59","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T15:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/?p=235167"},"modified":"2021-08-13T16:17:02","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T15:17:02","slug":"psychologist-salary-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/psychologist-salary-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychologist Salary in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"
Psychologists bridge the gap in understanding the mental processes of human behavior and how they relate to people’s interaction with one another, as well as the environment. The roles psychologists play in South Africa are not different from what is obtainable in other parts of the world. As a result of the demanding nature of their job, psychologists salary in South Africa is reasonably high compared to most professions in the country.<\/p>\n
In South Africa, psychologists typically play the roles of advising individuals, collecting data for research, evaluating the collected data, evaluating individuals, and of course administering programs. These services are needed in various areas of human endeavor across South Africa – in homes, corporate organizations, training institutions, and even correctional facilities. Thus, this has of course made the need for professional psychology services in high demand and psychologist salary in South Africa has been on the increase. On average, a psychologist in South Africa<\/a> makes a minimum of about R3, 240 000 yearly while experienced psychologists make as much as R6, 975 000 annually.<\/p>\n Of course, psychology is a broad field and this figure represents only what is obtainable on average. The most common type of psychology practice in South Africa is clinical psychology and the least amount they earn is R359, 118.<\/p>\n Like every other field of human endeavor, psychologists in South Africa don’t earn the same amount. Some earn higher than others while others who started off with a low salary end up growing their wages over the years. Different factors can contribute to this and even though one can’t be perpetually tied down by one of these external factors, the experience of the psychologist is another factor that can determine how much the psychologist will be taking home monthly or yearly.<\/p>\n Experience in this regard starts off from the kind of training the psychologist received. Typically, 4 to 5 years of training in a university will equip an undergraduate with the right tools and knowledge to practice psychology. However, the pay entitlement of this individual will typically be tied to what university graduate psychologists earn. But should this same individual go on to acquire a Masters’s degree and even a Ph.D., he or she will obviously be earning more than a university graduate psychologist with a first degree.<\/p>\n Again, the number of years a psychologist has been in practice will ordinarily go a long way to refine his skills as a psychologist as he\/she will have experience dealing with several clients on different cases. The psychologist will also have a track record of successful cases he\/she handled and all these comes with the benefit of placing a good premium on your one’s services.<\/p>\n Another external factor that affects psychologist salary in South Africa has to do with where the practitioner is. Typically, psychologists practicing in big cities like Durban, Pretoria, Cape Town, Bloemfontein, Soweto, Johannesburg<\/a>, Polokwane, etc will typically earn more than their counterparts practicing in townships like Seboken, Ivory Park, Vosloorus, Thabong, Evaton, Umlazi, Ibhayi, and others. Be that as it may, it is also typical to find more experienced psychologists who command a good price in big cities while the less experienced psychologists who don’t earn a lot can be found in the townships.<\/p>\n South African psychologists who are employed in big organizations typically earn more than those who are employed in small institutions. Also coming with this is the role the psychologist plays in his or her place of work. Those into general practice will earn less than those who have a specialty in the field of psychology. Also, there are psychologists who are into private practice. The amount they earn is dependent on the effort they put in and the number\/type of clients they have, as well as cases they handle.<\/p>\nFactors That Affect Psychologist Salary in South Africa<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Educational Training<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Experience of the Psychologist<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Area of Practice<\/strong><\/h3>\n
The Employer<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Different Areas of Specialization in Psychology and Their Salaries in <\/strong>South Africa<\/strong><\/h2>\n