South African Police Service Ranks And Salaries

By | December 19, 2021

South African Police Service Ranks And Salaries, The SAPS is the national police force of the Republic of South Africa. The country has more than a thousand police stations in different provinces. A commissioner is appointed for each province and they report to the national commissioner.



Job TitleRangeAverage
Police or Sheriff’s Patrol OfficerR97k – R346kR229,968
Police SergeantR205k – R249kR229,920
Police CaptainR200k – R469kR327,113
ConstableR121k – R211kR174,377
Administration ClerkR100k – R252kR165,730
PolicemanR70k – R366kR209,658
DetectiveR143k – R347kR210,237
Job TitleRangeAverage
Police DetectiveR136k – R342kR203,876
Detective or Criminal InvestigatorR140k – R315kR215,391
Administrative ClerkR77k – R292kR158,033
Forensic AnalystR136k – R364kR276,782
Personnel OfficerR92k – R281k (Estimated *)R177,020
Police OfficerR156k – R322k (Estimated *)R216,230
Human Resources (HR) ManagerR172k – R829k (Estimated *)R412,125
Job TitleRangeAverage
Data CapturerR42k – R247k (Estimated *)R133,779
Forensic ScientistR83k – R504k (Estimated *)R265,360
Senior SecretaryR116k – R333k (Estimated *)R198,930
Crime Scene Investigator (CSI)R100k – R439k (Estimated *)R246,656
Police InvestigatorR128k – R437k (Estimated *)R242,536
Deputy Director, Civil ServiceR546k – R1m (Estimated *)R851,095
Security ManagerR93k – R566k (Estimated *)R267,157