Median monthly earnings of employees (ILOSTAT EAR_EMTM_SEX_CUR_NB) are the midpoint of the employee pay distribution, both sexes, in constant 2021 PPP dollars. Latest for South Africa: $566 in 2020.
The median is less pulled by high earners than the mean. Coverage still varies by national source. From 2000 to 2020 (16 years): latest $566 (2020), previous year $596 (2017); low $349 (2003), high $623 (2012).