[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"page:work\u002Fminimum-wage\u002Fupdates\u002F2026\u002Fminimum-wage-updated-in-south-africa-from-01-march-2026-march-01-2026":3},{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"short_title":7,"intro_text":8,"meta_description":8,"seo_title":8,"path":9,"content_type":10,"locale":11,"go_live_at":7,"first_published_at":12,"page_created_at":13,"published_at":12,"edit_url":14,"breadcrumbs":15,"seo":28,"body_blocks":36,"call_to_action":42,"categories":49,"labels":53,"owner":58,"authors":66,"related_pages":68,"related_sites":69,"in_subsite":65,"contact_page_url":70,"banner_message":71},36752,"minimum-wage-updated-in-south-africa-from-01-march-2026-march-01-2026","Minimum Wage Updated in South Africa from 01 March 2026 - March 08, 2026",null,"","\u002Fwork\u002Fminimum-wage\u002Fupdates\u002F2026\u002Fminimum-wage-updated-in-south-africa-from-01-march-2026-march-01-2026","pages.newspage","en","2026-03-08T00:44:21.408000+00:00","2026-03-28T08:35:00.169473+00:00","\u002Fcms\u002Fpages\u002F36752\u002Fedit\u002F",[16,19,22,25,27],{"title":17,"slug":18},"World of Work","work",{"title":20,"slug":21},"Minimum Wages","minimum-wage",{"title":23,"slug":24},"Minimum Wages Updates","updates",{"title":26,"slug":26},"2026",{"title":6,"slug":5},{"title":6,"description":8,"image":29,"canonical":30,"robots":31,"og_type":32,"twitter_card":33,"locale":11,"created_at":34,"last_modified_at":35},"https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FSocial_media_preview_image_-_2025.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x630.png","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fwork\u002Fminimum-wage\u002Fupdates\u002F2026\u002Fminimum-wage-updated-in-south-africa-from-01-march-2026-march-01-2026\u002F","index, follow","website","summary_large_image","2026-03-08T01:44:21.408000+01:00","2026-04-02T22:36:00.619084+02:00",[37],{"type":38,"data":39},"text_block",{"content":40,"variant":41},"\u003Cp>The minimum wages have been revised in South Africa with effect from 01 March 2026. The national minimum wage is increased from  ZAR28.79 to ZAR30,23 per hour. In addition to the general minimum wage, the minimum wages for contract cleaners, private-sector workers, and those in the wholesale and retail sectors, as well as those on learnership allowances, have also been revised.  \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For more information on changes, please refer to the minimum wage pages:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"\u002Fen-za\u002Fwork-in-south-africa\u002Fminimum-wage\">https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fen-za\u002Fwork-in-south-africa\u002Fminimum-wage\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"\u002Fwork\u002Fminimum-wage\u002Fcountries\u002Fsouth-africa\">https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fwork\u002Fminimum-wage\u002Fcountries\u002Fsouth-africa\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Note: This minimum wage increase might not reflect the inflationary trends.\u003C\u002Fp>","light",{"text":43,"link":44},"Contact us",{"title":43,"url":45,"description":43,"rel":46,"type":47,"id":48},"\u002Fabout\u002Fcontact","follow","internal",24590,[50],{"id":51,"slug":21,"name":52},3,"Minimum Wage",[54],{"id":55,"slug":56,"name":57},1,"news","News",{"id":59,"first_name":60,"last_name":61,"email":62,"image":63,"function":64,"external":65},48,"Ayesha","Mir","ayeshamir@clr.org.pk","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FAyesha-Mir-ED.width-400.jpg","Labour Law Researcher",false,[67],{"id":59,"first_name":60,"last_name":61,"email":62,"image":63,"function":64,"external":65},[],[],"\u002Fwork\u002Fliving-wages\u002Fcontact-us","\u003Cp>Welcome to WageIndicator. Same organisation, same information, new look!\u003C\u002Fp>"]