Municipal Managers are one of the highest paid civil servants with some of them earning higher than the president. Here are some of the annual salaries for the 2014/2015 financial year.
- Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality: R2.4m
- Westonaria Local Municipality: R1.2m
- Midvaal Local Municipality: R1.5m
- Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality: R1.032m
- Richmond Local Municipality: R930 815
- Okhahlamba Local Municipality: R750 864
- Ulundi Local Municipality: R1.029m
- Nkandla Local Municipality: R820 000
- KwaDukuza: R1.3m
- Polokwane Local Municipality: R1.038m
- Mogale City Local Municipality: R1.823m
- Mutale Local Municipality: R598 031
- Kannaland: R1.147m
- Randfontein: R1.452m
- Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality: R2.426m
- City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality: R2.295m
- Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality: R2.805m
- City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality: R2.690m
- Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality: R1.909m
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality: R2m allocated, although the post was vacant for that period.
- City of Tshwane: R3m