“I Need To Switch Careers”: Salary of Cloud Data Engineer With No Degree Gives Peeps Chest Pains

“I Need To Switch Careers”: Salary of Cloud Data Engineer With No Degree Gives Peeps Chest Pains

  • A lady shared how much a cloud engineer brought home in a month, and South Africans couldn't believe their eyes
  • The payslip shows the person bringing in R320,000, and many people in the comments pointed out that people in tech earn high wages
  • People across the country weren't too sure if the salary was true, while others wished they could change careers
People across Mzansi were sceptical of a cloud engineer payslip shared online.
A woman shared the eye-watering salary a cloud engineer was earning, leaving South Africans shocked. Images: Boni Xaba/ Facebook, Bill Hinton
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A woman shared the take home pay a cloud engineer had in one month and South Africans couldn't believe it. The person allegedly took home a R320,000 in a month and people in the comments weren't too sure if that was entirely accurate.

Tech industry bag

Facebook user Boni Xaba loves sharing information about how much different professions earn, and most of her viewers gravitate towards high-earning careers. According to Talent.com, the average cloud engineer's salary in South Africa is R54,000 a month, while people on the upper end of the pay scale can earn up to a staggering R650,000 a month.

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Dishing out helpful information

People under Boni's posts in the comments love learning about different career fields and how much they earn. Tech salaries, in general, command very high paychecks. The world is heading into an even more digital age, which means that the field tends to be the most in demand. When looking at the most needed skills in many developed countries around the world, tech ranks high.

Tech employees are some of the most well-paid globally.
People in the tech industry usually get paid very well. Image: Hinterhaus Productions
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People in the comments were very curious about the salary and many more asked questions. Others were sceptical of the payslip, saying that it looked somewhat fake.

Read the comments below:

Lastman Zura said:

"Cooked payslips. Seems like dummy. Who earns salary without cents?"

Khulekani Shangase mentioned:

"They never believed me when I said I opened a docket for someone who earns 430k."

Nhlayi Seko commented:

"The problem is that you think we are all from Kuruman. That payslip is as fake as they come."

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Mhlengi Dube posted:

"Just because he doesn't have a degree doesn't mean they don't have a qualification and experience."

Zandile Mazandi Khumalo shared:

"Weahhh Boni Xaba... These people bucket money with just only certificates... As long as he had python and some other developing skills, they can contract two jobs whilst his aboard eDoha working on some other company development programs 😭"

Ofentse Kekana said:

"Sometimes, appointment bonuses are earned over a period of 24 months. Meaning 200k divided by 12 is what you get a month addition to you monthly gross. AWS does that."

Bertram James Macmahon mentioned:

"The jobs that nobody wants to go for pays the best salaries…"

Nick Jacobs commented:

"Boni I love you but we need more info and verification. Some of these payslips looks fake. Also ask these people what their responsibilities are. Its not just about money."

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Siphesihle Z Luthango (Editor) Siphesihle Luthango is a human interest writer at Briefly News. He has 3 years experience as a writer. Graduating cum laude in Journalism and International Studies from Monash South Africa (2018-2020), he has worked across various platforms, from online news and business reporting to digital marketing and content creation. He has written for The West African Times (2021), and Floww (2023-2024) writing human interest and business stories. Siphesihle has expertise in multimedia journalism, SEO, and digital marketing. Email: siphesihle.luthango@briefly.co.za