@nprofile1q... Yeah, but you also can't really compare it because our economies are different. You can't say, Oh, a pound is worth x ZAR, so £6k per year is R13k per year (never mind the fact than in the 80s, a pound was worth R2, and today's it's worth R22). The Bic Mac index is much better at describing how people actually LIVE.
My first job was in 1998, and I was earning R2k per month. My daughter is set to earn around R20k per month as a starting salary after she graduates, and she feels that's a bit low.
In High School account, we learnt that a business doing R1m turnover per annum was reasonably successful. Now a business ONLY doing R1m turnover per annum is a candidate for business rescue. :D