{"id":"GSX:HH-002:A02","local_id":"A02","name":"Middle starting salary","statement":"The central worker earns R420,000 a year before tax. The manuscript also reports a lower case of R240,000 and a higher case of R720,000. These are illustrative starting salaries, not national percentiles.","value":"420000","unit":"constant 2026 rand per year, gross","type":"model assumption","provenance":"Manuscript earnings cases","evidence_strength":"illustrative","sensitivity":"high","alternatives":["240000","720000"],"href":"https://greyscienx.com/research/household-economics/the-first-three-years-advantage/assumptions/A02"}