Images: @Liferesetwithboni/FacebookSource: FacebookA payslip shared on Facebook in July left thousands of South Africans doing a double take. Added to that was a travel package of R3,775 and the now-viral location allowance of R378,310, bringing the gross total to R541,213. For many South Africans, a benefit of that scale sits well outside the range of anything they have ever seen on a payslip. Is a location allowance normal? recently reported on Vodacom's CFO, who earned a staggering pay package for the 2026 financial year despite skipping a full grade in school.