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Salaries in Mozambique - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Mozambique is, by default, in the range of 20,090.00 MZN (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 65,518.00 MZN (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly salary including bonuses. Salaries can vary significantly within individual job positions. If you are interested in salaries for a specific position, participate in the survey.
Gross salary in Mozambique is
80% of people earn:
20K - 66K MZN
10% earn less lthan 20K MZN
10% earns more than 66K MZN
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Distribution of employees in Mozambique into salary brackets in MZN.

Average salary and range in Mozambique by age in MZN.

<24
 
 
Average 31K
Median 29K
10% 17K
25% 22K
75% 37K
90% 47K
25-34
 
 
Average 42K
Median 38K
10% 21K
25% 28K
75% 52K
90% 68K
35-44
 
 
Average 45K
Median 40K
10% 21K
25% 29K
75% 56K
90% 74K
45-54
 
 
Average 43K
Median 38K
10% 19K
25% 27K
75% 54K
90% 72K
55+
 
 
Average 40K
Median 35K
10% 18K
25% 25K
75% 49K
90% 66K

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Mozambique (MZN).

Men
42,916 MZN
37,399 MZN
Women
In general, in Mozambique, men earn 14.8% more than women.

The best paid positions in Mozambique

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Mozambique (MZN).

1. Country Manager/Director Top Management
130,790.00 MZN
2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
117,591.00 MZN
3. IT Director Top Management
112,644.00 MZN
4. Leasing Director Leasing
102,830.00 MZN
5. Plant manager Top Management
94,015.00 MZN
6. IT Architect Information Technology
90,381.00 MZN
7. Sales Director Top Management
90,154.00 MZN
8. IT Manager Management
89,813.00 MZN
9. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
89,399.00 MZN
10. Lead developer Information Technology
87,493.00 MZN
11. Managing Director Top Management
87,424.00 MZN
12. Solution architect Information Technology
85,173.00 MZN
13. Head of product development Management
85,173.00 MZN
14. Economic/Financial Director Top Management
85,072.00 MZN
15. Technical Director Top Management
84,935.00 MZN
16. Agile Coach Information Technology
79,333.00 MZN
17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
77,711.00 MZN
18. Finance Manager Management
77,392.00 MZN
19. Publishing House Director Top Management
77,286.00 MZN
20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
76,439.00 MZN

The worst paid positions in Mozambique

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Mozambique (MZN)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
16,949.00 MZN
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
19,225.00 MZN
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
19,431.00 MZN
4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
20,113.00 MZN
5. Cleaner General labour
20,400.00 MZN
6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
20,502.00 MZN
7. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
20,936.00 MZN
8. Packer Production
21,066.00 MZN
9. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
21,179.00 MZN
10. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
21,196.00 MZN
11. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
21,241.00 MZN
12. General Labourer General labour
21,378.00 MZN
13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
21,411.00 MZN
14. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
21,602.00 MZN
15. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
21,727.00 MZN
16. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
21,877.00 MZN
17. Florist Service Industries
21,914.00 MZN
18. Security Guard Security & Protection
22,043.00 MZN
19. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
22,129.00 MZN
20. Refuse Collector Service Industries
22,133.00 MZN

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

RomaniaRomania
98,400 MZN (net)
MacedoniaMacedonia
55,734 MZN (net)
LatviaLatvia
127,077 MZN (net)
Czech RepublicCzech Republic
171,365 MZN (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

Male
IT Director
Top Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Mozambique
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
396 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
25,000 MZN
Anually salary
4,752 USD
Anually salary
300,000 MZN
ClockPosted: 2026-11-01 08:00:22
Male
Programmer
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Mozambique
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
317 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
20,000 MZN
Anually salary
3,804 USD
Anually salary
240,000 MZN
ClockPosted: 2026-10-31 22:41:58
Female
Journalist
Journalism, Printing Arts & Media
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Mozambique
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,188 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
74,917 MZN
Anually salary
14,256 USD
Anually salary
899,004 MZN
ClockPosted: 2026-10-31 20:40:46
Male
Sales Representative
Commerce
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Mozambique
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
812 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
51,200 MZN
Anually salary
9,744 USD
Anually salary
614,400 MZN
ClockPosted: 2026-10-31 19:37:26
Male
Archivist, Registry Administrator
Administration
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Mozambique
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
476 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
30,000 MZN
Anually salary
5,712 USD
Anually salary
360,000 MZN
ClockPosted: 2026-10-31 00:46:33
Male
Operations Supervisor
Production
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Mozambique
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
555 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
35,000 MZN
Anually salary
6,660 USD
Anually salary
420,000 MZN
ClockPosted: 2026-10-30 19:36:50
Male
Assistant
Administration
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Mozambique
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
285 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
18,000 MZN
Anually salary
3,420 USD
Anually salary
216,000 MZN
ClockPosted: 2026-10-29 20:55:37
Male
Game developer
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Mozambique
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
409 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
25,800 MZN
Anually salary
4,908 USD
Anually salary
309,600 MZN
ClockPosted: 2026-10-29 18:20:48
Male
Laboratory Technician
Education, Science & Research
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Mozambique
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
927 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
58,500 MZN
Anually salary
11,124 USD
Anually salary
702,000 MZN
ClockPosted: 2026-10-28 21:17:36
Male
Caseworker
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Mozambique
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
580 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
36,571 MZN
Anually salary
6,960 USD
Anually salary
438,852 MZN
ClockPosted: 2026-10-28 20:34:35
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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary level in $country.

The total gross average salary for job positions in the country based on Paylab.com data in Mozambique is 40,559 MZN.

The best-paid positions in the country Mozambique are Country Manager/Director, Chief Executive Officer, IT Director, Leasing Director, Plant manager.

The worst-paid positions in the country Mozambique are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Seamstress, Cleaner.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country Mozambique, regardless of the work they do, women earn 12.86% less than men.

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