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Salaries in Tanzania

The salary range of employees working in Tanzania is, by default, in the range of 613,725.00 TZS (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 2,006,217.00 TZS (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 Tanzania is
80% of people earn:
614K - 2.0M TZS
10% earn less lthan 614K TZS
10% earns more than 2.0M TZS
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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Tanzania into salary brackets in TZS.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Tanzania by age in TZS.

<24
 
 
Average 923K
median 866K
10% 533K
25% 673K
75% 1.1M
90% 1.4M
25-34
 
 
Average 1.2M
median 1.1M
10% 614K
25% 814K
75% 1.5M
90% 1.9M
35-44
 
 
Average 1.4M
median 1.3M
10% 675K
25% 917K
75% 1.7M
90% 2.3M
45-54
 
 
Average 1.3M
median 1.2M
10% 611K
25% 836K
75% 1.6M
90% 2.1M
55+
 
 
Average 1.2M
median 1.1M
10% 578K
25% 782K
75% 1.5M
90% 2.0M

Salaries by gender

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Tanzania (TZS).

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Men
1,264,756 TZS
1,145,604 TZS
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Women
In general, in Tanzania, men earn 10.4% more than women.

The best paid positions in Tanzania

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Tanzania (TZS).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
4,251,950.00 TZS
2. Country Manager/Director Top Management
3,466,500.00 TZS
3. IT Director Top Management
3,350,460.00 TZS
4. Call Centre Director Top Management
3,232,070.00 TZS
5. Plant manager Top Management
3,230,380.00 TZS
6. Leasing Director Leasing
3,146,470.00 TZS
7. Managing Director Top Management
2,868,390.00 TZS
8. Finance Manager Management
2,798,640.00 TZS
9. Business Development Manager Management
2,765,950.00 TZS
10. IT Architect Information Technology
2,701,180.00 TZS
11. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,691,710.00 TZS
12. Lead developer Information Technology
2,677,190.00 TZS
13. Head of product development Management
2,606,200.00 TZS
14. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
2,603,100.00 TZS
15. Technical Director Top Management
2,553,200.00 TZS
16. IT Manager Management
2,520,000.00 TZS
17. Sales Director Top Management
2,519,950.00 TZS
18. Software Engineer Information Technology
2,518,010.00 TZS
19. Marketing Director Top Management
2,465,410.00 TZS
20. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
2,377,850.00 TZS

The worst paid positions in Tanzania

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Tanzania (TZS)

1. Secondary School Teacher Education, Science & Research
367,527.00 TZS
2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
518,635.00 TZS
3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
575,599.00 TZS
4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
588,258.00 TZS
5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care
592,850.00 TZS
6. Porter, Information Staff General labour
594,587.00 TZS
7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
615,437.00 TZS
8. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care
617,606.00 TZS
9. Housekeeper Service Industries
618,291.00 TZS
10. Cleaner General labour
623,255.00 TZS
11. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
627,351.00 TZS
12. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
640,630.00 TZS
13. Packer Production
644,601.00 TZS
14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
648,076.00 TZS
15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
648,573.00 TZS
16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
651,800.00 TZS
17. General Labourer General labour
654,158.00 TZS
18. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
655,150.00 TZS
19. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
658,129.00 TZS
20. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
661,009.00 TZS

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
2,766,757 TZS (net)
SerbiaSerbia
3,335,073 TZS (net)
EstoniaEstonia
5,901,372 TZS (net)
BulgariaBulgaria
4,259,430 TZS (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

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Insurance Underwriter
Insurance
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Tanzania
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
380 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,000,000 TZS
Anually salary
4,560 USD
Anually salary
12,000,000 TZS
ClockPosted: 2025-06-08 11:10:19
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Business Development Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Tanzania
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
645 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,700,000 TZS
Anually salary
7,740 USD
Anually salary
20,400,000 TZS
ClockPosted: 2025-06-03 05:52:44
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Seller / Cashier
Commerce
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Tanzania
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
152 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
400,000 TZS
Anually salary
1,824 USD
Anually salary
4,800,000 TZS
ClockPosted: 2025-06-01 10:20:38
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Booking agent
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Tanzania
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
323 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
850,000 TZS
Anually salary
3,876 USD
Anually salary
10,200,000 TZS
ClockPosted: 2025-05-26 09:46:41
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Geotechnical investigator
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Tanzania
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,063 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,800,000 TZS
Anually salary
12,756 USD
Anually salary
33,600,000 TZS
ClockPosted: 2025-05-24 10:19:56
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Quality Control/ISO Manager
Top Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Tanzania
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
393 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,034,170 TZS
Anually salary
4,716 USD
Anually salary
12,410,040 TZS
ClockPosted: 2025-05-15 15:13:43
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Office Manager
Administration
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Tanzania
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
569 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,500,000 TZS
Anually salary
6,828 USD
Anually salary
18,000,000 TZS
ClockPosted: 2025-05-08 20:38:00
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Electrical Engineer
Electrical & Power Engineering
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Tanzania
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
767 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,022,000 TZS
Anually salary
9,204 USD
Anually salary
24,264,000 TZS
ClockPosted: 2025-05-04 14:26:09
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Retail Store Manager
Commerce
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Tanzania
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
759 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,000,000 TZS
Anually salary
9,108 USD
Anually salary
24,000,000 TZS
ClockPosted: 2025-05-03 20:48:15
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Customer Relationship Manager
Commerce
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Tanzania
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,139 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,000,000 TZS
Anually salary
13,668 USD
Anually salary
36,000,000 TZS
ClockPosted: 2025-04-23 11:19:16
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