Salaries in Tanzania

The salary range of employees working in Tanzania is, by default, in the range of 7,364,700 TZS (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 24,074,604 TZS (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total annual 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:

7.4M - 24.1M TZS

10% earn less lthan 7.4M TZS

10% earns more than 24.1M 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 11.1M

median 10.4M

10% 6.4M

25% 8.1M

75% 13.3M

90% 16.6M

25-34

Average 14.5M

median 13.2M

10% 7.4M

25% 9.8M

75% 17.8M

90% 23.1M

35-44

Average 16.9M

median 15.3M

10% 8.1M

25% 11.0M

75% 20.9M

90% 27.7M

45-54

Average 15.5M

median 14.0M

10% 7.3M

25% 10.0M

75% 19.3M

90% 25.6M

55+

Average 14.3M

median 13.0M

10% 6.9M

25% 9.4M

75% 17.8M

90% 23.4M

Salaries by gender

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

Men

15,177,072 TZS

13,747,248 TZS

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

612,280,800 TZS

2. Country Manager/Director Top Management

499,176,000 TZS

3. IT Director Top Management

482,466,240 TZS

4. Call Centre Director Top Management

465,418,080 TZS

5. Plant manager Top Management

465,174,720 TZS

6. Leasing Director Leasing

453,091,680 TZS

7. Managing Director Top Management

413,048,160 TZS

8. Finance Manager Management

403,004,160 TZS

9. Business Development Manager Management

398,296,800 TZS

10. IT Architect Information Technology

388,969,920 TZS

11. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

387,606,240 TZS

12. Lead developer Information Technology

385,515,360 TZS

13. Head of product development Management

375,292,800 TZS

14. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

374,846,400 TZS

15. Technical Director Top Management

367,660,800 TZS

16. IT Manager Management

362,880,000 TZS

17. Sales Director Top Management

362,872,800 TZS

18. Software Engineer Information Technology

362,593,440 TZS

19. Marketing Director Top Management

355,019,040 TZS

20. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

342,410,400 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

52,923,888 TZS

2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

74,683,440 TZS

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

82,886,256 TZS

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

84,709,152 TZS

5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

85,370,400 TZS

6. Porter, Information Staff General labour

85,620,528 TZS

7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

88,622,928 TZS

8. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care

88,935,264 TZS

9. Housekeeper Service Industries

89,033,904 TZS

10. Cleaner General labour

89,748,720 TZS

11. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

90,338,544 TZS

12. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

92,250,720 TZS

13. Packer Production

92,822,544 TZS

14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

93,322,944 TZS

15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

93,394,512 TZS

16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

93,859,200 TZS

17. General Labourer General labour

94,198,752 TZS

18. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

94,341,600 TZS

19. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

94,770,576 TZS

20. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

95,185,296 TZS

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

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

Posted: 2025-06-08 11:10:19

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

Posted: 2025-06-03 05:52:44

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

Posted: 2025-06-01 10:20:38

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

Posted: 2025-05-26 09:46:41

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

Posted: 2025-05-24 10:19:56

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

392 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,034,170 TZS

Anually salary

4,704 USD

Anually salary

12,410,040 TZS

Posted: 2025-05-15 15:13:43

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

Posted: 2025-05-08 20:38:00

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

Posted: 2025-05-04 14:26:09

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

Posted: 2025-05-03 20:48:15

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

Posted: 2025-04-23 11:19:16

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Salaries in Tanzania

Salary ranges

Salaries by age group

Salaries by gender

The best paid positions in Tanzania

The worst paid positions in Tanzania

Salaries in selected countries

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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