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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).

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Men
15,177,072 TZS
13,747,248 TZS
Woman icon
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.

BulgariaBulgaria
51,113,160 TZS (net)
SerbiaSerbia
40,020,879 TZS (net)
LatviaLatvia
61,831,459 TZS (net)
EstoniaEstonia
70,816,461 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
646 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,700,000 TZS
Anually salary
7,752 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
1,064 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,800,000 TZS
Anually salary
12,768 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
570 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,500,000 TZS
Anually salary
6,840 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
769 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,022,000 TZS
Anually salary
9,228 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
760 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,000,000 TZS
Anually salary
9,120 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
1,140 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,000,000 TZS
Anually salary
13,680 USD
Anually salary
36,000,000 TZS
ClockPosted: 2025-04-23 11:19:16
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