Salaries in Tanzania

The salary range of employees working in Tanzania is, by default, in the range of 2,796 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 9,156 USD (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:

2,796 - 9,156 USD

10% earn less lthan 2,796 USD

10% earns more than 9,156 USD

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Tanzania into salary brackets in USD.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Tanzania by age in USD.

<24

Average 4,212

median 3,948

10% 2,436

25% 3,072

75% 5,064

90% 6,324

25-34

Average 5,496

median 5,028

10% 2,808

25% 3,720

75% 6,756

90% 8,772

35-44

Average 6,420

median 5,796

10% 3,084

25% 4,176

75% 7,956

90% 10,512

45-54

Average 5,904

median 5,316

10% 2,784

25% 3,816

75% 7,332

90% 9,720

55+

Average 5,448

median 4,932

10% 2,640

25% 3,564

75% 6,756

90% 8,892

Salaries by gender

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

Men

5,772 USD

5,232 USD

Women

In general, in Tanzania, men earn 10.3% more than women.

The best paid positions in Tanzania

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

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

1,610,618,867,915 USD

2. Country Manager/Director Top Management

1,313,094,064,048 USD

3. IT Director Top Management

1,269,138,652,194 USD

4. Call Centre Director Top Management

1,224,293,071,278 USD

5. Plant manager Top Management

1,223,652,907,145 USD

6. Leasing Director Leasing

1,191,868,189,731 USD

7. Managing Director Top Management

1,086,532,780,145 USD

8. Finance Manager Management

1,060,111,804,819 USD

9. Business Development Manager Management

1,047,728,984,986 USD

10. IT Architect Information Technology

1,023,194,410,479 USD

11. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,019,607,218,560 USD

12. Lead developer Information Technology

1,014,107,110,148 USD

13. Head of product development Management

987,216,428,594 USD

14. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

986,042,163,024 USD

15. Technical Director Top Management

967,140,275,300 USD

16. IT Manager Management

954,564,269,840 USD

17. Sales Director Top Management

954,545,330,073 USD

18. Software Engineer Information Technology

953,810,467,103 USD

19. Marketing Director Top Management

933,885,831,947 USD

20. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

900,718,511,523 USD

The worst paid positions in Tanzania

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

1. Secondary School Teacher Education, Science & Research

139,217,516,826 USD

2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

196,456,523,845 USD

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

218,034,221,887 USD

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

222,829,392,162 USD

5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

224,568,820,387 USD

6. Porter, Information Staff General labour

225,226,787,901 USD

7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

233,124,670,848 USD

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

233,946,277,952 USD

9. Housekeeper Service Industries

234,205,752,763 USD

10. Cleaner General labour

236,086,092,857 USD

11. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

237,637,638,591 USD

12. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

242,667,661,979 USD

13. Packer Production

244,171,858,295 USD

14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

245,488,172,119 USD

15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

245,676,433,406 USD

16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

246,898,805,985 USD

17. General Labourer General labour

247,792,005,409 USD

18. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

248,167,770,391 USD

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

249,296,201,724 USD

20. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

250,387,132,318 USD

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

646 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,700,000 TZS

Anually salary

7,752 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

1,064 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,800,000 TZS

Anually salary

12,768 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

393 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,034,170 TZS

Anually salary

4,716 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

570 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,500,000 TZS

Anually salary

6,840 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

769 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,022,000 TZS

Anually salary

9,228 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

760 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,000,000 TZS

Anually salary

9,120 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

1,140 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,000,000 TZS

Anually salary

13,680 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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