Salaries in Tanzania - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Tanzania is, by default, in the range of 7,212,720 TZS (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 24,713,232 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:

7.2M - 24.7M TZS

10% earn less lthan 7.2M TZS

10% earns more than 24.7M TZS

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Distribution of employees in Tanzania into salary brackets in TZS.

Average salary and range in Tanzania by age in TZS.

<24

Average 11.1M

Median 10.2M

10% 5.8M

25% 7.6M

75% 13.5M

90% 17.4M

25-34

Average 14.8M

Median 13.1M

10% 6.3M

25% 9.0M

75% 18.6M

90% 25.4M

35-44

Average 16.4M

Median 14.2M

10% 6.4M

25% 9.4M

75% 20.9M

90% 29.2M

45-54

Average 15.9M

Median 13.5M

10% 5.7M

25% 8.8M

75% 20.3M

90% 28.8M

55+

Average 14.5M

Median 12.4M

10% 5.5M

25% 8.2M

75% 18.4M

90% 25.9M

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

Men

15,450,960 TZS

13,732,512 TZS

Women

In general, in Tanzania, men earn 12.5% 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

697,564,800 TZS

2. Country Manager/Director Top Management

542,257,920 TZS

3. IT Director Top Management

488,298,240 TZS

4. Call Centre Director Top Management

471,042,720 TZS

5. Plant manager Top Management

464,101,920 TZS

6. Leasing Director Leasing

458,568,000 TZS

7. Managing Director Top Management

415,333,440 TZS

8. Finance Manager Management

401,048,640 TZS

9. Lead developer Information Technology

390,175,200 TZS

10. IT Architect Information Technology

388,009,440 TZS

11. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

387,675,360 TZS

12. Head of product development Management

379,830,240 TZS

13. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

379,378,080 TZS

14. Technical Director Top Management

370,080,000 TZS

15. IT Manager Management

368,985,600 TZS

16. Sales Director Top Management

367,259,040 TZS

17. Software Engineer Information Technology

365,068,800 TZS

18. Marketing Director Top Management

357,865,920 TZS

19. Business Development Manager Management

352,408,320 TZS

20. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

346,548,960 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

53,750,304 TZS

2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

75,586,176 TZS

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

83,888,064 TZS

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

85,732,992 TZS

5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

86,402,304 TZS

6. Porter, Information Staff General labour

86,655,456 TZS

7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

89,694,144 TZS

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

90,010,224 TZS

9. Housekeeper Service Industries

90,110,160 TZS

10. Cleaner General labour

90,833,616 TZS

11. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

91,430,496 TZS

12. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

93,365,856 TZS

13. Packer Production

93,944,592 TZS

14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

94,451,040 TZS

15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

94,523,328 TZS

16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

94,993,632 TZS

17. General Labourer General labour

95,337,360 TZS

18. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

95,481,936 TZS

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

95,916,096 TZS

20. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

96,335,856 TZS

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bulgaria

50,924,435 TZS (net)

Hungary

72,594,164 TZS (gross)

Slovak Republic

67,143,943 TZS (gross)

Croatia

54,022,646 TZS (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Land Surveyor/Geodesist
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Tanzania

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

327 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

800,000 TZS

Anually salary

3,924 USD

Anually salary

9,600,000 TZS

Posted: 2025-11-18 06:36:01

Logistics Controller
Transport, Haulage, Logistics

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Tanzania

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

334 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

818,068 TZS

Anually salary

4,008 USD

Anually salary

9,816,816 TZS

Posted: 2025-11-14 10:19:41

Loan Specialist
Banking

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Tanzania

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,589 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,891,670 TZS

Anually salary

19,068 USD

Anually salary

46,700,040 TZS

Posted: 2025-11-14 08:44:07

Telecommunication Specialist
Telecommunications

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Tanzania

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

265 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

650,000 TZS

Anually salary

3,180 USD

Anually salary

7,800,000 TZS

Posted: 2025-11-07 03:25:52

Foreman
Production

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Tanzania

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

309 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

756,000 TZS

Anually salary

3,708 USD

Anually salary

9,072,000 TZS

Posted: 2025-11-06 13:22:03

Sales Representative
Commerce

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Tanzania

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

429 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,051,160 TZS

Anually salary

5,148 USD

Anually salary

12,613,920 TZS

Posted: 2025-11-04 16:44:42

Storekeeper
Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Tanzania

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

204 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

500,000 TZS

Anually salary

2,448 USD

Anually salary

6,000,000 TZS

Posted: 2025-10-28 07:41:46

Maintenance Engineer
Mechanical Engineering

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Tanzania

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

204 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

500,000 TZS

Anually salary

2,448 USD

Anually salary

6,000,000 TZS

Posted: 2025-10-19 10:13:23

Data entry operator
Administration

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Tanzania

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

143 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

350,000 TZS

Anually salary

1,716 USD

Anually salary

4,200,000 TZS

Posted: 2025-10-18 08:18:09

Customer Relationship Manager
Commerce

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Tanzania

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,429 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,500,000 TZS

Anually salary

17,148 USD

Anually salary

42,000,000 TZS

Posted: 2025-10-13 11:38:49

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Salaries in Tanzania - Paylab.com

Distribution of employees in Tanzania into salary brackets in TZS.

Average salary and range in Tanzania by age in TZS.

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

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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