Salaries in Tanzania - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Tanzania is, by default, in the range of 601,060.00 TZS (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 2,059,436.00 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:

601K - 2.1M TZS

10% earn less lthan 601K TZS

10% earns more than 2.1M 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 922K

Median 847K

10% 481K

25% 632K

75% 1.1M

90% 1.5M

25-34

Average 1.2M

Median 1.1M

10% 526K

25% 750K

75% 1.6M

90% 2.1M

35-44

Average 1.4M

Median 1.2M

10% 530K

25% 787K

75% 1.7M

90% 2.4M

45-54

Average 1.3M

Median 1.1M

10% 476K

25% 730K

75% 1.7M

90% 2.4M

55+

Average 1.2M

Median 1.0M

10% 455K

25% 683K

75% 1.5M

90% 2.2M

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

Men

1,287,580 TZS

1,144,376 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

4,844,200.00 TZS

2. Country Manager/Director Top Management

3,765,680.00 TZS

3. IT Director Top Management

3,390,960.00 TZS

4. Call Centre Director Top Management

3,271,130.00 TZS

5. Plant manager Top Management

3,222,930.00 TZS

6. Leasing Director Leasing

3,184,500.00 TZS

7. Managing Director Top Management

2,884,260.00 TZS

8. Finance Manager Management

2,785,060.00 TZS

9. Lead developer Information Technology

2,709,550.00 TZS

10. IT Architect Information Technology

2,694,510.00 TZS

11. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

2,692,190.00 TZS

12. Head of product development Management

2,637,710.00 TZS

13. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

2,634,570.00 TZS

14. Technical Director Top Management

2,570,000.00 TZS

15. IT Manager Management

2,562,400.00 TZS

16. Sales Director Top Management

2,550,410.00 TZS

17. Software Engineer Information Technology

2,535,200.00 TZS

18. Marketing Director Top Management

2,485,180.00 TZS

19. Business Development Manager Management

2,447,280.00 TZS

20. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

2,406,590.00 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

373,266.00 TZS

2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

524,904.00 TZS

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

582,556.00 TZS

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

595,368.00 TZS

5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

600,016.00 TZS

6. Porter, Information Staff General labour

601,774.00 TZS

7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

622,876.00 TZS

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

625,071.00 TZS

9. Housekeeper Service Industries

625,765.00 TZS

10. Cleaner General labour

630,789.00 TZS

11. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

634,934.00 TZS

12. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

648,374.00 TZS

13. Packer Production

652,393.00 TZS

14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

655,910.00 TZS

15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

656,412.00 TZS

16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

659,678.00 TZS

17. General Labourer General labour

662,065.00 TZS

18. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

663,069.00 TZS

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

666,084.00 TZS

20. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

668,999.00 TZS

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

2,707,183 TZS (net)

Hungary

5,951,172 TZS (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

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

203 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

500,000 TZS

Anually salary

2,436 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

142 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

350,000 TZS

Anually salary

1,704 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

1,423 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,500,000 TZS

Anually salary

17,076 USD

Anually salary

42,000,000 TZS

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

IT System Administrator
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Tanzania

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

894 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,200,000 TZS

Anually salary

10,728 USD

Anually salary

26,400,000 TZS

Posted: 2025-10-10 11:42:59

Operations Manager
Top Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Tanzania

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

224 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

550,000 TZS

Anually salary

2,688 USD

Anually salary

6,600,000 TZS

Posted: 2025-10-09 02:52:15

Land Surveyor/Geodesist
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Tanzania

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

845 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,077,910 TZS

Anually salary

10,140 USD

Anually salary

24,934,920 TZS

Posted: 2025-10-08 09:53:38

Lead developer
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Tanzania

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

992 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,440,000 TZS

Anually salary

11,904 USD

Anually salary

29,280,000 TZS

Posted: 2025-10-07 11:07:09

Financial administration assistant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Tanzania

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

756 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,860,000 TZS

Anually salary

9,072 USD

Anually salary

22,320,000 TZS

Posted: 2025-09-28 04:13:28

Logistics Controller
Transport, Haulage, Logistics

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Tanzania

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

610 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,500,000 TZS

Anually salary

7,320 USD

Anually salary

18,000,000 TZS

Posted: 2025-09-26 17:35:10

Operations Supervisor
Mechanical Engineering

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Tanzania

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

610 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,500,000 TZS

Anually salary

7,320 USD

Anually salary

18,000,000 TZS

Posted: 2025-09-23 17:55:52

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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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