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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).

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Men
1,287,580 TZS
1,144,376 TZS
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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. Plant manager Top Management
3,222,930.00 TZS
5. Leasing Director Leasing
3,184,500.00 TZS
6. Managing Director Top Management
2,884,260.00 TZS
7. Finance Manager Management
2,785,060.00 TZS
8. Lead developer Information Technology
2,709,550.00 TZS
9. IT Architect Information Technology
2,694,510.00 TZS
10. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,692,190.00 TZS
11. Head of product development Management
2,637,710.00 TZS
12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
2,634,570.00 TZS
13. Technical Director Top Management
2,570,000.00 TZS
14. IT Manager Management
2,562,400.00 TZS
15. Sales Director Top Management
2,550,410.00 TZS
16. Software Engineer Information Technology
2,535,200.00 TZS
17. Marketing Director Top Management
2,485,180.00 TZS
18. Business Development Manager Management
2,447,280.00 TZS
19. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
2,406,590.00 TZS
20. Publishing House Director Top Management
2,393,460.00 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. Porter, Information Staff General labour
601,774.00 TZS
6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
622,876.00 TZS
7. Cleaner General labour
630,789.00 TZS
8. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
634,934.00 TZS
9. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
648,374.00 TZS
10. Packer Production
652,393.00 TZS
11. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
655,910.00 TZS
12. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
656,412.00 TZS
13. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
659,678.00 TZS
14. General Labourer General labour
662,065.00 TZS
15. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
663,069.00 TZS
16. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
668,999.00 TZS
17. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
670,229.00 TZS
18. Security Guard Security & Protection
670,780.00 TZS
19. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
672,867.00 TZS
20. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
676,974.00 TZS

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

PolandPoland
7,299,311 TZS (gross)
EstoniaEstonia
5,534,193 TZS (net)
SloveniaSlovenia
6,773,114 TZS (gross)
LithuaniaLithuania
5,752,540 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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Contract administrator
Administration
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Tanzania
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
622 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,500,000 TZS
Anually salary
7,464 USD
Anually salary
18,000,000 TZS
ClockPosted: 2025-12-04 19:38:39
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Teacher
Education, Science & Research
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Tanzania
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
415 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,000,000 TZS
Anually salary
4,980 USD
Anually salary
12,000,000 TZS
ClockPosted: 2025-11-24 20:06:08
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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
332 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
800,000 TZS
Anually salary
3,984 USD
Anually salary
9,600,000 TZS
ClockPosted: 2025-11-18 06:36:01
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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
339 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
818,068 TZS
Anually salary
4,068 USD
Anually salary
9,816,816 TZS
ClockPosted: 2025-11-14 10:19:41
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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
1,614 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,891,670 TZS
Anually salary
19,368 USD
Anually salary
46,700,040 TZS
ClockPosted: 2025-11-14 08:44:07
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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
270 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
650,000 TZS
Anually salary
3,240 USD
Anually salary
7,800,000 TZS
ClockPosted: 2025-11-07 03:25:52
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Foreman
Production
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Tanzania
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
313 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
756,000 TZS
Anually salary
3,756 USD
Anually salary
9,072,000 TZS
ClockPosted: 2025-11-06 13:22:03
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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
436 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,051,160 TZS
Anually salary
5,232 USD
Anually salary
12,613,920 TZS
ClockPosted: 2025-11-04 16:44:42
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Storekeeper
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Tanzania
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
207 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
500,000 TZS
Anually salary
2,484 USD
Anually salary
6,000,000 TZS
ClockPosted: 2025-10-28 07:41:46
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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
207 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
500,000 TZS
Anually salary
2,484 USD
Anually salary
6,000,000 TZS
ClockPosted: 2025-10-19 10:13:23
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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary level in $country.

The total gross average salary for job positions in the country based on Paylab.com data in Tanzania is 1,256,050 TZS.

The best-paid positions in the country Tanzania are Chief Executive Officer, Country Manager/Director, IT Director, Plant manager, Leasing Director.

The worst-paid positions in the country Tanzania are Secondary School Teacher, Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Social counselor, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country Tanzania, regardless of the work they do, women earn 11.12% less than men.

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