Salaries in Tanzania

The salary range of employees working in Tanzania is, by default, in the range of 7,061,808 TZS (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 24,782,376 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:

7.1M - 24.8M TZS

10% earn less lthan 7.1M TZS

10% earns more than 24.8M 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 11.2M

Median 10.1M

10% 5.5M

25% 7.4M

75% 13.7M

90% 18.0M

25-34

Average 14.5M

Median 12.6M

10% 5.8M

25% 8.5M

75% 18.4M

90% 25.5M

35-44

Average 16.6M

Median 14.2M

10% 6.1M

25% 9.3M

75% 21.2M

90% 29.9M

45-54

Average 16.1M

Median 13.4M

10% 5.3M

25% 8.4M

75% 20.7M

90% 30.0M

55+

Average 14.5M

Median 12.4M

10% 5.3M

25% 8.1M

75% 18.5M

90% 26.3M

Salaries by gender

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

Men

15,265,068 TZS

13,809,108 TZS

Women

In general, in Tanzania, men earn 10.5% 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

612,874,080 TZS

2. Country Manager/Director Top Management

503,519,040 TZS

3. IT Director Top Management

486,217,440 TZS

4. Plant manager Top Management

473,289,120 TZS

5. Call Centre Director Top Management

469,035,360 TZS

6. Leasing Director Leasing

456,613,920 TZS

7. Managing Director Top Management

409,741,920 TZS

8. Finance Manager Management

402,233,760 TZS

9. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

393,298,560 TZS

10. Lead developer Information Technology

388,512,000 TZS

11. IT Architect Information Technology

381,250,080 TZS

12. Head of product development Management

378,210,240 TZS

13. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

377,760,960 TZS

14. Business Development Manager Management

375,799,680 TZS

15. Technical Director Top Management

373,616,640 TZS

16. Software Engineer Information Technology

366,276,960 TZS

17. Sales Director Top Management

365,693,760 TZS

18. IT Manager Management

364,705,920 TZS

19. Marketing Director Top Management

358,260,480 TZS

20. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

345,072,960 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

53,189,568 TZS

2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

75,263,904 TZS

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

83,530,512 TZS

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

85,367,520 TZS

5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

86,033,952 TZS

6. Porter, Information Staff General labour

86,286,096 TZS

7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

89,311,824 TZS

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

89,626,608 TZS

9. Housekeeper Service Industries

89,725,968 TZS

10. Cleaner General labour

90,446,400 TZS

11. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

91,040,688 TZS

12. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

92,967,840 TZS

13. Packer Production

93,544,128 TZS

14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

94,048,416 TZS

15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

94,120,416 TZS

16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

94,588,704 TZS

17. General Labourer General labour

94,930,848 TZS

18. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

95,074,992 TZS

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

95,507,280 TZS

20. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

95,925,312 TZS

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.

Doctor
Medicine & Social Care

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Tanzania

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

401 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,000,000 TZS

Anually salary

4,812 USD

Anually salary

12,000,000 TZS

Posted: 2025-08-27 22:02:32

Country Manager/Director
Top Management

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Tanzania

Education:

Postgraduate (Doctorate)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,963 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

9,872,100 TZS

Anually salary

47,556 USD

Anually salary

118,465,200 TZS

Posted: 2025-08-27 14:45:50

Programmer
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Tanzania

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,389 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,460,000 TZS

Anually salary

16,668 USD

Anually salary

41,520,000 TZS

Posted: 2025-08-27 08:54:44

Dentist
Medicine & Social Care

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Tanzania

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,606 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

4,000,000 TZS

Anually salary

19,272 USD

Anually salary

48,000,000 TZS

Posted: 2025-08-23 12:53:30

Chief Executive Officer
Top Management

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Tanzania

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

7,627 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

19,000,000 TZS

Anually salary

91,524 USD

Anually salary

228,000,000 TZS

Posted: 2025-08-22 10:56:26

Terminal operator
Transport, Haulage, Logistics

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Tanzania

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

181 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

450,000 TZS

Anually salary

2,172 USD

Anually salary

5,400,000 TZS

Posted: 2025-08-21 11:11:34

Foreman
Production

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Tanzania

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

403 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,004,000 TZS

Anually salary

4,836 USD

Anually salary

12,048,000 TZS

Posted: 2025-08-19 18:12:23

Programmer
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Tanzania

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,004 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,500,000 TZS

Anually salary

12,048 USD

Anually salary

30,000,000 TZS

Posted: 2025-08-18 07:22:45

Warehouse Manager
Management

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Tanzania

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

591 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,473,020 TZS

Anually salary

7,092 USD

Anually salary

17,676,240 TZS

Posted: 2025-08-12 10:09:01

Lawyer
Law & Legislation

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Tanzania

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

284 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

707,500 TZS

Anually salary

3,408 USD

Anually salary

8,490,000 TZS

Posted: 2025-08-11 11:49:24

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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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