Salaries in Tanzania

The salary range of employees working in Tanzania is, by default, in the range of 613,725.00 TZS (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 2,006,217.00 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:

614K - 2.0M TZS

10% earn less lthan 614K TZS

10% earns more than 2.0M 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 923K

median 866K

10% 533K

25% 673K

75% 1.1M

90% 1.4M

25-34

Average 1.2M

median 1.1M

10% 614K

25% 814K

75% 1.5M

90% 1.9M

35-44

Average 1.4M

median 1.3M

10% 675K

25% 917K

75% 1.7M

90% 2.3M

45-54

Average 1.3M

median 1.2M

10% 611K

25% 836K

75% 1.6M

90% 2.1M

55+

Average 1.2M

median 1.1M

10% 578K

25% 782K

75% 1.5M

90% 2.0M

Salaries by gender

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

Men

1,264,756 TZS

1,145,604 TZS

Women

In general, in Tanzania, men earn 10.4% 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

4,251,950.00 TZS

2. Country Manager/Director Top Management

3,466,500.00 TZS

3. IT Director Top Management

3,350,460.00 TZS

4. Call Centre Director Top Management

3,232,070.00 TZS

5. Plant manager Top Management

3,230,380.00 TZS

6. Leasing Director Leasing

3,146,470.00 TZS

7. Managing Director Top Management

2,868,390.00 TZS

8. Finance Manager Management

2,798,640.00 TZS

9. Business Development Manager Management

2,765,950.00 TZS

10. IT Architect Information Technology

2,701,180.00 TZS

11. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

2,691,710.00 TZS

12. Lead developer Information Technology

2,677,190.00 TZS

13. Head of product development Management

2,606,200.00 TZS

14. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

2,603,100.00 TZS

15. Technical Director Top Management

2,553,200.00 TZS

16. IT Manager Management

2,520,000.00 TZS

17. Sales Director Top Management

2,519,950.00 TZS

18. Software Engineer Information Technology

2,518,010.00 TZS

19. Marketing Director Top Management

2,465,410.00 TZS

20. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

2,377,850.00 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

367,527.00 TZS

2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

518,635.00 TZS

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

575,599.00 TZS

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

588,258.00 TZS

5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

592,850.00 TZS

6. Porter, Information Staff General labour

594,587.00 TZS

7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

615,437.00 TZS

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

617,606.00 TZS

9. Housekeeper Service Industries

618,291.00 TZS

10. Cleaner General labour

623,255.00 TZS

11. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

627,351.00 TZS

12. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

640,630.00 TZS

13. Packer Production

644,601.00 TZS

14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

648,076.00 TZS

15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

648,573.00 TZS

16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

651,800.00 TZS

17. General Labourer General labour

654,158.00 TZS

18. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

655,150.00 TZS

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

658,129.00 TZS

20. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

661,009.00 TZS

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

8,027,758 TZS (gross)

Slovenia

7,200,051 TZS (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Forester
Water Management, Forestry, Environment

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Tanzania

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

237 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

618,000 TZS

Anually salary

2,844 USD

Anually salary

7,416,000 TZS

Posted: 2025-07-05 19:05:58

ICT-specialist
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Tanzania

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

307 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

800,000 TZS

Anually salary

3,684 USD

Anually salary

9,600,000 TZS

Posted: 2025-07-04 09:23:13

Insurance Underwriter
Insurance

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Tanzania

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

383 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,000,000 TZS

Anually salary

4,596 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

652 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,700,000 TZS

Anually salary

7,824 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

153 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

400,000 TZS

Anually salary

1,836 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

326 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

850,000 TZS

Anually salary

3,912 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

1,073 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,800,000 TZS

Anually salary

12,876 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

396 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,034,170 TZS

Anually salary

4,752 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

575 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,500,000 TZS

Anually salary

6,900 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

775 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,022,000 TZS

Anually salary

9,300 USD

Anually salary

24,264,000 TZS

Posted: 2025-05-04 14:26:09

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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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