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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).

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Men
15,450,960 TZS
13,732,512 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
697,564,800 TZS
2. Country Manager/Director Top Management
542,257,920 TZS
3. IT Director Top Management
488,298,240 TZS
4. Plant manager Top Management
464,101,920 TZS
5. Leasing Director Leasing
458,568,000 TZS
6. Managing Director Top Management
415,333,440 TZS
7. Finance Manager Management
401,048,640 TZS
8. Lead developer Information Technology
390,175,200 TZS
9. IT Architect Information Technology
388,009,440 TZS
10. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
387,675,360 TZS
11. Head of product development Management
379,830,240 TZS
12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
379,378,080 TZS
13. Technical Director Top Management
370,080,000 TZS
14. IT Manager Management
368,985,600 TZS
15. Sales Director Top Management
367,259,040 TZS
16. Software Engineer Information Technology
365,068,800 TZS
17. Marketing Director Top Management
357,865,920 TZS
18. Business Development Manager Management
352,408,320 TZS
19. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
346,548,960 TZS
20. Publishing House Director Top Management
344,658,240 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. Porter, Information Staff General labour
86,655,456 TZS
6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
89,694,144 TZS
7. Cleaner General labour
90,833,616 TZS
8. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
91,430,496 TZS
9. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
93,365,856 TZS
10. Packer Production
93,944,592 TZS
11. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
94,451,040 TZS
12. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
94,523,328 TZS
13. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
94,993,632 TZS
14. General Labourer General labour
95,337,360 TZS
15. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
95,481,936 TZS
16. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
96,335,856 TZS
17. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
96,512,976 TZS
18. Security Guard Security & Protection
96,592,320 TZS
19. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
96,892,848 TZS
20. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
97,484,256 TZS

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

MacedoniaMacedonia
24,778,971 TZS (net)
LithuaniaLithuania
69,030,476 TZS (net)
CroatiaCroatia
54,372,185 TZS (net)
HungaryHungary
72,768,443 TZS (gross)

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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Risk Specialist
Banking
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Tanzania
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
836 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,000,000 TZS
Anually salary
10,032 USD
Anually salary
24,000,000 TZS
ClockPosted: 2025-12-14 19:01:07
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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
627 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,500,000 TZS
Anually salary
7,524 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
418 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,000,000 TZS
Anually salary
5,016 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
335 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
800,000 TZS
Anually salary
4,020 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
342 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
818,068 TZS
Anually salary
4,104 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
1,627 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,891,670 TZS
Anually salary
19,524 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
272 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
650,000 TZS
Anually salary
3,264 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
316 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
756,000 TZS
Anually salary
3,792 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
440 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,051,160 TZS
Anually salary
5,280 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
209 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
500,000 TZS
Anually salary
2,508 USD
Anually salary
6,000,000 TZS
ClockPosted: 2025-10-28 07:41:46
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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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