Salaries in Tanzania

The salary range of employees working in Tanzania is, by default, in the range of 2,796 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 9,132 USD (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:

2,796 - 9,132 USD

10% earn less lthan 2,796 USD

10% earns more than 9,132 USD

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Tanzania into salary brackets in USD.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Tanzania by age in USD.

<24

Average 4,200

median 3,948

10% 2,424

25% 3,060

75% 5,052

90% 6,312

25-34

Average 5,484

median 5,016

10% 2,796

25% 3,708

75% 6,744

90% 8,748

35-44

Average 6,408

median 5,796

10% 3,072

25% 4,176

75% 7,944

90% 10,500

45-54

Average 5,892

median 5,304

10% 2,784

25% 3,804

75% 7,320

90% 9,708

55+

Average 5,448

median 4,920

10% 2,628

25% 3,564

75% 6,744

90% 8,880

Salaries by gender

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

Men

5,760 USD

5,220 USD

Women

In general, in Tanzania, men earn 10.3% more than women.

The best paid positions in Tanzania

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Tanzania (USD).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

1,613,300,880,053 USD

2. Country Manager/Director Top Management

1,315,280,636,109 USD

3. IT Director Top Management

1,271,252,029,441 USD

4. Call Centre Director Top Management

1,226,331,771,397 USD

5. Plant manager Top Management

1,225,690,541,259 USD

6. Leasing Director Leasing

1,193,852,895,744 USD

7. Managing Director Top Management

1,088,342,081,006 USD

8. Finance Manager Management

1,061,877,109,315 USD

9. Business Development Manager Management

1,049,473,669,536 USD

10. IT Architect Information Technology

1,024,898,239,909 USD

11. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,021,305,074,577 USD

12. Lead developer Information Technology

1,015,795,807,351 USD

13. Head of product development Management

988,860,347,274 USD

14. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

987,684,126,310 USD

15. Technical Director Top Management

968,750,763,050 USD

16. IT Manager Management

956,153,815,951 USD

17. Sales Director Top Management

956,134,844,645 USD

18. Software Engineer Information Technology

955,398,757,977 USD

19. Marketing Director Top Management

935,440,944,200 USD

20. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

902,218,393,357 USD

The worst paid positions in Tanzania

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Tanzania (USD)

1. Secondary School Teacher Education, Science & Research

139,449,342,665 USD

2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

196,783,664,419 USD

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

218,397,293,773 USD

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

223,200,448,994 USD

5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

224,942,773,725 USD

6. Porter, Information Staff General labour

225,601,836,891 USD

7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

233,512,871,439 USD

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

234,335,846,688 USD

9. Housekeeper Service Industries

234,595,753,579 USD

10. Cleaner General labour

236,479,224,826 USD

11. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

238,033,354,203 USD

12. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

243,071,753,616 USD

13. Packer Production

244,578,454,728 USD

14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

245,896,960,487 USD

15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

246,085,535,267 USD

16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

247,309,943,348 USD

17. General Labourer General labour

248,204,630,133 USD

18. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

248,581,020,841 USD

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

249,711,331,245 USD

20. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

250,804,078,463 USD

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.

Insurance Underwriter
Insurance

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Tanzania

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

380 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,000,000 TZS

Anually salary

4,560 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

645 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,700,000 TZS

Anually salary

7,740 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

152 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

400,000 TZS

Anually salary

1,824 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

323 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

850,000 TZS

Anually salary

3,876 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

1,063 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,800,000 TZS

Anually salary

12,756 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

392 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,034,170 TZS

Anually salary

4,704 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

569 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,500,000 TZS

Anually salary

6,828 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

767 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,022,000 TZS

Anually salary

9,204 USD

Anually salary

24,264,000 TZS

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

Retail Store Manager
Commerce

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Tanzania

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

759 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,000,000 TZS

Anually salary

9,108 USD

Anually salary

24,000,000 TZS

Posted: 2025-05-03 20:48:15

Customer Relationship Manager
Commerce

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Tanzania

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,139 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,000,000 TZS

Anually salary

13,668 USD

Anually salary

36,000,000 TZS

Posted: 2025-04-23 11:19:16

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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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