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Salaries in Zambia

The salary range of employees working in Zambia is, by default, in the range of 192.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 635.00 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Zambia is
80% of people earn:
192 - 635 USD
10% earn less lthan 192 USD
10% earns more than 635 USD
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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Zambia into salary brackets in USD.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Zambia by age in USD.

<24
 
 
Average 291
median 273
10% 169
25% 213
75% 349
90% 435
25-34
 
 
Average 379
median 340
10% 176
25% 242
75% 471
90% 627
35-44
 
 
Average 456
median 409
10% 212
25% 292
75% 567
90% 756
45-54
 
 
Average 398
median 355
10% 179
25% 250
75% 498
90% 671
55+
 
 
Average 372
median 339
10% 186
25% 248
75% 459
90% 599

Salaries by gender

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

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Men
402 USD
357 USD
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Women
In general, in Zambia, men earn 12.6% more than women.

The best paid positions in Zambia

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

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
575,938.06 USD
2. IT Director Top Management
436,466.07 USD
3. Call Centre Director Top Management
421,043.06 USD
4. Leasing Director Leasing
409,892.14 USD
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
391,417.06 USD
6. IT Manager Management
386,575.64 USD
7. Plant manager Top Management
374,755.74 USD
8. IT Architect Information Technology
360,270.10 USD
9. Managing Director Top Management
359,318.49 USD
10. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
349,690.55 USD
11. Lead developer Information Technology
344,672.23 USD
12. Head of product development Management
339,511.57 USD
13. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
339,106.93 USD
14. Sales Director Top Management
328,275.24 USD
15. Technical Director Top Management
317,394.75 USD
16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
309,763.56 USD
17. Marketing Director Top Management
308,486.61 USD
18. Publishing House Director Top Management
308,073.84 USD
19. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
304,696.44 USD
20. Logistics Director Top Management
302,408.91 USD

The worst paid positions in Zambia

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
67,562.74 USD
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
74,983.68 USD
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
75,799.67 USD
4. Cleaner General labour
76,661.61 USD
5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care
76,888.94 USD
6. Porter, Information Staff General labour
77,457.26 USD
7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
79,442.83 USD
8. General Labourer General labour
80,260.44 USD
9. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care
80,455.85 USD
10. Housekeeper Service Industries
80,545.11 USD
11. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
81,725.27 USD
12. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
83,455.25 USD
13. Packer Production
83,972.54 USD
14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
84,425.17 USD
15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
84,489.83 USD
16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
84,910.32 USD
17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
85,346.68 USD
18. Cashier Banking
85,452.82 USD
19. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
85,734.85 USD
20. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering
85,952.42 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

LithuaniaLithuania
2,273 USD (net)
Czech RepublicCzech Republic
2,544 USD (gross)
BulgariaBulgaria
1,631 USD (net)
LatviaLatvia
1,973 USD (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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Administrative Worker
Administration
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
246 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,000 ZMK
Anually salary
2,952 USD
Anually salary
60,000 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2025-06-10 16:17:46
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Microbiologist
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
246 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,000 ZMK
Anually salary
2,952 USD
Anually salary
60,000 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2025-06-10 11:59:01
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Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
492 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
10,000 ZMK
Anually salary
5,904 USD
Anually salary
120,000 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2025-06-03 16:04:56
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Translator
Translating, interpreting
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
418 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,500 ZMK
Anually salary
5,016 USD
Anually salary
102,000 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2025-06-03 00:11:19
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HR Officer
Human Resources
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
230 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,667 ZMK
Anually salary
2,760 USD
Anually salary
56,004 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2025-05-31 06:01:35
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Agricultural Engineer, Agronomist
Agriculture, Food Industry
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Zambia
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
295 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,000 ZMK
Anually salary
3,540 USD
Anually salary
72,000 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2025-05-28 11:00:32
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Operations Manager
Top Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,115 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
43,000 ZMK
Anually salary
25,380 USD
Anually salary
516,000 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2025-05-22 23:54:02
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HR Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
302 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,142 ZMK
Anually salary
3,624 USD
Anually salary
73,704 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2025-05-16 09:58:18
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Financial Analyst
Banking
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
770 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
15,650 ZMK
Anually salary
9,240 USD
Anually salary
187,800 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2025-05-06 10:28:55
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Social media specialist
Marketing, Advertising, PR
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
164 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,333 ZMK
Anually salary
1,968 USD
Anually salary
39,996 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2025-05-05 21:30:18
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