Salaries in Zambia

The salary range of employees working in Zambia is, by default, in the range of 46,728 ZMK (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 154,896 ZMK (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 Zambia is

80% of people earn:

47K - 155K ZMK

10% earn less lthan 47K ZMK

10% earns more than 155K ZMK

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Zambia into salary brackets in ZMK.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Zambia by age in ZMK.

<24

Average 71K

median 67K

10% 41K

25% 52K

75% 85K

90% 106K

25-34

Average 92K

median 83K

10% 43K

25% 59K

75% 115K

90% 153K

35-44

Average 111K

median 100K

10% 52K

25% 71K

75% 138K

90% 185K

45-54

Average 97K

median 87K

10% 44K

25% 61K

75% 122K

90% 164K

55+

Average 91K

median 83K

10% 45K

25% 61K

75% 112K

90% 146K

Salaries by gender

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

Men

97,992 ZMK

87,216 ZMK

Women

In general, in Zambia, men earn 12.4% more than women.

The best paid positions in Zambia

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

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

4,078,728 ZMK

2. IT Director Top Management

3,091,003 ZMK

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

2,981,779 ZMK

4. Leasing Director Leasing

2,902,810 ZMK

5. Country Manager/Director Top Management

2,771,971 ZMK

6. IT Manager Management

2,737,685 ZMK

7. Plant manager Top Management

2,653,978 ZMK

8. IT Architect Information Technology

2,551,392 ZMK

9. Managing Director Top Management

2,544,653 ZMK

10. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

2,476,469 ZMK

11. Lead developer Information Technology

2,440,930 ZMK

12. Head of product development Management

2,404,382 ZMK

13. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

2,401,517 ZMK

14. Sales Director Top Management

2,324,808 ZMK

15. Technical Director Top Management

2,247,754 ZMK

16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

2,193,710 ZMK

17. Marketing Director Top Management

2,184,667 ZMK

18. Publishing House Director Top Management

2,181,744 ZMK

19. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

2,157,826 ZMK

20. Logistics Director Top Management

2,141,626 ZMK

The worst paid positions in Zambia

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

478,472 ZMK

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

531,026 ZMK

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

536,805 ZMK

4. Cleaner General labour

542,909 ZMK

5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

544,519 ZMK

6. Porter, Information Staff General labour

548,544 ZMK

7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

562,605 ZMK

8. General Labourer General labour

568,395 ZMK

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

569,779 ZMK

10. Housekeeper Service Industries

570,411 ZMK

11. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

578,769 ZMK

12. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

591,021 ZMK

13. Packer Production

594,684 ZMK

14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

597,889 ZMK

15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

598,347 ZMK

16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

601,325 ZMK

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

604,416 ZMK

18. Cashier Banking

605,167 ZMK

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

607,164 ZMK

20. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering

608,705 ZMK

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.

Administrative Worker
Administration

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Zambia

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

244 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,000 ZMK

Anually salary

2,928 USD

Anually salary

60,000 ZMK

Posted: 2025-06-10 16:17:46

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

244 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,000 ZMK

Anually salary

2,928 USD

Anually salary

60,000 ZMK

Posted: 2025-06-10 11:59:01

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

488 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

10,000 ZMK

Anually salary

5,856 USD

Anually salary

120,000 ZMK

Posted: 2025-06-03 16:04:56

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

415 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

8,500 ZMK

Anually salary

4,980 USD

Anually salary

102,000 ZMK

Posted: 2025-06-03 00:11:19

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

228 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

4,667 ZMK

Anually salary

2,736 USD

Anually salary

56,004 ZMK

Posted: 2025-05-31 06:01:35

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

293 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

6,000 ZMK

Anually salary

3,516 USD

Anually salary

72,000 ZMK

Posted: 2025-05-28 11:00:32

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

2,099 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

43,000 ZMK

Anually salary

25,188 USD

Anually salary

516,000 ZMK

Posted: 2025-05-22 23:54:02

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

300 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

6,142 ZMK

Anually salary

3,600 USD

Anually salary

73,704 ZMK

Posted: 2025-05-16 09:58:18

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

764 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

15,650 ZMK

Anually salary

9,168 USD

Anually salary

187,800 ZMK

Posted: 2025-05-06 10:28:55

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

163 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,333 ZMK

Anually salary

1,956 USD

Anually salary

39,996 ZMK

Posted: 2025-05-05 21:30:18

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Salary ranges

Salaries by age group

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The best paid positions in Zambia

The worst paid positions in Zambia

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The newest profiles in the salary survey

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