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Salaries in Zambia - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Zambia is, by default, in the range of 1,932 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 6,744 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Zambia is
80% of people earn:
1,932 - 6,744 EUR
10% earn less lthan 1,932 EUR
10% earns more than 6,744 EUR
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Distribution of employees in Zambia into salary brackets in EUR.

Average salary and range in Zambia by age in EUR.

<24
 
 
Average 3,060
Median 2,808
10% 1,596
25% 2,088
75% 3,744
90% 4,824
25-34
 
 
Average 4,020
Median 3,540
10% 1,716
25% 2,448
75% 5,052
90% 6,888
35-44
 
 
Average 4,632
Median 4,068
10% 1,932
25% 2,784
75% 5,844
90% 8,004
45-54
 
 
Average 4,380
Median 3,744
10% 1,620
25% 2,448
75% 5,580
90% 7,884
55+
 
 
Average 3,984
Median 3,492
10% 1,656
25% 2,388
75% 5,016
90% 6,876

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

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Men
4,236 EUR
3,744 EUR
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Women
In general, in Zambia, men earn 13.1% more than women.

The best paid positions in Zambia

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

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
173,232 EUR
2. IT Director Top Management
132,480 EUR
3. Country Manager/Director Top Management
130,320 EUR
4. Leasing Director Leasing
124,416 EUR
5. IT Manager Management
120,960 EUR
6. Plant manager Top Management
113,760 EUR
7. Managing Director Top Management
110,736 EUR
8. IT Architect Information Technology
109,440 EUR
9. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
109,296 EUR
10. Head of product development Management
103,104 EUR
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
102,960 EUR
12. Lead developer Information Technology
101,808 EUR
13. Sales Director Top Management
99,648 EUR
14. Technical Director Top Management
96,336 EUR
15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
94,032 EUR
16. Marketing Director Top Management
93,600 EUR
17. Publishing House Director Top Management
93,600 EUR
18. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
92,448 EUR
19. Logistics Director Top Management
91,872 EUR
20. Operations Manager Top Management
91,296 EUR

The worst paid positions in Zambia

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
20,448 EUR
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
22,752 EUR
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
23,040 EUR
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
23,472 EUR
5. Cleaner General labour
23,472 EUR
6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
23,904 EUR
7. General Labourer General labour
24,192 EUR
8. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
24,768 EUR
9. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
25,344 EUR
10. Packer Production
25,488 EUR
11. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
25,632 EUR
12. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
25,632 EUR
13. Cashier Banking
25,776 EUR
14. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
25,776 EUR
15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
25,776 EUR
16. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
25,920 EUR
17. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
26,064 EUR
18. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
26,208 EUR
19. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering
26,352 EUR
20. Florist Service Industries
26,496 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Czech RepublicCzech Republic
28,206 EUR (gross)
PolandPoland
31,222 EUR (gross)
BulgariaBulgaria
18,238 EUR (net)
LatviaLatvia
20,587 EUR (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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Tractor, harvester driver
Agriculture, Food Industry
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
150 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,000 ZMK
Anually salary
1,800 USD
Anually salary
36,000 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2025-12-10 20:45:16
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IT Security Specialist
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,584 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
31,600 ZMK
Anually salary
19,008 USD
Anually salary
379,200 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2025-12-08 18:55:11
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Nurse
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
476 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
9,500 ZMK
Anually salary
5,712 USD
Anually salary
114,000 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2025-12-07 15:43:28
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Cashier
Banking
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
411 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,200 ZMK
Anually salary
4,932 USD
Anually salary
98,400 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2025-12-06 08:56:29
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HR Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
457 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
9,123 ZMK
Anually salary
5,484 USD
Anually salary
109,476 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2025-12-05 08:40:28
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Primary School Teacher
Education, Science & Research
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
156 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,115 ZMK
Anually salary
1,872 USD
Anually salary
37,380 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2025-12-04 23:51:00
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Environmentalist
Water Management, Forestry, Environment
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Zambia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
251 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,000 ZMK
Anually salary
3,012 USD
Anually salary
60,000 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2025-11-29 15:58:22
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Regional / Area Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,453 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
29,000 ZMK
Anually salary
17,436 USD
Anually salary
348,000 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2025-11-24 09:24:16
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Travel Guide
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
240 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,783 ZMK
Anually salary
2,880 USD
Anually salary
57,396 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2025-11-24 09:42:59
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Agricultural Engineer, Agronomist
Agriculture, Food Industry
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
501 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
10,000 ZMK
Anually salary
6,012 USD
Anually salary
120,000 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2025-11-23 00:43:33
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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 Zambia is 341 EUR.

The best-paid positions in the country Zambia are Chief Executive Officer, IT Director, Country Manager/Director, Leasing Director, IT Manager.

The worst-paid positions in the country Zambia are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Social counselor, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Cleaner.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country Zambia, regardless of the work they do, women earn 11.61% less than men.

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