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Salaries in Zambia - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Zambia is, by default, in the range of 3,954.00 ZMK (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 12,887.00 ZMK (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Zambia is
80% of people earn:
3,954 - 12,887 ZMK
10% earn less lthan 3,954 ZMK
10% earns more than 12,887 ZMK
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Distribution of employees in Zambia into salary brackets in ZMK.

Average salary and range in Zambia by age in ZMK.

<24
 
 
Average 5,961
Median 5,551
10% 3,338
25% 4,262
75% 7,207
90% 9,073
25-34
 
 
Average 7,717
Median 6,828
10% 3,361
25% 4,750
75% 9,679
90% 13,133
35-44
 
 
Average 9,305
Median 8,337
10% 4,294
25% 5,927
75% 11,599
90% 15,492
45-54
 
 
Average 8,387
Median 7,430
10% 3,674
25% 5,180
75% 10,516
90% 14,242
55+
 
 
Average 7,549
Median 6,864
10% 3,749
25% 5,021
75% 9,314
90% 12,179

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

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Men
8,275 ZMK
7,262 ZMK
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Women
In general, in Zambia, men earn 14.0% 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
28,412.00 ZMK
2. IT Director Top Management
21,541.00 ZMK
3. Country Manager/Director Top Management
21,234.00 ZMK
4. Leasing Director Leasing
20,229.00 ZMK
5. IT Manager Management
18,645.00 ZMK
6. Plant manager Top Management
18,495.00 ZMK
7. Managing Director Top Management
17,916.00 ZMK
8. IT Architect Information Technology
17,780.00 ZMK
9. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
17,741.00 ZMK
10. Lead developer Information Technology
16,896.00 ZMK
11. Head of product development Management
16,756.00 ZMK
12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
16,736.00 ZMK
13. Sales Director Top Management
16,201.00 ZMK
14. Operations Manager Top Management
16,034.00 ZMK
15. Technical Director Top Management
15,664.00 ZMK
16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
15,287.00 ZMK
17. Marketing Director Top Management
15,224.00 ZMK
18. Publishing House Director Top Management
15,204.00 ZMK
19. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
15,037.00 ZMK
20. Logistics Director Top Management
14,924.00 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
3,334.00 ZMK
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
3,700.00 ZMK
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
3,742.00 ZMK
4. Cleaner General labour
3,790.00 ZMK
5. Porter, Information Staff General labour
3,822.00 ZMK
6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
3,887.00 ZMK
7. General Labourer General labour
3,947.00 ZMK
8. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
4,033.00 ZMK
9. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
4,118.00 ZMK
10. Packer Production
4,144.00 ZMK
11. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
4,166.00 ZMK
12. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
4,169.00 ZMK
13. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
4,190.00 ZMK
14. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
4,204.00 ZMK
15. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
4,212.00 ZMK
16. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
4,249.00 ZMK
17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
4,274.00 ZMK
18. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
4,303.00 ZMK
19. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering
4,309.00 ZMK
20. Florist Service Industries
4,311.00 ZMK

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

LithuaniaLithuania
47,996 ZMK (net)
SerbiaSerbia
28,600 ZMK (net)
MacedoniaMacedonia
17,825 ZMK (net)
EstoniaEstonia
46,460 ZMK (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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Lawyer
Law & Legislation
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
465 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
9,250 ZMK
Anually salary
5,580 USD
Anually salary
111,000 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2026-02-21 21:23:52
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Health and Safety Officer
Security & Protection
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
457 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
9,100 ZMK
Anually salary
5,484 USD
Anually salary
109,200 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2026-02-20 09:36:28
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Baker
Agriculture, Food Industry
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
377 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
7,500 ZMK
Anually salary
4,524 USD
Anually salary
90,000 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2026-02-18 21:39:11
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DevOps Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
829 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
16,500 ZMK
Anually salary
9,948 USD
Anually salary
198,000 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2026-02-16 09:47:49
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Systems Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
287 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,714 ZMK
Anually salary
3,444 USD
Anually salary
68,568 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2026-02-16 09:40:56
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Call Operator
Customer Support
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
367 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
7,300 ZMK
Anually salary
4,404 USD
Anually salary
87,600 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2026-02-15 23:59:25
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IT/Technical Support Specialist
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
130 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,580 ZMK
Anually salary
1,560 USD
Anually salary
30,960 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2026-02-15 15:42:41
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General Labourer
General labour
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Zambia
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
216 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,300 ZMK
Anually salary
2,592 USD
Anually salary
51,600 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2026-02-13 16:32:05
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Administrative Worker
Administration
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Zambia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
402 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,000 ZMK
Anually salary
4,824 USD
Anually salary
96,000 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2026-02-12 23:21:19
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Operations Supervisor
Production
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,005 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
20,000 ZMK
Anually salary
12,060 USD
Anually salary
240,000 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2026-02-11 20:14:20
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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 7,979 ZMK.

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, Cleaner, Porter, Information Staff.

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 12.24% less than men.

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