Salaries in Zambia

The salary range of employees working in Zambia is, by default, in the range of 1,992 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 6,612 EUR (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:

1,992 - 6,612 EUR

10% earn less lthan 1,992 EUR

10% earns more than 6,612 EUR

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Zambia into salary brackets in EUR.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Zambia by age in EUR.

<24

Average 3,036

median 2,844

10% 1,764

25% 2,220

75% 3,636

90% 4,536

25-34

Average 3,948

median 3,540

10% 1,836

25% 2,520

75% 4,908

90% 6,540

35-44

Average 4,752

median 4,272

10% 2,220

25% 3,048

75% 5,916

90% 7,884

45-54

Average 4,152

median 3,696

10% 1,860

25% 2,604

75% 5,196

90% 6,996

55+

Average 3,876

median 3,540

10% 1,932

25% 2,592

75% 4,788

90% 6,252

Salaries by gender

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

Men

4,188 EUR

3,720 EUR

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 (EUR).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

95,474,865 EUR

2. IT Director Top Management

72,354,203 EUR

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

69,797,488 EUR

4. Leasing Director Leasing

67,948,967 EUR

5. Country Manager/Director Top Management

64,886,302 EUR

6. IT Manager Management

64,083,726 EUR

7. Plant manager Top Management

62,124,308 EUR

8. IT Architect Information Technology

59,722,984 EUR

9. Managing Director Top Management

59,565,233 EUR

10. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

57,969,182 EUR

11. Lead developer Information Technology

57,137,280 EUR

12. Head of product development Management

56,281,783 EUR

13. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

56,214,705 EUR

14. Sales Director Top Management

54,419,106 EUR

15. Technical Director Top Management

52,615,416 EUR

16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

51,350,373 EUR

17. Marketing Director Top Management

51,138,690 EUR

18. Publishing House Director Top Management

51,070,264 EUR

19. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

50,510,382 EUR

20. Logistics Director Top Management

50,131,172 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

11,200,065 EUR

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

12,430,255 EUR

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

12,565,523 EUR

4. Cleaner General labour

12,708,409 EUR

5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

12,746,094 EUR

6. Porter, Information Staff General labour

12,840,307 EUR

7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

13,169,461 EUR

8. General Labourer General labour

13,304,999 EUR

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

13,337,392 EUR

10. Housekeeper Service Industries

13,352,189 EUR

11. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

13,547,828 EUR

12. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

13,834,611 EUR

13. Packer Production

13,920,363 EUR

14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

13,995,396 EUR

15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

14,006,115 EUR

16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

14,075,822 EUR

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

14,148,158 EUR

18. Cashier Banking

14,165,754 EUR

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

14,212,506 EUR

20. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering

14,248,573 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

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The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

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

487 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

10,000 ZMK

Anually salary

5,844 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

414 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

8,500 ZMK

Anually salary

4,968 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

292 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

6,000 ZMK

Anually salary

3,504 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

2,096 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

43,000 ZMK

Anually salary

25,152 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

299 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

6,142 ZMK

Anually salary

3,588 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

763 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

15,650 ZMK

Anually salary

9,156 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

162 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,333 ZMK

Anually salary

1,944 USD

Anually salary

39,996 ZMK

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

Software Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Zambia

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

268 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,500 ZMK

Anually salary

3,216 USD

Anually salary

66,000 ZMK

Posted: 2025-05-02 09:47:31

Administrative Worker
Administration

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Zambia

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

195 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

4,000 ZMK

Anually salary

2,340 USD

Anually salary

48,000 ZMK

Posted: 2025-04-29 14:51:53

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Salary ranges

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