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Salaries in Zambia - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Zambia is, by default, in the range of 44,664 ZMK (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 159,096 ZMK (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Zambia is
80% of people earn:
45K - 159K ZMK
10% earn less lthan 45K ZMK
10% earns more than 159K 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 71K
Median 65K
10% 36K
25% 48K
75% 88K
90% 114K
25-34
 
 
Average 93K
Median 81K
10% 36K
25% 54K
75% 119K
90% 166K
35-44
 
 
Average 110K
Median 97K
10% 46K
25% 66K
75% 139K
90% 190K
45-54
 
 
Average 101K
Median 88K
10% 42K
25% 60K
75% 127K
90% 174K
55+
 
 
Average 93K
Median 83K
10% 43K
25% 59K
75% 116K
90% 155K

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

Men
96,324 ZMK
89,508 ZMK
Women
In general, in Zambia, men earn 7.6% 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
4,047,984 ZMK
2. IT Director Top Management
3,107,664 ZMK
3. Country Manager/Director Top Management
3,080,016 ZMK
4. Leasing Director Leasing
2,918,448 ZMK
5. IT Manager Management
2,903,328 ZMK
6. Plant manager Top Management
2,668,320 ZMK
7. Managing Director Top Management
2,596,320 ZMK
8. IT Architect Information Technology
2,565,216 ZMK
9. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,558,736 ZMK
10. Lead developer Information Technology
2,448,144 ZMK
11. Solution architect Information Technology
2,417,328 ZMK
12. Head of product development Management
2,417,328 ZMK
13. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
2,414,448 ZMK
14. Sales Director Top Management
2,337,408 ZMK
15. Operations Manager Top Management
2,327,760 ZMK
16. Technical Director Top Management
2,259,936 ZMK
17. Agile Coach Information Technology
2,251,584 ZMK
18. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
2,205,504 ZMK
19. Business Development Manager Management
2,200,752 ZMK
20. Marketing Director Top Management
2,196,432 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
480,960 ZMK
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
540,288 ZMK
3. Cleaner General labour
551,232 ZMK
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
551,520 ZMK
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
559,872 ZMK
6. General Labourer General labour
570,384 ZMK
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
581,904 ZMK
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
594,144 ZMK
9. Packer Production
597,888 ZMK
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
601,056 ZMK
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
601,488 ZMK
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
604,512 ZMK
13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
607,680 ZMK
14. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
609,408 ZMK
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
613,008 ZMK
16. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
616,608 ZMK
17. Petrol Station Attendant Service Industries
619,200 ZMK
18. Florist Service Industries
621,936 ZMK
19. Refuse Collector Service Industries
628,128 ZMK
20. Security Guard Security & Protection
630,576 ZMK

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
585,907 ZMK (gross)
LithuaniaLithuania
589,379 ZMK (net)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
272,693 ZMK (net)
SerbiaSerbia
359,791 ZMK (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Male
HR Officer
Human Resources
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
681 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
14,000 ZMK
Anually salary
8,172 USD
Anually salary
168,000 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2026-07-28 09:07:53
Male
Call Operator
Administration
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
146 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,000 ZMK
Anually salary
1,752 USD
Anually salary
36,000 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2026-07-23 14:20:44
Male
Compliance Specialist
Banking
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,180 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
24,250 ZMK
Anually salary
14,160 USD
Anually salary
291,000 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2026-07-22 18:21:11
Female
Medical Records Clerk
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
350 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
7,200 ZMK
Anually salary
4,200 USD
Anually salary
86,400 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2026-07-14 19:04:44
Male
Relationship Manager
Banking
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,460 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
30,000 ZMK
Anually salary
17,520 USD
Anually salary
360,000 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2026-07-14 07:39:48
Female
Mining Engineer
Mining, Metallurgy
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Zambia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
462 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
9,500 ZMK
Anually salary
5,544 USD
Anually salary
114,000 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2026-07-13 17:26:52
Female
Loan Specialist
Banking
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
745 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
15,308 ZMK
Anually salary
8,940 USD
Anually salary
183,696 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2026-07-13 11:52:53
Male
Senior Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
681 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
14,000 ZMK
Anually salary
8,172 USD
Anually salary
168,000 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2026-07-13 11:17:14
Male
Administrative Worker
Administration
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
90 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,851 ZMK
Anually salary
1,080 USD
Anually salary
22,212 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2026-07-02 19:27:14
Female
Data Entry Operator
Administration
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Zambia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
199 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,099 ZMK
Anually salary
2,388 USD
Anually salary
49,188 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2026-07-01 09:25:37
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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 7,994 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, Tailor, Cleaner, Porter, Information Staff, Seamstress.

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 7.08% less than men.

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