Salaries in Zambia

The salary range of employees working in Zambia is, by default, in the range of 194.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 653.00 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly 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:

194 - 653 USD

10% earn less lthan 194 USD

10% earns more than 653 USD

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Zambia into salary brackets in USD.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Zambia by age in USD.

<24

Average 294

Median 274

10% 164

25% 210

75% 356

90% 449

25-34

Average 383

Median 336

10% 159

25% 229

75% 483

90% 663

35-44

Average 461

Median 409

10% 204

25% 286

75% 577

90% 779

45-54

Average 421

Median 374

10% 187

25% 262

75% 526

90% 710

55+

Average 379

Median 345

10% 189

25% 253

75% 467

90% 611

Salaries by gender

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

Men

414 USD

367 USD

Women

In general, in Zambia, men earn 12.8% more than women.

The best paid positions in Zambia

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

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

560,248.40 USD

2. IT Director Top Management

431,855.31 USD

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

416,595.22 USD

4. Leasing Director Leasing

405,562.05 USD

5. IT Manager Management

389,918.06 USD

6. Country Manager/Director Top Management

377,097.34 USD

7. Plant manager Top Management

370,796.96 USD

8. Managing Director Top Management

357,152.45 USD

9. IT Architect Information Technology

356,464.63 USD

10. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

353,967.27 USD

11. Lead developer Information Technology

340,778.65 USD

12. Head of product development Management

335,923.90 USD

13. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

335,524.00 USD

14. Sales Director Top Management

324,806.74 USD

15. Finance Manager Management

314,319.43 USD

16. Technical Director Top Management

314,041.50 USD

17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

306,491.44 USD

18. Marketing Director Top Management

305,227.76 USD

19. Publishing House Director Top Management

304,817.87 USD

20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

301,476.72 USD

The worst paid positions in Zambia

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

66,849.07 USD

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

74,191.38 USD

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

74,812.62 USD

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

76,185.27 USD

5. Cleaner General labour

76,494.59 USD

6. Porter, Information Staff General labour

76,638.76 USD

7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

77,756.27 USD

8. General Labourer General labour

78,766.61 USD

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

79,605.80 USD

10. Housekeeper Service Industries

79,694.17 USD

11. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

80,861.87 USD

12. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

82,573.43 USD

13. Packer Production

83,085.30 USD

14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

83,533.19 USD

15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

83,597.17 USD

16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

84,013.07 USD

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

84,444.95 USD

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

84,828.86 USD

19. Cashier Banking

84,873.45 USD

20. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

85,200.16 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Lithuania

2,355 USD (net)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Film Editor
Arts & Culture

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Zambia

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

500 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

10,000 ZMK

Anually salary

6,000 USD

Anually salary

120,000 ZMK

Posted: 2025-09-10 22:21:23

Account Manager
Banking

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Zambia

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

500 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

10,000 ZMK

Anually salary

6,000 USD

Anually salary

120,000 ZMK

Posted: 2025-09-10 12:56:45

HR Officer
Human Resources

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Zambia

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

500 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

10,000 ZMK

Anually salary

6,000 USD

Anually salary

120,000 ZMK

Posted: 2025-09-09 18:41:15

ICT-specialist
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Zambia

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

600 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

12,000 ZMK

Anually salary

7,200 USD

Anually salary

144,000 ZMK

Posted: 2025-09-05 12:23:03

Retail Store Manager
Commerce

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Zambia

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

331 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

6,625 ZMK

Anually salary

3,972 USD

Anually salary

79,500 ZMK

Posted: 2025-09-05 04:17:55

Property Manager
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Zambia

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

715 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

14,300 ZMK

Anually salary

8,580 USD

Anually salary

171,600 ZMK

Posted: 2025-09-04 21:49:07

Librarian
Education, Science & Research

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Zambia

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

190 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,800 ZMK

Anually salary

2,280 USD

Anually salary

45,600 ZMK

Posted: 2025-09-03 14:35:44

Cashier
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

175 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,500 ZMK

Anually salary

2,100 USD

Anually salary

42,000 ZMK

Posted: 2025-08-27 19:50:30

Sales Representative
Commerce

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Zambia

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

250 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,000 ZMK

Anually salary

3,000 USD

Anually salary

60,000 ZMK

Posted: 2025-08-27 10:00:16

Power Engineer
Electrical & Power Engineering

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Zambia

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

1,344 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

26,880 ZMK

Anually salary

16,128 USD

Anually salary

322,560 ZMK

Posted: 2025-08-25 13:18:59

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Salary ranges

Salaries by age group

Salaries by gender

The best paid positions in Zambia

The worst paid positions in Zambia

Salaries in selected countries

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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