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Salaries in Zambia

The salary range of employees working in Zambia is, by default, in the range of 46,728 ZMK (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 154,896 ZMK (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Zambia is
80% of people earn:
47K - 155K ZMK
10% earn less lthan 47K ZMK
10% earns more than 155K ZMK
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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Zambia into salary brackets in ZMK.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Zambia by age in ZMK.

<24
 
 
Average 71K
median 67K
10% 41K
25% 52K
75% 85K
90% 106K
25-34
 
 
Average 92K
median 83K
10% 43K
25% 59K
75% 115K
90% 153K
35-44
 
 
Average 111K
median 100K
10% 52K
25% 71K
75% 138K
90% 185K
45-54
 
 
Average 97K
median 87K
10% 44K
25% 61K
75% 122K
90% 164K
55+
 
 
Average 91K
median 83K
10% 45K
25% 61K
75% 112K
90% 146K

Salaries by gender

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

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Men
97,992 ZMK
87,216 ZMK
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Women
In general, in Zambia, men earn 12.4% 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
4,078,728 ZMK
2. IT Director Top Management
3,091,003 ZMK
3. Call Centre Director Top Management
2,981,779 ZMK
4. Leasing Director Leasing
2,902,810 ZMK
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
2,771,971 ZMK
6. IT Manager Management
2,737,685 ZMK
7. Plant manager Top Management
2,653,978 ZMK
8. IT Architect Information Technology
2,551,392 ZMK
9. Managing Director Top Management
2,544,653 ZMK
10. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,476,469 ZMK
11. Lead developer Information Technology
2,440,930 ZMK
12. Head of product development Management
2,404,382 ZMK
13. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
2,401,517 ZMK
14. Sales Director Top Management
2,324,808 ZMK
15. Technical Director Top Management
2,247,754 ZMK
16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
2,193,710 ZMK
17. Marketing Director Top Management
2,184,667 ZMK
18. Publishing House Director Top Management
2,181,744 ZMK
19. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
2,157,826 ZMK
20. Logistics Director Top Management
2,141,626 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
478,472 ZMK
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
531,026 ZMK
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
536,805 ZMK
4. Cleaner General labour
542,909 ZMK
5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care
544,519 ZMK
6. Porter, Information Staff General labour
548,544 ZMK
7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
562,605 ZMK
8. General Labourer General labour
568,395 ZMK
9. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care
569,779 ZMK
10. Housekeeper Service Industries
570,411 ZMK
11. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
578,769 ZMK
12. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
591,021 ZMK
13. Packer Production
594,684 ZMK
14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
597,889 ZMK
15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
598,347 ZMK
16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
601,325 ZMK
17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
604,416 ZMK
18. Cashier Banking
605,167 ZMK
19. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
607,164 ZMK
20. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering
608,705 ZMK

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

SerbiaSerbia
311,602 ZMK (net)
LithuaniaLithuania
554,638 ZMK (net)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
258,503 ZMK (net)
HungaryHungary
536,684 ZMK (gross)

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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Administrative Worker
Administration
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
244 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,000 ZMK
Anually salary
2,928 USD
Anually salary
60,000 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2025-06-10 16:17:46
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Microbiologist
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
244 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,000 ZMK
Anually salary
2,928 USD
Anually salary
60,000 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2025-06-10 11:59:01
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-06-03 16:04:56
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-06-03 00:11:19
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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
227 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,667 ZMK
Anually salary
2,724 USD
Anually salary
56,004 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2025-05-31 06:01:35
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-05-28 11:00:32
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-05-22 23:54:02
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-05-16 09:58:18
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-05-06 10:28:55
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-05-05 21:30:18
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