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Salaries in Zambia - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Zambia is, by default, in the range of 189.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 659.00 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Zambia is
80% of people earn:
189 - 659 USD
10% earn less lthan 189 USD
10% earns more than 659 USD
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Distribution of employees in Zambia into salary brackets in USD.

Average salary and range in Zambia by age in USD.

<24
 
 
Average 299
Median 274
10% 156
25% 204
75% 366
90% 471
25-34
 
 
Average 392
Median 346
10% 167
25% 239
75% 493
90% 673
35-44
 
 
Average 452
Median 397
10% 189
25% 272
75% 570
90% 782
45-54
 
 
Average 427
Median 366
10% 158
25% 239
75% 545
90% 770
55+
 
 
Average 389
Median 341
10% 162
25% 233
75% 490
90% 672

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

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Men
413 USD
366 USD
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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
1,410.00 USD
2. IT Director Top Management
1,079.00 USD
3. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,060.00 USD
4. Leasing Director Leasing
1,013.00 USD
5. IT Manager Management
985.00 USD
6. Plant manager Top Management
926.00 USD
7. Managing Director Top Management
901.00 USD
8. IT Architect Information Technology
891.00 USD
9. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
890.00 USD
10. Head of product development Management
839.00 USD
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
838.00 USD
12. Lead developer Information Technology
829.00 USD
13. Sales Director Top Management
811.00 USD
14. Technical Director Top Management
785.00 USD
15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
766.00 USD
16. Marketing Director Top Management
763.00 USD
17. Publishing House Director Top Management
762.00 USD
18. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
753.00 USD
19. Logistics Director Top Management
747.00 USD
20. Operations Manager Top Management
743.00 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
167.00 USD
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
185.00 USD
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
188.00 USD
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
191.00 USD
5. Cleaner General labour
191.00 USD
6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
195.00 USD
7. General Labourer General labour
197.00 USD
8. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
202.00 USD
9. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
206.00 USD
10. Packer Production
207.00 USD
11. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
208.00 USD
12. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
208.00 USD
13. Cashier Banking
210.00 USD
14. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
210.00 USD
15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
210.00 USD
16. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
211.00 USD
17. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
212.00 USD
18. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
214.00 USD
19. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering
215.00 USD
20. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
215.00 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Czech RepublicCzech Republic
2,737 USD (gross)
MacedoniaMacedonia
861 USD (net)
RomaniaRomania
1,714 USD (net)
EstoniaEstonia
2,307 USD (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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Administrative Worker
Administration
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
190 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,800 ZMK
Anually salary
2,280 USD
Anually salary
45,600 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2025-12-18 08:57:24
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IT Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
421 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,400 ZMK
Anually salary
5,052 USD
Anually salary
100,800 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2025-12-17 10:35:30
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Bricklayer
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
250 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,000 ZMK
Anually salary
3,000 USD
Anually salary
60,000 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2025-12-16 14:13:33
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Tractor, harvester driver
Agriculture, Food Industry
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
150 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,000 ZMK
Anually salary
1,800 USD
Anually salary
36,000 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2025-12-10 20:45:16
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IT Security Specialist
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,582 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
31,600 ZMK
Anually salary
18,984 USD
Anually salary
379,200 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2025-12-08 18:55:11
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Nurse
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
476 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
9,500 ZMK
Anually salary
5,712 USD
Anually salary
114,000 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2025-12-07 15:43:28
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Cashier
Banking
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
411 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,200 ZMK
Anually salary
4,932 USD
Anually salary
98,400 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2025-12-06 08:56:29
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HR Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
457 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
9,123 ZMK
Anually salary
5,484 USD
Anually salary
109,476 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2025-12-05 08:40:28
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Primary School Teacher
Education, Science & Research
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Zambia
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
156 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,115 ZMK
Anually salary
1,872 USD
Anually salary
37,380 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2025-12-04 23:51:00
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Environmentalist
Water Management, Forestry, Environment
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Zambia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
250 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,000 ZMK
Anually salary
3,000 USD
Anually salary
60,000 ZMK
ClockPosted: 2025-11-29 15:58:22
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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 400 USD.

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, Porter, Information Staff, Cleaner.

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 11.38% less than men.

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