Local Salaries · Tanzania
What is a good salary in 🇹🇿 Tanzania (Dodoma)?
The median is about $47/month; top-10% earners clear $149/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $550 | $6,600 | 1,428,845 TZS/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $58 | $696 | 150,678 TZS/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $47 | $564 | 122,101 TZS/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $86 | $1,032 | 223,419 TZS/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $149 | $1,788 | 387,087 TZS/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $382 | $4,584 | 992,398 TZS/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $1,270 (2025) and Gini 40.5 (consumption-based, widened to 47.5). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso — median $47/mo
- 🇿🇲 Zambia — median $49/mo
- 🇺🇬 Uganda — median $42/mo
- 🇹🇩 Chad — median $53/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Tanzania
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Tanzania?
- The median wage is about $47/month ($564/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $86/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $149/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Tanzania?
- Roughly $149/month ($1,788/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $382/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Tanzania?
- About $58/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Tanzania salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($1,270, 2025) and the Gini index (40.5, consumption-based — widened to 47.5 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.