Local Salaries · Zimbabwe
What is a good salary in 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe (Harare)?
The median is about $106/month; top-10% earners clear $446/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $1,049 | $12,588 | 27,899 ZWG/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $106 | $1,272 | 2,819 ZWG/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $225 | $2,700 | 5,984 ZWG/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $446 | $5,352 | 11,862 ZWG/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $1,442 | $17,304 | 38,351 ZWG/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $2,660 (2025) and Gini 50.3 (consumption-based, widened to 57.3). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇦🇴 Angola — median $106/mo
- 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo — median $106/mo
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan — median $105/mo
- 🇰🇪 Kenya — median $110/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Zimbabwe
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Zimbabwe?
- The median wage is about $106/month ($1,272/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $225/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $446/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Zimbabwe?
- Roughly $446/month ($5,352/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $1,442/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Zimbabwe?
- A minimum-wage figure for Zimbabwe is not available here — No minimum-wage figure available: not published by ILOSTAT for this country and not curated.
- How are these Zimbabwe salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($2,660, 2025) and the Gini index (50.3, consumption-based — widened to 57.3 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.