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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Zimbabwe? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Zimbabwe ≈ $106/mo; top 10% above $446/mo, minimum none (collective bargaining). Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=ZW).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇦🇴 Angola](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/angola/) — median $106/mo
- [🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/republic-of-the-congo/) — median $106/mo
- [🇵🇰 Pakistan](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/pakistan/) — median $105/mo
- [🇰🇪 Kenya](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/kenya/) — median $110/mo

See also: [what everyday life costs in Zimbabwe](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/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.

Log-normal model from World Bank data — estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data. Agents: GET /api/wage-bands.json?country=ZW.

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