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What adverts say
NGO and research pay in Tanzania: 63 adverts with a published salary
Most adverts in Tanzania leave the salary out. Of the 569 adverts on Work.tz when we checked on 12 October 2026, 63 stated a cash range: 62 from the health nonprofit FHI 360 and one from the research firm Laterite. Here is every range as published.
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Accountant pay in Tanzania: what 19 adverts say and leave out
We read every accountant advert on Work.tz: 19 posts from junior accountant to accounts manager, posted between 18 June and 30 September 2026. Not one stated a salary. Here is what the adverts do tell you, and how to put a number on an offer.
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ICT and software developer pay in Tanzania: 11 adverts, 7 scale codes
Software, systems and security roles are few on Work.tz and rarely state pay. We found 11 adverts between July and September 2026. The 7 government posts printed a salary scale code; the 4 private ones gave no figure at all.
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Sales representative pay in Tanzania: what 66 adverts say
Work.tz held 66 adverts for sales and marketing staff posted between January and October 2026, and 51 were still open on 12 October. None stated a salary. Here is what the adverts ask for and what to settle before you sign.
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Customer service and receptionist pay in Tanzania: 12 adverts checked
We checked the 12 customer care and reception adverts on Work.tz from June to September 2026, from employers that include a bottler, two banks, an insurer, a regulator and recruitment agencies. Only the regulator printed a pay line, a salary scale code. The rest left pay to the interview.
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Office secretary and records pay in Tanzania: TGS C and the public-service minimum
Secretaries, records assistants and office clerks are common first jobs. Of 13 such adverts on Work.tz between July and September 2026, the 8 government posts printed a salary scale code, mostly TGS C. None of the 5 private adverts gave an amount, and a WaterAid internship mentioned a daily stipend without saying how much.
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Mechanic, electrician and technician pay in Tanzania: what 45 adverts say
Work.tz held 45 adverts for mechanics, electricians, welders and technicians when we checked on 12 October 2026, and 41 were still open. Forty-three came from the METL group careers portal. None stated a wage, so here is how to judge an offer.
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Storekeeper, warehouse and procurement pay in Tanzania: 23 adverts checked
We checked 23 adverts for stores, warehouse, procurement and supply chain staff on Work.tz from June to October 2026. Ten senior supply chain posts at FHI 360 published a salary range and a Zanzibar procurement post printed a scale code. The other 12 left pay out.
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University tutorial assistant and lecturer pay in Tanzania: codes in 36 public adverts
In September 2026 public universities and colleges advertised 36 teaching posts on Work.tz, most of them for tutorial assistants. Each printed a salary scale code and none a shilling amount. A private college added four instructor posts with no figure. Here is what the codes say and what to ask.
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Zanzibar government job pay: what ZPS codes in 43 adverts mean
Zanzibar runs its own public service, with its own salary codes and its own minimum. In September and October 2026 the ZanAjira portal carried 43 posts that we listed on Work.tz, 34 of them for teachers. Each printed a ZPS code and none a shilling amount.
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Pay & working terms
Teacher pay in Tanzania: private school minimums
Teaching offers need a school type before they need a salary comparison. A private primary school and a public secondary school do not use one interchangeable pay table.
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Nurse pay in Tanzania: facility type matters
A nursing qualification does not identify the pay category by itself. Start with the employer and the licensed type of facility.
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What is the minimum wage in Tanzania?
There is no single figure. Government Notice 605A sets monthly minimum wages for the private sector in Mainland Tanzania from 1 January 2026, by sector and, in some sectors, by the size or class of the employer. The lowest and highest floors differ several times over, so start with the sector of the employer that signs your contract. The order does not cover Zanzibar or public-service salary scales, and a contract can always pay more.
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