Minimum Wage – Mainland - Communication Services
- Valid on April 2026
- The amounts are in Tanzanian Shilling.
Industry
| Per hour | Per day | Per week | Per Two Weeks | Per month | |
| Telecommunication Services Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2026 | TZS3,303.00 | TZS24,769.00 | TZS148,615.00 | TZS297,231.00 | TZS644,000.00 |
| Call Centre Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2026 | TZS1,949.00 | TZS14,615.00 | TZS87,692.00 | TZS175,385.00 | TZS380,000.00 |
| Programme, advertising and media Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2026 | TZS1,482.00 | TZS11,115.00 | TZS66,692.00 | TZS133,385.00 | TZS289,000.00 |
Working hours
Monthly Salary - Monthly Rate is calculated on a basis of 26 working days per month or 234 hours per month.<br/>Salary per day - Daily rate is calculated on the basis of 9 working hours per day.<br/>Salary per week - Weekly rate is calculated on a basis of 45 hours a week or 6 working days per week.<br/>Salary after two weeks - Two weekly rates are calculated on 12-hour basis basis for work.
Definitions
Zanzibar: Job hours are 42 hours a week - 6 working days in the week and 7 working hours each day. However the clock can be added up to 45 after the agreement. In time limit duty you can be added up to 48 hours a week.
The date of the corrective amendments to minimum wage rates will not be announced by the Government. However, the current salary is expected to last for the next three years (up to 2016).
Source
THE LABOUR INSTITUTIONS (MINIMUM WAGE FOR PRIVATE SECTOR) ORDER, 2025
More information is available at
- Overview Minimum Wages in Tanzania
- Minimum Wages around the World (English)
- Minimum Wages News
- Minimum Wage and Labour Law
- Minimum Wage Regulations
- About the Minimum Wages Database (English)
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