A person working as a Librarian in Tanzania typically earns around 911,000 TZS per month. Salaries range from 474,000 TZS (lowest) to 1,390,000 TZS (highest).
This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Librarian salaries vary drastically based on experience, skills, gender, or location. Below you will find a detailed breakdown based on many different criteria.
Librarian salaries in Tanzania range from 474,000 TZS per month (minimum salary) to 1,390,000 TZS per month (maximum salary).
The median salary is 875,000 TZS per month, which means that half (50%) of people working as Librarian(s) are earning less than 875,000 TZS while the other half are earning more than 875,000 TZS. The median represents the middle salary value. Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side of the graph with the group earning more than the median salary.
Closely related to the median are two values: the 25th and the 75th percentiles. Reading from the salary distribution diagram, 25% of Librarian(s) are earning less than 607,000 TZS while 75% of them are earning more than 607,000 TZS. Also from the diagram, 75% of Librarian(s) are earning less than 1,090,000 TZS while 25% are earning more than 1,090,000 TZS.
Both are indicators. If your salary is higher than both of the average and the median then you are doing very well. If your salary is lower than both, then many people are earning more than you and there is plenty of room for improvement. If your wage is between the average and the median, then things can be a bit complicated. We wrote a guide to explain all about the different scenarios. How to compare your salary
The experience level is the most important factor in determining the salary. Naturally the more years of experience the higher your wage. We broke down Librarian salaries by experience level and this is what we found.
A Librarian with less than two years of experience makes approximately 538,000 TZS per month.
While someone with an experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 722,000 TZS per month, 34% more than someone with less than two year's experience.
Moving forward, an experience level between five and ten years lands a salary of 938,000 TZS per month, 30% more than someone with two to five years of experience.
Additionally, Librarian(s) whose expertise span anywhere between ten and fifteen years get a salary equivalent to 1,140,000 TZS per month, 21% more than someone with five to ten years of experience.
If the experience level is between fifteen and twenty years, then the expected wage is 1,240,000 TZS per month, 9% more than someone with ten to fifteen years of experience.
Lastly, employees with more than twenty years of professional experience get a salary of 1,310,000 TZS per month, 5% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.
0 - 2 Years | 538,000 TZS | |
2 - 5 Years | +34% | 722,000 TZS |
5 - 10 Years | +30% | 938,000 TZS |
10 - 15 Years | +21% | 1,140,000 TZS |
15 - 20 Years | +9% | 1,240,000 TZS |
20+ Years | +5% | 1,310,000 TZS |
We all know that higher education equals a bigger salary, but how much more money can a degree add to your income? We broke down Librarian salaries by education level in order to make a comparison.
When the education level is Certificate or Diploma, the average salary of a Librarian is 676,000 TZS per month.
While someone with a Bachelor's Degree gets a salary of 1,220,000 TZS per month, 80% more than someone having a Certificate or Diploma degree.
Certificate or Diploma | 676,000 TZS | |
Bachelor's Degree | +80% | 1,220,000 TZS |
Though gender should not have an effect on pay, in reality, it does. So who gets paid more: men or women? Male Librarian employees in Tanzania earn 9% less than their female counterparts on average.
Male | 877,000 TZS | |
Female | +9% | 960,000 TZS |
Librarian(s) in Tanzania are likely to observe a salary increase of approximately 10% every 19 months. The national average annual increment for all professions combined is 8% granted to employees every 18 months.
The term 'Annual Salary Increase' usually refers to the increase in 12 calendar month period, but because it is rarely that people get their salaries reviewed exactly on the one year mark, it is more meaningful to know the frequency and the rate at the time of the increase.
The annual salary Increase in a calendar year (12 months) can be easily calculated as follows: Annual Salary Increase = Increase Rate x 12 ÷ Increase Frequency
Banking | 7% | |
Energy | 5% | |
Information Technology | 3% | |
Healthcare | 1% | |
Travel | 8% | |
Construction | 6% | |
Education | 4% |
Listed above are the average annual increase rates for each industry in Tanzania for the year 2020. Companies within thriving industries tend to provide higher and more frequent raises. Exceptions do exist, but generally speaking, the situation of any company is closely related to the economic situation in the country or region. These figures tend to change frequently.
A Librarian is considered to be a low bonus-based job due to the generally limited involvement in direct revenue generation, with exceptions of course. The people who get the highest bonuses are usually somehow involved in the revenue generation cycle.
74% of surveyed staff reported that they haven't received any bonuses or incentives in the previous year while 26% said that they received at least one form of monetary bonus.
Those who got bonuses reported rates ranging from 1% to 3% of their annual salary.
Received Bonus | 26% | |
No Bonus | 74% |
The most standard form of bonus where the employee is awarded based on their exceptional performance.
Company Performance BonusesOccasionally, some companies like to celebrate excess earnings and profits with their staff collectively in the form of bonuses that are granted to everyone. The amount of the bonus will probably be different from person to person depending on their role within the organization.
Goal-Based BonusesGranted upon achieving an important goal or milestone.
Holiday / End of Year BonusesThese types of bonuses are given without a reason and usually resemble an appreciation token.
People tend to confuse bonuses with commissions. A commission is a prefixed rate at which someone gets paid for items sold or deals completed while a bonus is in most cases arbitrary and unplanned.
The main two types of jobs | |
Revenue Generators | Supporting Cast |
Employees that are directly involved in generating revenue or profit for the organization. Their field of expertise usually matches the type of business. | Employees that support and facilitate the work of revenue generators. Their expertise is usually different from that of the core business operations. |
Example: | Example: |
Revenue generators usually get more and higher bonuses, higher salaries, and more frequent salary increments. The reason is quite simple: it is easier to quantify your value to the company in monetary terms when you participate in revenue generation.
Top management personnel and senior employees naturally exhibit higher bonus rates and frequencies than juniors. This is very predictable due to the inherent responsibilities of being higher in the hierarchy. People in top positions can easily get double or triple bonus rates than employees down the pyramid.
The hourly wage is the salary paid in one worked hour. Usually jobs are classified into two categories: salaried jobs and hourly jobs. Salaried jobs pay a fix amount regardless of the hours worked. Hourly jobs pay per worked hour. To convert salary into hourly wage the above formula is used (assuming 5 working days in a week and 8 working hours per day which is the standard for most jobs). The hourly wage calculation may differ slightly depending on the worked hours per week and the annual vacation allowance. The figures mentioned above are good approximations and are considered to be the standard. One major difference between salaried employees and hourly paid employees is overtime eligibility. Salaried employees are usually exempt from overtime as opposed to hourly paid staff.
The average salary for Librarian is 32% less than that of Teaching / Education. Also, Teaching / Education salaries are 6% more than those of All Jobs.
Job Title | Average Salary |
Academic Advisor | 1,410,000 TZS | ![]() |
Academic Coach | 1,330,000 TZS | ![]() |
Academic Manager | 1,590,000 TZS | ![]() |
Academic Specialist | 1,220,000 TZS | ![]() |
Academic Staff | 1,070,000 TZS | ![]() |
Accompanist | 1,120,000 TZS | ![]() |
Achievement Coach | 1,420,000 TZS | ![]() |
Admissions Specialist | 1,230,000 TZS | ![]() |
Agricultural Sciences Teacher | 1,030,000 TZS | ![]() |
Anthropology Teacher | 1,120,000 TZS | ![]() |
Arabic Language Teacher | 1,030,000 TZS | ![]() |
Archeology Teacher | 1,080,000 TZS | ![]() |
Architecture Teacher | 1,190,000 TZS | ![]() |
Archivist | 891,000 TZS | ![]() |
Art Teacher | 959,000 TZS | ![]() |
Assistant School Principal | 1,380,000 TZS | ![]() |
Assistant Teacher | 920,000 TZS | ![]() |
Biochemistry Professor | 1,990,000 TZS | ![]() |
Biology Teacher | 1,100,000 TZS | ![]() |
Bursary Scheme Manager | 1,310,000 TZS | ![]() |
Business Teacher | 1,090,000 TZS | ![]() |
Chemistry Teacher | 1,060,000 TZS | ![]() |
Child Care Coordinator | 1,110,000 TZS | ![]() |
Child Care Worker | 909,000 TZS | ![]() |
Clinical School Psychologist | 1,640,000 TZS | ![]() |
College Aide | 1,370,000 TZS | ![]() |
College and Career Readiness Specialist | 1,470,000 TZS | ![]() |
College President | 2,410,000 TZS | ![]() |
Communications Teacher | 1,060,000 TZS | ![]() |
Community Education Officer | 920,000 TZS | ![]() |
Computer Science Teacher | 1,020,000 TZS | ![]() |
Computer Teacher | 1,000,000 TZS | ![]() |
Creative Writing Trainer | 1,310,000 TZS | ![]() |
Credit Counselor | 1,360,000 TZS | ![]() |
Cultural Studies Teacher | 1,050,000 TZS | ![]() |
Curriculum Developer | 1,410,000 TZS | ![]() |
Curriculum Specialist | 1,400,000 TZS | ![]() |
Demonstrator | 936,000 TZS | ![]() |
Deputy Controller of Examinations | 1,260,000 TZS | ![]() |
Director of Learning Technology | 1,440,000 TZS | ![]() |
Distance Learning Coordinator | 1,230,000 TZS | ![]() |
Economics Lecturer | 1,840,000 TZS | ![]() |
Education Administrator | 1,260,000 TZS | ![]() |
Education Assistant Director | 1,360,000 TZS | ![]() |
Education Assistant Principal | 1,210,000 TZS | ![]() |
Education Assistant Professor | 1,560,000 TZS | ![]() |
Education Consultant | 1,520,000 TZS | ![]() |
Education Coordinator | 1,180,000 TZS | ![]() |
Education Counselor | 1,320,000 TZS | ![]() |
Education Director | 1,830,000 TZS | ![]() |
Education Program Specialist | 1,350,000 TZS | ![]() |
Education Researcher | 1,550,000 TZS | ![]() |
Education Resource Specialist | 1,190,000 TZS | ![]() |
Education Services Facilitator | 1,280,000 TZS | ![]() |
Educational Psychologist | 1,750,000 TZS | ![]() |
EFL Teacher | 1,070,000 TZS | ![]() |
eLearning Trainer | 1,020,000 TZS | ![]() |
Elementary School Teacher | 909,000 TZS | ![]() |
Engineering Lecturer | 1,800,000 TZS | ![]() |
Engineering Teacher | 1,530,000 TZS | ![]() |
English Teacher | 1,020,000 TZS | ![]() |
ESL Teacher | 1,090,000 TZS | ![]() |
Faculty Assistant | 1,380,000 TZS | ![]() |
Foreign Language Teacher | 967,000 TZS | ![]() |
GED Teacher | 932,000 TZS | ![]() |
Geography Teacher | 1,020,000 TZS | ![]() |
Head of Mathematics Department | 1,530,000 TZS | ![]() |
Head of School | 1,770,000 TZS | ![]() |
High School Teacher | 1,200,000 TZS | ![]() |
History Teacher | 1,110,000 TZS | ![]() |
Infant Teacher | 802,000 TZS | ![]() |
Instructional Assistant | 1,090,000 TZS | ![]() |
Instructor | 1,260,000 TZS | ![]() |
Kindergarten Teacher | 877,000 TZS | ![]() |
Language Instructor For Expatriate | 911,000 TZS | ![]() |
Law Teacher | 1,580,000 TZS | ![]() |
Learning Designer | 1,250,000 TZS | ![]() |
Lecturer | 1,810,000 TZS | ![]() |
Librarian | 911,000 TZS | ![]() |
Library Assistant | 732,000 TZS | ![]() |
Library Director | 1,230,000 TZS | ![]() |
Library Specialist | 925,000 TZS | ![]() |
Life Sciences Teacher | 1,100,000 TZS | ![]() |
Math Lecturer | 1,980,000 TZS | ![]() |
Mathematics Teacher | 1,260,000 TZS | ![]() |
Mentor | 1,230,000 TZS | ![]() |
Middle School Teacher | 1,120,000 TZS | ![]() |
Music Teacher | 999,000 TZS | ![]() |
Nursery Manager | 1,640,000 TZS | ![]() |
Nursery Worker | 690,000 TZS | ![]() |
Paraprofessional | 1,530,000 TZS | ![]() |
Physical Education Specialist | 1,180,000 TZS | ![]() |
Physical Education Teacher | 945,000 TZS | ![]() |
Physics Teacher | 1,150,000 TZS | ![]() |
Political Science Teacher | 1,080,000 TZS | ![]() |
Post Doctoral Researcher | 1,670,000 TZS | ![]() |
Preschool Education Administrator | 1,190,000 TZS | ![]() |
Preschool Teacher | 863,000 TZS | ![]() |
Primary School Teacher | 930,000 TZS | ![]() |
Principal | 1,590,000 TZS | ![]() |
Product Specialist | 1,220,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Accounting | 2,020,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Architecture | 2,080,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Biology | 1,840,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Business Administration | 1,820,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Chemical Engineering | 2,030,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Chemistry | 2,020,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Civil Engineering | 1,900,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Communication | 1,910,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Computer Science | 2,040,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Dentistry | 1,950,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Drama | 1,820,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Economics | 1,990,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Education | 1,990,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Electrical Engineering | 2,100,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - English | 1,920,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Environmental Engineering | 2,090,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Foreign Languages | 1,770,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Geological Sciences | 1,860,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - History | 1,910,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Industrial Engineering | 1,920,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Law | 2,110,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Legal Support | 1,900,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Liberal Arts | 2,010,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Marketing | 2,030,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Mathematics | 2,020,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Mechanical Engineering | 2,000,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Medical Administration | 2,050,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Medicine | 2,330,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Music | 1,810,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Nursing | 1,880,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Pharmaceutical Sciences | 2,010,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Philosophy | 1,860,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Physical Therapy | 1,980,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Physics | 2,070,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Psychology | 1,910,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Rehabilitation | 1,800,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Social Work | 1,800,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Sociology | 1,990,000 TZS | ![]() |
Professor - Special Education | 1,860,000 TZS | ![]() |
Psychology Teacher | 1,550,000 TZS | ![]() |
Public Management Assistant Professor | 1,640,000 TZS | ![]() |
School Counselor | 1,510,000 TZS | ![]() |
Science Educator | 1,080,000 TZS | ![]() |
Science Laboratory Assistant | 939,000 TZS | ![]() |
Science Teacher | 1,060,000 TZS | ![]() |
Secondary Mathematics Teacher | 1,140,000 TZS | ![]() |
Secondary School Teacher | 1,010,000 TZS | ![]() |
Special Education Teacher | 1,090,000 TZS | ![]() |
Special Needs Assistant | 904,000 TZS | ![]() |
Statistics Lecturer | 1,870,000 TZS | ![]() |
Student Accounts Coordinator | 1,050,000 TZS | ![]() |
Student Development Specialist | 1,230,000 TZS | ![]() |
Student Employment Specialist | 1,180,000 TZS | ![]() |
Student Services | 978,000 TZS | ![]() |
Student Support Manager | 1,350,000 TZS | ![]() |
Substitute Teacher | 922,000 TZS | ![]() |
Teacher | 996,000 TZS | ![]() |
Teacher Aide | 858,000 TZS | ![]() |
Teacher Trainer | 1,240,000 TZS | ![]() |
Training and Development Specialist | 1,450,000 TZS | ![]() |
Training Coordinator | 928,000 TZS | ![]() |
Tutor | 1,090,000 TZS | ![]() |
University Teacher | 1,910,000 TZS | ![]() |
Vocational Education Teacher | 1,090,000 TZS | ![]() |
City | Average Salary |
Dar es Salaam | 978,000 TZS |
Dodoma | 837,000 TZS |
Mwanza | 911,000 TZS |
Where can you get paid more, working for a private company or for the government? Public sector employees in Tanzania earn 7% more than their private sector counterparts on average across all sectors.
Private Sector | 1,230,000 TZS | |
Public Sector | +7% | 1,320,000 TZS |