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These are statutory minimums for the listed categories, not average salaries or take-home pay. They are not a Zanzibar or public-service pay table. Higher contractual wages can apply.
| Category | TZS / month | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital | 250,000 | 5 |
| Health centre | 240,000 | 5 |
| Polyclinic | 240,000 | 5 |
| Dispensary | 230,000 | 5 |
| Pharmacy | 240,000 | 5 |
Choose the right category
These are private health-sector floors for establishments, not a published nurse salary scale. A pharmacy row is not a substitute for a hospital row, and none of these figures describes a government nursing grade.
Questions to settle before accepting
Clarify rotating shifts, night duty, on-call arrangements, professional registration costs and responsibility for renewing a practising licence. Ask which payments are guaranteed and which depend on a roster.
Make a fair comparison
Write the fixed monthly wage in one column and roster-dependent allowances in another. Do not budget every possible night allowance as guaranteed income before receiving the actual duty pattern.
Sources and checks
Follow the original source for amendments.
