The government, through the Prime Minister’s Office (Labour, Youth, Employment, and Persons with Disabilities), has announced a new minimum wage for the private sector, which will now be TSh 358,322, up from TSh 275,060, representing an increase of 33.4%.
The new minimum wage will officially take effect on January 1, 2026. It should be remembered that the government had earlier raised the minimum wage for public servants by 35.1% (from TSh 370,000 to TSh 500,000) as part of efforts to improve workers’ welfare.
This was announced by President Samia Suluhu Hassan during the International Workers’ Day national celebrations (May Day) held in Singida Region at the Bombadia grounds in May this year.
Announcing the new private sector minimum wage today, Friday, October 17, 2025, the Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office (Labour, Youth, Employment, and Persons with Disabilities), Ridhiwani Kikwete, said that increasing the minimum wage is a legal requirement.
He stated that the last announcement was made in 2022, so today’s announcement in 2025 marks three years since the previous one.
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