/The Government says civil servants are now among the best-paid workers in Zimbabwe and claims that the private sector has become “unsettled” as public sector salaries begin to surpass those offered by many companies.
Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Deputy Minister Kudakwashe Mnangagwa made the remarks in Parliament on March 10, 2026, while responding to a question about the timing of the next salary review for Government workers.
The Government says civil servants are now among the best-paid workers in Zimbabwe and claims that the private sector has become “unsettled” as public sector salaries begin to surpass those offered by many companies.
Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Deputy Minister Kudakwashe Mnangagwa made the remarks in Parliament on March 10, 2026, while responding to a question about the timing of the next salary review for Government workers.According to The Chronicle, the Deputy Minister said the State had managed to ensure that even the lowest-paid civil servants now earn above the Poverty Datum Line (PDL).
Addressing legislators, Deputy Minister Mnangagwa said Government salary structures have improved over time, placing public workers above the poverty threshold.explained that the lowest-paid Government employee receives around US$320 (about R5 920) plus an additional ZiG component equivalent to between US$40 and US$60 (about R740 to R1 110).
Introducing his response in Parliament iament, he said salary reviews are usually tied to cost-of-living considerations.
“Indeed, it has been quite some time since there was a salary review. These salary reviews usually come as cost-of-living adjustments, but we have experienced some stability over the last year and a half.”
He then outlined the structure of the lowest Government salary.
“Just to give some context around the architecture of the lowest-paid civil servant, you will find that it is US$320 (about R5 920) and a ZiG equivalent of about US$40 or US$60 (about R740 to R1 110). I will have to checkThis puts all our civil servants from the lowest paid — the cleaner — to the highest paid, above the poverty datum line. This is something we have strived over and over to achieve.”
The Poverty Datum Line represents the minimum income required to meet basic needs such as food, accommodation, healthcare and education.
The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) indicated that the Total Consumption Poverty Line for one person stood at ZiG 1 260,52 per month as of March 2025.
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