The Government has officially introduced minimum wage rates for workers across Zimbabwe’s broadcasting and media industry.
Under the new salary structure, the lowest-paid employees will receive US$261.40 and ZiG3,332.85 monthly.
The rates appear in Statutory Instrument 176 of 2026, published in the Government Gazette on 30 October.
However, the publication comes nearly eight months after employers and workers signed their collective bargaining agreement.
The prescribed salaries vary according to employees’ respective grades and responsibilities.
How much will broadcasting and media workers earn?
Employees in Grade A2 will receive US$276.31 alongside ZiG3,522.92 every month.
Meanwhile, workers classified under Grade B1 will earn US$314.31 and ZiG4,007.34.
Those in Grade B4 will receive a higher package of US$400.69 plus ZiG5,108.90 monthly.
At the top of the salary structure, Grade C4 employees will earn US$611.56 and ZiG7,797.35.
The figures carry different combined values depending on the exchange rate used.
Using the official rate of US$1 to ZiG26.78, a Grade A1 worker’s package amounts to approximately US$385.85.
At an indicative parallel market rate of US$1 to ZiG32, the same package is worth around US$365.55.
Meanwhile, Grade C4 employees will receive approximately US$902.72 using the official exchange rate.
Their package translates to roughly US$855.23 using the indicative parallel market rate.
Salary agreement covers January to March 2026
The gazetted minimum wages originate from an agreement signed on 2 March 2026.
Importantly, the agreement covers the January-to-March 2026 period.
Therefore, the published salary structure does not represent a fresh wage increase introduced in November.
Instead, Statutory Instrument 176 of 2026 formally establishes the negotiated minimum payments.
Employers across the broadcasting and media sector must now observe these prescribed salary levels.
However, companies already offering better remuneration cannot reduce employees’ existing benefits.
They must maintain their more favourable employment conditions, as required under the agreement.