The title Zn(II) complex, [Zn(C(9)H(9)O(2))(2)(C(6)H(6)N(2)O)(2)], contains two 4-ethyl-benzoate and two nicotinamide monodentate ligands, leading to a distorted tetrahedral coordination of the Zn(II) ion. The dihedral angles between the carboxyl-ate groups and the adjacent benzene rings are 10.33 (13) and 2.38 (11)°, while opposite pyridine and benzene rings are oriented at dihedral angles of 68.46 (5) and 81.09 (6)°. In the crystal, inter-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol-ecules, forming a three-dimensional network. C-H⋯O inter-actions also occur as well as two weak C-H⋯π inter-actions involving the benzene rings.