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Salaries in Ethiopia - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Ethiopia is, by default, in the range of 4,410.00 ETB (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 13,978.00 ETB (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Ethiopia is
80% of people earn:
4,410 - 13,978 ETB
10% earn less lthan 4,410 ETB
10% earns more than 13,978 ETB
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Distribution of employees in Ethiopia into salary brackets in ETB.

Average salary and range in Ethiopia by age in ETB.

<24
 
 
Average 6,975
Median 6,416
10% 3,669
25% 4,798
75% 8,517
90% 10,960
25-34
 
 
Average 8,616
Median 7,898
10% 4,432
25% 5,854
75% 10,579
90% 13,686
35-44
 
 
Average 9,760
Median 8,671
10% 4,335
25% 6,077
75% 12,211
90% 16,496
45-54
 
 
Average 9,009
Median 7,842
10% 3,608
25% 5,285
75% 11,406
90% 15,825
55+
 
 
Average 8,468
Median 7,500
10% 3,687
25% 5,209
75% 10,622
90% 14,427

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Ethiopia (ETB).

Men
9,594 ETB
7,944 ETB
Women
In general, in Ethiopia, men earn 20.8% more than women.

The best paid positions in Ethiopia

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Ethiopia (ETB).

1. Software Engineer Information Technology
31,752.00 ETB
2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
25,382.00 ETB
3. IT Director Top Management
23,873.00 ETB
4. Leasing Director Leasing
22,131.00 ETB
5. Plant manager Top Management
20,233.00 ETB
6. Country Manager/Director Top Management
20,090.00 ETB
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
19,565.00 ETB
8. IT Architect Information Technology
19,451.00 ETB
9. Lead developer Information Technology
18,830.00 ETB
10. Solution architect Information Technology
18,331.00 ETB
11. Head of product development Management
18,331.00 ETB
12. Managing Director Top Management
18,290.00 ETB
13. Marketing Director Top Management
18,171.00 ETB
14. Economic/Financial Director Top Management
17,794.00 ETB
15. Sales Director Top Management
17,724.00 ETB
16. Finance Manager Management
17,522.00 ETB
17. Technical Director Top Management
17,136.00 ETB
18. Agile Coach Information Technology
17,074.00 ETB
19. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
16,724.00 ETB
20. IT Manager Management
16,688.00 ETB

The worst paid positions in Ethiopia

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Ethiopia (ETB)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
3,647.00 ETB
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
4,137.00 ETB
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
4,182.00 ETB
4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
4,328.00 ETB
5. Cleaner General labour
4,383.00 ETB
6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
4,412.00 ETB
7. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
4,505.00 ETB
8. Packer Production
4,533.00 ETB
9. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
4,558.00 ETB
10. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
4,561.00 ETB
11. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
4,584.00 ETB
12. General Labourer General labour
4,601.00 ETB
13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
4,608.00 ETB
14. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
4,649.00 ETB
15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
4,657.00 ETB
16. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
4,676.00 ETB
17. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
4,708.00 ETB
18. Security Guard Security & Protection
4,744.00 ETB
19. Refuse Collector Service Industries
4,763.00 ETB
20. Au-pair General labour
4,812.00 ETB

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

MacedoniaMacedonia
145,274 ETB (net)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
390,741 ETB (gross)
RomaniaRomania
256,217 ETB (net)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
179,812 ETB (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

Female
Frontend developer
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
152 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
25,000 ETB
Anually salary
1,824 USD
Anually salary
300,000 ETB
ClockPosted: 2026-10-17 14:35:28
Male
Electrician (industrial)
Electrical & Power Engineering
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
61 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
10,000 ETB
Anually salary
732 USD
Anually salary
120,000 ETB
ClockPosted: 2026-10-07 13:21:08
Female
Porter, Information Staff
General labour
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
76 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
12,500 ETB
Anually salary
912 USD
Anually salary
150,000 ETB
ClockPosted: 2026-10-03 06:36:46
Female
Midwife
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
98 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
16,000 ETB
Anually salary
1,176 USD
Anually salary
192,000 ETB
ClockPosted: 2026-10-02 19:28:47
Male
IT Manager
Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
457 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
75,000 ETB
Anually salary
5,484 USD
Anually salary
900,000 ETB
ClockPosted: 2026-09-30 15:54:42
Male
Electrician (industrial)
Electrical & Power Engineering
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
108 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
17,733 ETB
Anually salary
1,296 USD
Anually salary
212,796 ETB
ClockPosted: 2026-09-10 14:36:16
Male
Architect
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
73 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
12,000 ETB
Anually salary
876 USD
Anually salary
144,000 ETB
ClockPosted: 2026-09-08 00:08:15
Female
Finance Manager
Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
289 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
47,340 ETB
Anually salary
3,468 USD
Anually salary
568,080 ETB
ClockPosted: 2026-08-05 20:40:09
Male
Medical Laboratory Technician
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
68 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
11,172 ETB
Anually salary
816 USD
Anually salary
134,064 ETB
ClockPosted: 2026-07-25 18:08:54
Female
Social media specialist
Marketing, Advertising, PR
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
56 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
9,143 ETB
Anually salary
672 USD
Anually salary
109,716 ETB
ClockPosted: 2026-07-08 11:28:23
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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary level in $country.

The total gross average salary for job positions in the country based on Paylab.com data in Ethiopia is 8,729 ETB.

The best-paid positions in the country Ethiopia are Software Engineer, Chief Executive Officer, IT Director, Leasing Director, Plant manager.

The worst-paid positions in the country Ethiopia are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Seamstress, Cleaner.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country Ethiopia, regardless of the work they do, women earn 17.20% less than men.

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