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Salaries in Ethiopia - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Ethiopia is, by default, in the range of 28.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 91.00 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Ethiopia is
80% of people earn:
28 - 91 USD
10% earn less lthan 28 USD
10% earns more than 91 USD
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Distribution of employees in Ethiopia into salary brackets in USD.

Average salary and range in Ethiopia by age in USD.

<24
 
 
Average 43
Median 40
10% 23
25% 29
75% 53
90% 68
25-34
 
 
Average 56
Median 51
10% 28
25% 38
75% 68
90% 89
35-44
 
 
Average 61
Median 54
10% 27
25% 38
75% 76
90% 103
45-54
 
 
Average 59
Median 51
10% 23
25% 34
75% 75
90% 104
55+
 
 
Average 55
Median 49
10% 24
25% 34
75% 70
90% 95

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

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Men
62 USD
50 USD
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Women
In general, in Ethiopia, men earn 24.0% more than women.

The best paid positions in Ethiopia

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

1. Software Engineer Information Technology
189.00 USD
2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
163.00 USD
3. IT Director Top Management
162.00 USD
4. Leasing Director Leasing
142.00 USD
5. Plant manager Top Management
130.00 USD
6. Country Manager/Director Top Management
129.00 USD
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
126.00 USD
8. IT Architect Information Technology
125.00 USD
9. Lead developer Information Technology
121.00 USD
10. Managing Director Top Management
119.00 USD
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
118.00 USD
12. Head of product development Management
118.00 USD
13. Sales Director Top Management
114.00 USD
14. Technical Director Top Management
110.00 USD
15. IT Manager Management
108.00 USD
16. Marketing Director Top Management
107.00 USD
17. Publishing House Director Top Management
107.00 USD
18. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
107.00 USD
19. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
105.00 USD
20. Logistics Director Top Management
105.00 USD

The worst paid positions in Ethiopia

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
23.00 USD
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
26.00 USD
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
26.00 USD
4. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
26.00 USD
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
27.00 USD
6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
28.00 USD
7. Cleaner General labour
28.00 USD
8. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
29.00 USD
9. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
29.00 USD
10. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
29.00 USD
11. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
29.00 USD
12. General Labourer General labour
29.00 USD
13. Packer Production
29.00 USD
14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
29.00 USD
15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
29.00 USD
16. Security Guard Security & Protection
30.00 USD
17. Cashier Banking
30.00 USD
18. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
30.00 USD
19. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering
30.00 USD
20. Refuse Collector Service Industries
30.00 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

LithuaniaLithuania
2,440 USD (net)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
1,142 USD (net)
SloveniaSlovenia
2,890 USD (gross)
RomaniaRomania
1,730 USD (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

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Anesthetist
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
105 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
16,348 ETB
Anually salary
1,260 USD
Anually salary
196,176 ETB
ClockPosted: 2026-02-12 19:47:01
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Data Entry Operator
Administration
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
109 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
16,979 ETB
Anually salary
1,308 USD
Anually salary
203,748 ETB
ClockPosted: 2026-02-12 18:24:29
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Digital marketing manager
Marketing, Advertising, PR
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
161 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
25,000 ETB
Anually salary
1,932 USD
Anually salary
300,000 ETB
ClockPosted: 2026-01-30 00:15:08
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Assistant
Administration
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
97 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
14,983 ETB
Anually salary
1,164 USD
Anually salary
179,796 ETB
ClockPosted: 2026-01-26 17:45:09
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Administrative Worker
Administration
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
119 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
18,416 ETB
Anually salary
1,428 USD
Anually salary
220,992 ETB
ClockPosted: 2026-01-21 13:48:40
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Nurse
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
92 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
14,350 ETB
Anually salary
1,104 USD
Anually salary
172,200 ETB
ClockPosted: 2026-01-21 09:57:30
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Doctor
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
161 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
25,000 ETB
Anually salary
1,932 USD
Anually salary
300,000 ETB
ClockPosted: 2026-01-20 19:42:13
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Sales Engineer
Commerce
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
78 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
12,113 ETB
Anually salary
936 USD
Anually salary
145,356 ETB
ClockPosted: 2026-01-16 08:20:31
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Pharmacist
Pharmaceutical Industry
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
74 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
11,413 ETB
Anually salary
888 USD
Anually salary
136,956 ETB
ClockPosted: 2026-01-16 04:33:27
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Driving Instructor
Education, Science & Research
Age group
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
92 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
14,266 ETB
Anually salary
1,104 USD
Anually salary
171,192 ETB
ClockPosted: 2026-01-09 19:56:21
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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 56 USD.

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, Social counselor, Seamstress.

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 19.35% less than men.

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