Salaries in Ethiopia - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Ethiopia is, by default, in the range of 52,284 ETB (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 166,092 ETB (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total annual salary including bonuses. Salaries can vary significantly within individual job positions. If you are interested in salaries for a specific position, participate in the survey.

Gross salary in Ethiopia is

80% of people earn:

52K - 166K ETB

10% earn less lthan 52K ETB

10% earns more than 166K 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 80K

Median 74K

10% 42K

25% 55K

75% 98K

90% 126K

25-34

Average 102K

Median 93K

10% 52K

25% 69K

75% 125K

90% 162K

35-44

Average 114K

Median 100K

10% 48K

25% 69K

75% 143K

90% 196K

45-54

Average 108K

Median 93K

10% 42K

25% 62K

75% 137K

90% 191K

55+

Average 101K

Median 88K

10% 42K

25% 61K

75% 127K

90% 174K

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

Men

113,100 ETB

93,504 ETB

Women

In general, in Ethiopia, men earn 21.0% 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

4,244,270 ETB

2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

3,444,941 ETB

3. IT Director Top Management

3,323,722 ETB

4. Call Centre Director Top Management

3,239,294 ETB

5. Leasing Director Leasing

3,153,499 ETB

6. Plant manager Top Management

2,883,182 ETB

7. Country Manager/Director Top Management

2,862,778 ETB

8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

2,787,898 ETB

9. IT Architect Information Technology

2,771,741 ETB

10. Lead developer Information Technology

2,683,181 ETB

11. Managing Director Top Management

2,618,050 ETB

12. Head of product development Management

2,612,030 ETB

13. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

2,590,157 ETB

14. Sales Director Top Management

2,525,587 ETB

15. Technical Director Top Management

2,441,880 ETB

16. IT Manager Management

2,412,029 ETB

17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

2,383,171 ETB

18. Marketing Director Top Management

2,373,336 ETB

19. Publishing House Director Top Management

2,370,154 ETB

20. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

2,364,638 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

519,794 ETB

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

576,886 ETB

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

589,572 ETB

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

594,174 ETB

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

595,915 ETB

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

616,812 ETB

7. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care

618,985 ETB

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

619,672 ETB

9. Cleaner General labour

624,648 ETB

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

628,753 ETB

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

642,061 ETB

12. Packer Production

646,042 ETB

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

649,525 ETB

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

650,022 ETB

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

653,256 ETB

16. General Labourer General labour

655,619 ETB

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

656,614 ETB

18. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

659,599 ETB

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

662,486 ETB

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

663,705 ETB

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Hungary

4,307,507 ETB (gross)

Slovenia

4,882,567 ETB (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Data scientist
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Ethiopia

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

75 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

11,000 ETB

Anually salary

900 USD

Anually salary

132,000 ETB

Posted: 2025-10-24 15:34:20

Civil Engineer
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

55+

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Ethiopia

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

68 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

10,000 ETB

Anually salary

816 USD

Anually salary

120,000 ETB

Posted: 2025-10-23 20:45:33

Insurance Underwriter
Insurance

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Ethiopia

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

148 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

21,826 ETB

Anually salary

1,776 USD

Anually salary

261,912 ETB

Posted: 2025-10-21 15:34:41

E-Commerce Specialist
Commerce

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Ethiopia

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

186 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

27,399 ETB

Anually salary

2,232 USD

Anually salary

328,788 ETB

Posted: 2025-10-19 18:45:44

Junior Graphic Designer
Journalism, Printing Arts & Media

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Ethiopia

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

82 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

12,000 ETB

Anually salary

984 USD

Anually salary

144,000 ETB

Posted: 2025-10-17 09:22:20

IT Network Administrator
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Ethiopia

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

111 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

16,333 ETB

Anually salary

1,332 USD

Anually salary

195,996 ETB

Posted: 2025-10-15 09:39:44

Teacher
Education, Science & Research

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Ethiopia

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

82 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

12,000 ETB

Anually salary

984 USD

Anually salary

144,000 ETB

Posted: 2025-10-15 02:02:38

Insurance Underwriter
Insurance

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Ethiopia

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

172 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

25,222 ETB

Anually salary

2,064 USD

Anually salary

302,664 ETB

Posted: 2025-10-13 13:55:15

Quality Engineer
Quality Management

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Ethiopia

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

73 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

10,667 ETB

Anually salary

876 USD

Anually salary

128,004 ETB

Posted: 2025-10-01 17:48:38

Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical Engineering

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Ethiopia

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

85 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

12,500 ETB

Anually salary

1,020 USD

Anually salary

150,000 ETB

Posted: 2025-09-28 21:26:52

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Salaries in Ethiopia - Paylab.com

Distribution of employees in Ethiopia into salary brackets in ETB.

Average salary and range in Ethiopia by age in ETB.

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

The best paid positions in Ethiopia

The worst paid positions in Ethiopia

Salaries in selected countries

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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