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Salaries in Ethiopia - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Ethiopia is, by default, in the range of 4,370.00 ETB (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 14,063.00 ETB (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly 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:
4,370 - 14,063 ETB
10% earn less lthan 4,370 ETB
10% earns more than 14,063 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 6,670
Median 6,132
10% 3,492
25% 4,577
75% 8,165
90% 10,506
25-34
 
 
Average 8,628
Median 7,884
10% 4,384
25% 5,820
75% 10,610
90% 13,783
35-44
 
 
Average 9,406
Median 8,346
10% 4,134
25% 5,820
75% 11,795
90% 15,963
45-54
 
 
Average 9,135
Median 7,892
10% 3,549
25% 5,266
75% 11,591
90% 16,188
55+
 
 
Average 8,585
Median 7,566
10% 3,662
25% 5,219
75% 10,794
90% 14,725

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

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Men
9,573 ETB
7,824 ETB
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Women
In general, in Ethiopia, men earn 22.4% 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
29,458.00 ETB
2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
25,417.00 ETB
3. IT Director Top Management
25,294.00 ETB
4. Leasing Director Leasing
22,161.00 ETB
5. Plant manager Top Management
20,262.00 ETB
6. Country Manager/Director Top Management
20,118.00 ETB
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
19,592.00 ETB
8. IT Architect Information Technology
19,478.00 ETB
9. Lead developer Information Technology
18,856.00 ETB
10. Managing Director Top Management
18,478.00 ETB
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
18,443.00 ETB
12. Head of product development Management
18,356.00 ETB
13. Sales Director Top Management
17,749.00 ETB
14. Technical Director Top Management
17,160.00 ETB
15. IT Manager Management
16,870.00 ETB
16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
16,748.00 ETB
17. Marketing Director Top Management
16,679.00 ETB
18. Publishing House Director Top Management
16,656.00 ETB
19. Logistics Director Top Management
16,350.00 ETB
20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
16,307.00 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
3,652.00 ETB
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
4,054.00 ETB
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
4,143.00 ETB
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
4,187.00 ETB
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
4,334.00 ETB
6. Cleaner General labour
4,389.00 ETB
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
4,418.00 ETB
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
4,512.00 ETB
9. Packer Production
4,540.00 ETB
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
4,564.00 ETB
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
4,568.00 ETB
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
4,590.00 ETB
13. General Labourer General labour
4,607.00 ETB
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
4,614.00 ETB
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
4,655.00 ETB
16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
4,664.00 ETB
17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
4,682.00 ETB
18. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
4,715.00 ETB
19. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering
4,732.00 ETB
20. Security Guard Security & Protection
4,750.00 ETB

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

MacedoniaMacedonia
140,590 ETB (net)
HungaryHungary
409,979 ETB (gross)
LatviaLatvia
319,029 ETB (net)
EstoniaEstonia
366,437 ETB (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 8,741 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, Social counselor, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, 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 18.27% less than men.

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