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Salaries in Ethiopia - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Ethiopia is, by default, in the range of 51,948 ETB (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 169,128 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 - 169K ETB
10% earn less lthan 52K ETB
10% earns more than 169K 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 82K
Median 75K
10% 42K
25% 55K
75% 100K
90% 130K
25-34
 
 
Average 104K
Median 95K
10% 53K
25% 70K
75% 127K
90% 165K
35-44
 
 
Average 119K
Median 105K
10% 51K
25% 72K
75% 149K
90% 204K
45-54
 
 
Average 111K
Median 96K
10% 44K
25% 65K
75% 140K
90% 195K
55+
 
 
Average 101K
Median 89K
10% 43K
25% 61K
75% 127K
90% 173K

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

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Men
115,764 ETB
93,552 ETB
Woman icon
Women
In general, in Ethiopia, men earn 23.7% 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
4,545,792 ETB
2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
4,236,336 ETB
3. IT Director Top Management
3,585,888 ETB
4. Leasing Director Leasing
3,186,864 ETB
5. Plant manager Top Management
2,913,696 ETB
6. Country Manager/Director Top Management
2,892,960 ETB
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,817,360 ETB
8. IT Architect Information Technology
2,800,944 ETB
9. Lead developer Information Technology
2,711,520 ETB
10. Solution architect Information Technology
2,639,664 ETB
11. Head of product development Management
2,639,664 ETB
12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
2,586,816 ETB
13. Managing Director Top Management
2,581,920 ETB
14. Sales Director Top Management
2,552,256 ETB
15. Technical Director Top Management
2,467,584 ETB
16. Agile Coach Information Technology
2,458,656 ETB
17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
2,408,256 ETB
18. Marketing Director Top Management
2,398,464 ETB
19. Publishing House Director Top Management
2,395,152 ETB
20. Logistics Director Top Management
2,351,088 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
525,168 ETB
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
595,728 ETB
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
602,208 ETB
4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
623,232 ETB
5. Cleaner General labour
631,152 ETB
6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
635,328 ETB
7. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
648,720 ETB
8. Packer Production
652,752 ETB
9. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
656,352 ETB
10. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
656,784 ETB
11. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
660,096 ETB
12. General Labourer General labour
662,544 ETB
13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
663,552 ETB
14. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
669,456 ETB
15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
670,608 ETB
16. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
673,344 ETB
17. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
677,952 ETB
18. Security Guard Security & Protection
683,136 ETB
19. Refuse Collector Service Industries
685,872 ETB
20. Au-pair General labour
692,928 ETB

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

PolandPoland
5,684,353 ETB (gross)
MacedoniaMacedonia
1,627,221 ETB (net)
LithuaniaLithuania
4,382,960 ETB (net)
EstoniaEstonia
4,222,580 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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Archivist, Registry Administrator
Administration
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
114 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
17,200 ETB
Anually salary
1,368 USD
Anually salary
206,400 ETB
ClockPosted: 2026-03-31 23:26:11
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Office Manager
Administration
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
154 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
23,200 ETB
Anually salary
1,848 USD
Anually salary
278,400 ETB
ClockPosted: 2026-03-26 00:53:33
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Finance Manager
Management
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
265 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
40,000 ETB
Anually salary
3,180 USD
Anually salary
480,000 ETB
ClockPosted: 2026-03-25 08:35:28
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Administrative Worker
Administration
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
44 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,570 ETB
Anually salary
528 USD
Anually salary
78,840 ETB
ClockPosted: 2026-03-18 18:47:25
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Financial Analyst
Banking
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
215 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
32,439 ETB
Anually salary
2,580 USD
Anually salary
389,268 ETB
ClockPosted: 2026-03-10 13:22:36
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Assistant
Administration
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
131 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
19,717 ETB
Anually salary
1,572 USD
Anually salary
236,604 ETB
ClockPosted: 2026-03-07 03:47:09
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Lawyer
Law & Legislation
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
199 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
30,000 ETB
Anually salary
2,388 USD
Anually salary
360,000 ETB
ClockPosted: 2026-03-03 05:32:01
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Software Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
411 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
62,000 ETB
Anually salary
4,932 USD
Anually salary
744,000 ETB
ClockPosted: 2026-02-24 14:41:23
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Administrative Worker
Administration
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
36 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,498 ETB
Anually salary
432 USD
Anually salary
65,976 ETB
ClockPosted: 2026-02-15 17:10:46
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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
108 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
16,348 ETB
Anually salary
1,296 USD
Anually salary
196,176 ETB
ClockPosted: 2026-02-12 19:47:01
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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 19.19% less than men.

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