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Salaries in Ethiopia - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Ethiopia is, by default, in the range of 29.00 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:
29 - 91 USD
10% earn less lthan 29 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 44
Median 40
10% 23
25% 30
75% 53
90% 69
25-34
 
 
Average 56
Median 51
10% 29
25% 38
75% 68
90% 88
35-44
 
 
Average 62
Median 55
10% 26
25% 37
75% 78
90% 107
45-54
 
 
Average 59
Median 51
10% 23
25% 34
75% 75
90% 104
55+
 
 
Average 55
Median 48
10% 23
25% 33
75% 69
90% 95

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

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Men
62 USD
51 USD
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Women
In general, in Ethiopia, men earn 21.6% 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
193.00 USD
2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
156.00 USD
3. IT Director Top Management
151.00 USD
4. Leasing Director Leasing
143.00 USD
5. Plant manager Top Management
131.00 USD
6. Country Manager/Director Top Management
130.00 USD
7. IT Architect Information Technology
126.00 USD
8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
126.00 USD
9. Lead developer Information Technology
122.00 USD
10. Managing Director Top Management
119.00 USD
11. Head of product development Management
118.00 USD
12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
117.00 USD
13. Sales Director Top Management
114.00 USD
14. Technical Director Top Management
111.00 USD
15. IT Manager Management
109.00 USD
16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
108.00 USD
17. Marketing Director Top Management
107.00 USD
18. Publishing House Director Top Management
107.00 USD
19. Logistics Director Top Management
105.00 USD
20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
103.00 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. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
26.00 USD
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
27.00 USD
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
28.00 USD
6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
28.00 USD
7. Cleaner General labour
28.00 USD
8. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
29.00 USD
9. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
29.00 USD
10. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
29.00 USD
11. General Labourer General labour
29.00 USD
12. Packer Production
29.00 USD
13. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
29.00 USD
14. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
29.00 USD
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
30.00 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.

Czech RepublicCzech Republic
2,736 USD (gross)
CroatiaCroatia
1,879 USD (net)
LatviaLatvia
2,000 USD (net)
MacedoniaMacedonia
856 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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Insurance Technician
Insurance
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
164 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
25,000 ETB
Anually salary
1,968 USD
Anually salary
300,000 ETB
ClockPosted: 2025-12-03 23:30:46
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HR Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
87 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
13,333 ETB
Anually salary
1,044 USD
Anually salary
159,996 ETB
ClockPosted: 2025-12-02 08:23:04
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Pharmacist
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
197 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
30,000 ETB
Anually salary
2,364 USD
Anually salary
360,000 ETB
ClockPosted: 2025-11-25 09:26:31
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Administrative Worker
Administration
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
17 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,520 ETB
Anually salary
204 USD
Anually salary
30,240 ETB
ClockPosted: 2025-11-17 22:29:25
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Billing Clerk
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
17 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,535 ETB
Anually salary
204 USD
Anually salary
30,420 ETB
ClockPosted: 2025-11-17 22:04:57
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IT Director
Top Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
435 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
66,400 ETB
Anually salary
5,220 USD
Anually salary
796,800 ETB
ClockPosted: 2025-11-10 14:08:16
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Travel Guide
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
111 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
17,000 ETB
Anually salary
1,332 USD
Anually salary
204,000 ETB
ClockPosted: 2025-11-05 02:04:26
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Lawyer
Law & Legislation
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
205 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
31,250 ETB
Anually salary
2,460 USD
Anually salary
375,000 ETB
ClockPosted: 2025-11-04 14:48:41
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Electrical Engineer
Electrical & Power Engineering
Age group
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
146 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
22,233 ETB
Anually salary
1,752 USD
Anually salary
266,796 ETB
ClockPosted: 2025-11-02 03:51:10
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Data scientist
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
72 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
11,000 ETB
Anually salary
864 USD
Anually salary
132,000 ETB
ClockPosted: 2025-10-24 15:34:20
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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 57 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, Social counselor, 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 17.74% less than men.

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