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Salaries in Ethiopia

The salary range of employees working in Ethiopia is, by default, in the range of 384 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 1,236 USD (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:
384 - 1,236 USD
10% earn less lthan 384 USD
10% earns more than 1,236 USD
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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Ethiopia into salary brackets in USD.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Ethiopia by age in USD.

<24
 
 
Average 564
Median 516
10% 300
25% 384
75% 684
90% 876
25-34
 
 
Average 756
Median 672
10% 324
25% 468
75% 960
90% 1,308
35-44
 
 
Average 864
Median 756
10% 336
25% 504
75% 1,104
90% 1,536
45-54
 
 
Average 816
Median 684
10% 276
25% 432
75% 1,056
90% 1,512
55+
 
 
Average 756
Median 660
10% 300
25% 444
75% 960
90% 1,344

Salaries by gender

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

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Men
852 USD
696 USD
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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 (USD).

1. Software Engineer Information Technology
569,986,002 USD
2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
549,063,732 USD
3. Call Centre Director Top Management
438,811,540 USD
4. IT Director Top Management
437,744,038 USD
5. Leasing Director Leasing
427,189,570 USD
6. Plant manager Top Management
390,569,766 USD
7. Country Manager/Director Top Management
387,806,704 USD
8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
377,664,459 USD
9. IT Architect Information Technology
375,473,065 USD
10. Lead developer Information Technology
363,475,816 USD
11. Head of product development Management
353,839,128 USD
12. Managing Director Top Management
353,563,016 USD
13. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
347,632,447 USD
14. Sales Director Top Management
342,127,712 USD
15. Technical Director Top Management
330,789,631 USD
16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
322,834,891 USD
17. IT Manager Management
322,438,224 USD
18. Marketing Director Top Management
321,504,888 USD
19. Publishing House Director Top Management
321,073,221 USD
20. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics
320,324,608 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
70,413,936 USD
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
78,147,787 USD
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
79,866,485 USD
4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care
80,489,875 USD
5. Porter, Information Staff General labour
80,725,737 USD
6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
83,556,465 USD
7. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care
83,851,049 USD
8. Housekeeper Service Industries
83,943,994 USD
9. Cleaner General labour
84,617,940 USD
10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
85,174,052 USD
11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
86,976,945 USD
12. Packer Production
87,516,141 USD
13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
87,987,864 USD
14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
88,055,337 USD
15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
88,493,421 USD
16. General Labourer General labour
88,813,477 USD
17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
88,948,422 USD
18. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
89,352,673 USD
19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
89,743,701 USD
20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
89,908,785 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

SloveniaSlovenia
33,143 USD (gross)
Czech RepublicCzech Republic
31,774 USD (gross)
RomaniaRomania
20,207 USD (net)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
13,106 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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Sales Officer
Commerce
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
44 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,000 ETB
Anually salary
528 USD
Anually salary
72,000 ETB
ClockPosted: 2025-08-08 19:13:28
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Chef
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
89 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
12,000 ETB
Anually salary
1,068 USD
Anually salary
144,000 ETB
ClockPosted: 2025-08-03 17:46:38
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Pilot
Transport, Haulage, Logistics
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
569 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
77,000 ETB
Anually salary
6,828 USD
Anually salary
924,000 ETB
ClockPosted: 2025-08-03 07:26:48
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Social media specialist
Marketing, Advertising, PR
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
37 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,000 ETB
Anually salary
444 USD
Anually salary
60,000 ETB
ClockPosted: 2025-07-23 12:15:33
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Administrative Worker
Administration
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
100 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
13,480 ETB
Anually salary
1,200 USD
Anually salary
161,760 ETB
ClockPosted: 2025-07-19 10:47:40
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Archivist, Registry Administrator
Administration
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
87 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
11,760 ETB
Anually salary
1,044 USD
Anually salary
141,120 ETB
ClockPosted: 2025-07-19 08:10:28
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IT/Technical Support Specialist
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
41 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,500 ETB
Anually salary
492 USD
Anually salary
66,000 ETB
ClockPosted: 2025-07-18 12:34:57
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HR Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
236 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
31,896 ETB
Anually salary
2,832 USD
Anually salary
382,752 ETB
ClockPosted: 2025-07-08 12:26:38
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Internal Auditor
Banking
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
225 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
30,393 ETB
Anually salary
2,700 USD
Anually salary
364,716 ETB
ClockPosted: 2025-06-18 10:20:30
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Environmentalist
Water Management, Forestry, Environment
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
67 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
9,047 ETB
Anually salary
804 USD
Anually salary
108,564 ETB
ClockPosted: 2025-05-26 21:09:56
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