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Salaries in Ethiopia - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Ethiopia is, by default, in the range of 28.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 90.00 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Ethiopia is
80% of people earn:
28 - 90 USD
10% earn less lthan 28 USD
10% earns more than 90 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 43
Median 40
10% 23
25% 30
75% 53
90% 68
25-34
 
 
Average 55
Median 50
10% 28
25% 37
75% 68
90% 88
35-44
 
 
Average 62
Median 54
10% 26
25% 37
75% 78
90% 106
45-54
 
 
Average 58
Median 51
10% 23
25% 34
75% 74
90% 103
55+
 
 
Average 54
Median 48
10% 23
25% 33
75% 69
90% 94

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

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Men
61 USD
51 USD
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Women
In general, in Ethiopia, men earn 19.6% 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
192.00 USD
2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
155.00 USD
3. IT Director Top Management
150.00 USD
4. Leasing Director Leasing
142.00 USD
5. Plant manager Top Management
130.00 USD
6. Country Manager/Director Top Management
129.00 USD
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
126.00 USD
8. IT Architect Information Technology
125.00 USD
9. Lead developer Information Technology
121.00 USD
10. Managing Director Top Management
118.00 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
110.00 USD
15. IT Manager Management
109.00 USD
16. Marketing Director Top Management
107.00 USD
17. Publishing House Director Top Management
107.00 USD
18. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
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. Porter, Information Staff General labour
26.00 USD
4. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
26.00 USD
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
27.00 USD
6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
28.00 USD
7. Cleaner General labour
28.00 USD
8. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
29.00 USD
9. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
29.00 USD
10. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
29.00 USD
11. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
29.00 USD
12. General Labourer General labour
29.00 USD
13. Packer Production
29.00 USD
14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
29.00 USD
15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
29.00 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.

CroatiaCroatia
1,864 USD (net)
SloveniaSlovenia
2,787 USD (gross)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
1,112 USD (net)
PolandPoland
2,998 USD (gross)

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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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
195 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
30,000 ETB
Anually salary
2,340 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
16 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,520 ETB
Anually salary
192 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
16 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,535 ETB
Anually salary
192 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
432 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
66,400 ETB
Anually salary
5,184 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
203 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
31,250 ETB
Anually salary
2,436 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
145 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
22,233 ETB
Anually salary
1,740 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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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
65 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
10,000 ETB
Anually salary
780 USD
Anually salary
120,000 ETB
ClockPosted: 2025-10-23 20:45:33
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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
142 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
21,826 ETB
Anually salary
1,704 USD
Anually salary
261,912 ETB
ClockPosted: 2025-10-21 15:34:41
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