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Salaries in Ethiopia - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Ethiopia is, by default, in the range of 52,440 ETB (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 168,756 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 80K
Median 74K
10% 42K
25% 55K
75% 98K
90% 126K
25-34
 
 
Average 104K
Median 95K
10% 53K
25% 70K
75% 127K
90% 165K
35-44
 
 
Average 113K
Median 100K
10% 50K
25% 70K
75% 142K
90% 192K
45-54
 
 
Average 110K
Median 95K
10% 43K
25% 63K
75% 139K
90% 194K
55+
 
 
Average 103K
Median 91K
10% 44K
25% 63K
75% 130K
90% 177K

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

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Men
114,876 ETB
93,888 ETB
Woman icon
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
4,241,952 ETB
2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
3,660,048 ETB
3. IT Director Top Management
3,642,336 ETB
4. Leasing Director Leasing
3,191,184 ETB
5. Plant manager Top Management
2,917,728 ETB
6. Country Manager/Director Top Management
2,896,992 ETB
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,821,248 ETB
8. IT Architect Information Technology
2,804,832 ETB
9. Lead developer Information Technology
2,715,264 ETB
10. Managing Director Top Management
2,660,832 ETB
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
2,655,792 ETB
12. Head of product development Management
2,643,264 ETB
13. Sales Director Top Management
2,555,856 ETB
14. Technical Director Top Management
2,471,040 ETB
15. IT Manager Management
2,429,280 ETB
16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
2,411,712 ETB
17. Marketing Director Top Management
2,401,776 ETB
18. Publishing House Director Top Management
2,398,464 ETB
19. Logistics Director Top Management
2,354,400 ETB
20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
2,348,208 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
525,888 ETB
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
583,776 ETB
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
596,592 ETB
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
602,928 ETB
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
624,096 ETB
6. Cleaner General labour
632,016 ETB
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
636,192 ETB
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
649,728 ETB
9. Packer Production
653,760 ETB
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
657,216 ETB
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
657,792 ETB
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
660,960 ETB
13. General Labourer General labour
663,408 ETB
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
664,416 ETB
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
670,320 ETB
16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
671,616 ETB
17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
674,208 ETB
18. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
678,960 ETB
19. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering
681,408 ETB
20. Security Guard Security & Protection
684,000 ETB

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

LithuaniaLithuania
4,446,923 ETB (net)
PolandPoland
5,836,324 ETB (gross)
EstoniaEstonia
4,317,355 ETB (net)
SloveniaSlovenia
5,260,863 ETB (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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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
93 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
14,350 ETB
Anually salary
1,116 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
162 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
25,000 ETB
Anually salary
1,944 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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Laboratory Technician
Education, Science & Research
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
39 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,000 ETB
Anually salary
468 USD
Anually salary
72,000 ETB
ClockPosted: 2026-01-02 08:17:30
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Production Manager
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
129 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
20,000 ETB
Anually salary
1,548 USD
Anually salary
240,000 ETB
ClockPosted: 2026-01-01 18:46:45
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Gardener
Service Industries
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
101 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
15,600 ETB
Anually salary
1,212 USD
Anually salary
187,200 ETB
ClockPosted: 2025-12-26 16:00:35
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Senior Sales Representative
Commerce
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
123 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
19,000 ETB
Anually salary
1,476 USD
Anually salary
228,000 ETB
ClockPosted: 2025-12-23 09:34:26
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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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