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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 89.00 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Ethiopia is
80% of people earn:
28 - 89 USD
10% earn less lthan 28 USD
10% earns more than 89 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 39
10% 22
25% 29
75% 52
90% 67
25-34
 
 
Average 54
Median 50
10% 28
25% 37
75% 67
90% 86
35-44
 
 
Average 61
Median 53
10% 26
25% 37
75% 77
90% 105
45-54
 
 
Average 58
Median 50
10% 22
25% 33
75% 73
90% 102
55+
 
 
Average 54
Median 47
10% 23
25% 32
75% 68
90% 93

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

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Men
60 USD
50 USD
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Women
In general, in Ethiopia, men earn 20.0% 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
189.00 USD
2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
153.00 USD
3. IT Director Top Management
148.00 USD
4. Leasing Director Leasing
140.00 USD
5. Plant manager Top Management
128.00 USD
6. Country Manager/Director Top Management
127.00 USD
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
124.00 USD
8. IT Architect Information Technology
123.00 USD
9. Lead developer Information Technology
119.00 USD
10. Managing Director Top Management
116.00 USD
11. Head of product development Management
116.00 USD
12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
115.00 USD
13. Sales Director Top Management
112.00 USD
14. Technical Director Top Management
108.00 USD
15. IT Manager Management
107.00 USD
16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
106.00 USD
17. Marketing Director Top Management
105.00 USD
18. Publishing House Director Top Management
105.00 USD
19. Logistics Director Top Management
103.00 USD
20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
101.00 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. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
25.00 USD
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
26.00 USD
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
26.00 USD
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
27.00 USD
6. Cleaner General labour
27.00 USD
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
28.00 USD
8. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
28.00 USD
9. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
28.00 USD
10. Packer Production
28.00 USD
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
28.00 USD
12. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
29.00 USD
13. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
29.00 USD
14. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering
29.00 USD
15. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
29.00 USD
16. General Labourer General labour
29.00 USD
17. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
29.00 USD
18. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
29.00 USD
19. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
29.00 USD
20. Security Guard Security & Protection
30.00 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

CroatiaCroatia
1,912 USD (net)
HungaryHungary
2,513 USD (gross)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
1,112 USD (net)
LithuaniaLithuania
2,377 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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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
91 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
14,266 ETB
Anually salary
1,092 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
38 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,000 ETB
Anually salary
456 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
128 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
20,000 ETB
Anually salary
1,536 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
100 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
15,600 ETB
Anually salary
1,200 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
122 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
19,000 ETB
Anually salary
1,464 USD
Anually salary
228,000 ETB
ClockPosted: 2025-12-23 09:34:26
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HR Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
117 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
18,200 ETB
Anually salary
1,404 USD
Anually salary
218,400 ETB
ClockPosted: 2025-12-18 08:08:44
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Private Banker
Banking
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
166 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
25,874 ETB
Anually salary
1,992 USD
Anually salary
310,488 ETB
ClockPosted: 2025-12-16 15:36:46
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Logistics Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
289 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
45,000 ETB
Anually salary
3,468 USD
Anually salary
540,000 ETB
ClockPosted: 2025-12-16 11:36:44
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Medical Laboratory Technician
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
96 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
15,000 ETB
Anually salary
1,152 USD
Anually salary
180,000 ETB
ClockPosted: 2025-12-13 14:07:17
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Marketing Officer
Marketing, Advertising, PR
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Ethiopia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
52 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,150 ETB
Anually salary
624 USD
Anually salary
97,800 ETB
ClockPosted: 2025-12-11 12:38:38
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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 55 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, 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 16.67% less than men.

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