Salaries in Ethiopia
ETB 3,200a month
Median monthly salary, 2021.
- Yearly
- ETB 38,400
- Equals
- $73
Top 10 highest paying
- Specialist doctorETB 130,400
- DoctorETB 108,200
- JudgeETB 101,300
- LawyerETB 94,760
- Mine engineerETB 91,920
- AstrophysicistETB 91,760
- Electrical engineerETB 90,630
- DentistETB 90,480
- Systems analystETB 88,680
- Broadcast engineerETB 88,660
Top 10 lowest paying
- Fast food workerETB 13,170
- Food service workerETB 14,540
- Gas station salespersonETB 14,670
- CashierETB 14,710
- WaiterETB 15,010
- HairdresserETB 15,470
- BeauticianETB 15,500
- Promotions demonstratorETB 15,560
- BartenderETB 15,720
- Runway modelETB 15,890
By major occupation group
| Professionals | ETB 6,700 a month |
| Managers | ETB 6,000 a month |
| Technicians and associate professionals | ETB 4,700 a month |
| Armed forces | ETB 3,695 a month |
| Clerical support workers | ETB 3,500 a month |
| Plant and machine operators | ETB 3,500 a month |
| Craft and related trades workers | ETB 2,500 a month |
| Elementary occupations | ETB 1,624 a month |
| Service and sales workers | ETB 1,500 a month |
| Agricultural, forestry and fishery workers | ETB 1,500 a month |
All jobs
- AccountantETB 76,500
- Accounts assistantETB 42,820
- Accounts clerkETB 50,240
- ActorETB 53,550
- ActuaryETB 83,190
- Agricultural technicianETB 51,140
- Aid workerETB 21,790
- Air traffic controllerETB 84,110
- Air traffic safety technicianETB 59,900
- Aircraft technicianETB 36,240
- Airline pilotETB 85,880
- Animal carerETB 16,460
- AnnouncerETB 70,360
- AnthropologistETB 69,930
- Apiarists and sericulturistsETB 19,720
- Aquaculture support workerETB 19,720
- ArchitectETB 74,270
- Art directorETB 75,610
- ArtistETB 70,260
- AstrologerETB 18,290
- AstrophysicistETB 91,760
- AthleteETB 55,280
- Audio-visual technicianETB 52,260
- Audiology technicianETB 47,640
- Audit clerkETB 46,110
- Auto mechanicETB 28,440
- Avionics mechanicETB 33,930
- Ballet dancerETB 62,760
- BartenderETB 15,720
- BasketmakerETB 24,320
- BeauticianETB 15,500
- Benefits officerETB 54,890
- Bicycle mechanicETB 27,560
- Bike assemblerETB 36,300
- Bindery workerETB 23,890
- BlacksmithETB 28,820
- BlasterETB 34,200
- Boiler operatorETB 54,380
- BricklayerETB 30,750
- Broadcast engineerETB 88,660
- BuilderETB 31,090
- Bus driverETB 42,470
- ButcherETB 24,900
- BuyerETB 54,350
- CabinetmakerETB 26,880
- Call centre agentETB 18,480
- Candle factory workerETB 27,290
- Car assemblerETB 41,460
- Car cleanerETB 18,260
- Car electricianETB 34,310
- Car painterETB 28,490
- Career coachETB 71,630
- CaretakerETB 18,640
- CarpenterETB 29,530
- Carpet workerETB 24,730
- CashierETB 14,710
- CEOETB 85,870
- Cheese makerETB 31,790
- ChefETB 46,270
- Chemical engineerETB 85,480
- Chemical engineering technicianETB 62,460
- Chemical operatorETB 63,910
- Chemical products plant and machine operatorsETB 46,990
- ChemistETB 77,190
- Chief engineerETB 67,160
- Childcare centre managerETB 52,490
- Civil engineerETB 83,010
- Civils workerETB 24,660
- CleanerETB 17,030
- CleanersETB 19,880
- Clerical support workers not elsewhere classifiedETB 40,290
- Client information workers not elsewhere classifiedETB 38,750
- Clinical research assistantETB 44,640
- Cnc operatorETB 30,440
- Coffee tasterETB 27,130
- Commodity traderETB 63,220
- Community health workerETB 53,390
- CompanionETB 17,470
- Concrete finisherETB 31,420
- Construction foremanETB 65,760
- Construction managerETB 63,270
- Construction workerETB 21,460
- CookETB 16,540
- Corporate trainerETB 72,400
- Correctional officerETB 23,080
- Corrugator operatorETB 41,360
- CourierETB 19,330
- Craft and related workers not elsewhere classifiedETB 24,120
- Crane operatorsETB 49,590
- Crop producerETB 18,090
- Crop team leaderETB 18,130
- CroupierETB 36,490
- Cure operatorETB 39,930
- Customer service clerkETB 38,940
- Customs agentETB 50,730
- Customs officerETB 56,440
- Dance teacherETB 39,970
- Data administratorETB 81,860
- Data centre operatorETB 63,880
- Data entry clerkETB 38,040
- Database and network professionals not elsewhere classifiedETB 84,940
- Day care workerETB 16,870
- Debt collectorETB 45,070
- Deep-sea fishermanETB 18,690
- Dental hygienistETB 47,360
- DentistETB 90,480
- DietitianETB 67,020
- DoctorETB 108,200
- Door to door sellerETB 18,080
- DraughtspersonETB 56,670
- Driving instructorETB 21,270
- Earthmoving and related plant operatorsETB 46,330
- EconomistETB 86,760
- Education officerETB 71,880
- Electric powerline workerETB 38,020
- Electrical assemblerETB 36,760
- Electrical engineerETB 90,630
- Electrical technicianETB 61,590
- ElectricianETB 32,290
- Electronic engineerETB 87,860
- Electronics engineering technicianETB 57,450
- Elementary school teacherETB 72,200
- EmbalmerETB 19,340
- EmbroidererETB 24,820
- Employment agentETB 55,200
- Energy managerETB 74,150
- Environment engineerETB 79,330
- Environmental protection professionalsETB 72,570
- Esol teacherETB 61,810
- Event coordinatorETB 50,640
- Executive assistantETB 53,580
- Fabric cutterETB 23,250
- Fabric dyerETB 37,110
- Façade cleanerETB 23,090
- Facility managerETB 74,060
- Factory labourerETB 20,360
- Farm equipment operatorETB 40,770
- Farm handETB 19,640
- Farm handsETB 18,570
- Fast food workerETB 13,170
- Fiacre driverETB 17,760
- File clerkETB 42,600
- Fill operatorETB 33,800
- Finance adviserETB 69,210
- Finance managerETB 81,020
- Financial analystETB 83,820
- FinancierETB 83,970
- Fire alarm technicianETB 32,930
- FirefighterETB 25,510
- Fisheries boatmanETB 18,690
- Fishery production managerETB 54,770
- Fitness club managerETB 55,450
- Flight attendantETB 19,850
- Food and related products machine operatorsETB 37,650
- Food service workerETB 14,540
- Food stall holderETB 16,240
- Forest rangerETB 18,880
- Forest workerETB 21,030
- ForesterETB 59,580
- Forestry advisorETB 76,510
- Forestry technicianETB 52,240
- Forklift operatorETB 38,950
- Fruit, vegetable and related preserversETB 25,860
- Fur animal rearerETB 20,040
- Garage managerETB 63,680
- GardenerETB 19,610
- Garment presserETB 17,590
- Gas station salespersonETB 14,670
- General managerETB 69,630
- GeologistETB 85,580
- GlassblowerETB 25,790
- GlassmakerETB 41,280
- GlazierETB 28,650
- Gluing operatorETB 34,330
- GraderETB 28,030
- GrinderETB 28,000
- GuideETB 17,470
- Gym workerETB 18,740
- HairdresserETB 15,470
- Hand and pedal vehicle driversETB 19,070
- Head of marketingETB 79,230
- Health professionals not elsewhere classifiedETB 66,540
- Health records clerkETB 52,180
- Health screenerETB 48,880
- Heat treat operatorETB 42,010
- Hide machine operatorETB 37,350
- High school teacherETB 76,680
- HistorianETB 73,150
- HorticulturistETB 17,640
- Hotel managerETB 55,000
- Hotel receptionistETB 34,940
- House managerETB 18,450
- Household managerETB 17,900
- HousekeeperETB 17,250
- HR managerETB 73,890
- HunterETB 18,860
- Hvac mechanicETB 32,460
- Industrial engineerETB 85,600
- Industrial painterETB 27,320
- Information clerkETB 40,260
- InsulatorETB 29,860
- Insurance agentETB 80,350
- Insurance sellerETB 58,070
- IT presales technicianETB 83,900
- IT project managerETB 82,720
- IT technicianETB 55,630
- IT trainerETB 70,280
- JewellerETB 25,840
- JournalistETB 71,150
- JudgeETB 101,300
- Kitchen assistantETB 16,990
- Laboratory technologistETB 52,230
- Landscape architectETB 74,800
- Laser technicianETB 62,210
- Laundry workerETB 32,120
- LawyerETB 94,760
- Legal aideETB 54,100
- Legal professionals not elsewhere classifiedETB 81,630
- Legal secretaryETB 47,100
- LegislatorsETB 33,890
- LibrarianETB 70,750
- Library assistantETB 39,320
- Livestock and dairy producersETB 18,840
- Livestock farm labourersETB 18,970
- Loan officerETB 57,330
- Logistics managerETB 67,030
- Loss adjusterETB 59,710
- Machine oilerETB 34,000
- Mail carrierETB 42,090
- Management consultantETB 84,240
- Manufacturing directorETB 71,590
- Market traderETB 18,160
- Marketing specialistETB 75,780
- Mechanical engineerETB 87,140
- Mechanical engineering technicianETB 63,450
- Medical assistantETB 43,130
- Medical herbalistETB 49,830
- Medical laboratory technicianETB 52,040
- Medical transcriberETB 47,360
- Medical writerETB 68,050
- Metal casterETB 44,760
- Metal filerETB 41,060
- Metal furnace operatorETB 58,900
- Metal molderETB 28,310
- Metal workerETB 29,350
- MetallurgistETB 59,580
- MetalworkerETB 30,720
- MeteorologistETB 84,560
- Meter readerETB 19,920
- MidwifeETB 78,010
- Midwife assistantETB 55,240
- Military officerETB 47,930
- Mine engineerETB 91,920
- Mine supervisorETB 66,710
- MinersETB 50,840
- Mining assistantETB 24,860
- Mixed farmerETB 18,500
- Motorcyle courierETB 37,190
- Museum curatorETB 68,540
- Museum technicianETB 47,910
- Music teacherETB 63,870
- MusicianETB 63,480
- Network engineerETB 58,780
- Networks engineerETB 84,720
- Nursing assistantETB 18,220
- Nursing associate professionalsETB 51,750
- Nursing home managerETB 65,980
- Odd job personsETB 20,650
- Office clerkETB 41,980
- Office managerETB 57,060
- Operations managerETB 80,060
- OpticianETB 45,790
- OptometristETB 74,420
- Other artistic and cultural associate professionalsETB 53,550
- Paper makerETB 42,700
- ParamedicETB 60,230
- Paramedical practitionersETB 84,730
- Passport officerETB 55,830
- Pastry cookETB 23,790
- Patent agentETB 64,220
- PawnbrokerETB 34,300
- Payroll clerkETB 46,450
- PerformerETB 50,250
- Personal care attendantETB 17,760
- Personal care workers in health services not elsewhere classifiedETB 18,180
- Personnel clerksETB 44,490
- Pest control technicianETB 26,640
- Petty officerETB 39,660
- PharmacistETB 82,440
- Photo retoucherETB 35,630
- PhotographerETB 47,330
- Physical therapistETB 67,750
- Piano tunerETB 29,960
- Picker and packerETB 17,910
- PlastererETB 28,300
- PlumberETB 31,660
- Police detectiveETB 74,190
- Police officerETB 25,910
- Policy analystETB 75,480
- PotterETB 26,420
- Poultry sexerETB 17,350
- Power plant operatorETB 65,790
- Prepress technicianETB 27,290
- Preschool teacherETB 60,880
- Preschool teaching assistantETB 16,950
- Primary school managerETB 72,420
- Print operatorETB 26,550
- Prison teacherETB 65,400
- Process operatorETB 72,440
- Product designerETB 70,110
- Product managerETB 78,730
- Production line coordinatorETB 47,350
- Production supervisorETB 62,400
- ProfessorETB 78,340
- Project managerETB 72,170
- Promotions demonstratorETB 15,560
- ProofreaderETB 44,580
- PsychologistETB 77,750
- Public health inspectorETB 76,700
- Public relations professionalsETB 70,950
- Pulp control workerETB 50,690
- Quality inspectorETB 58,930
- Radiologic technologistETB 61,180
- Rail conductorETB 18,640
- Real estate agentETB 56,330
- ReceptionistETB 34,980
- Registered nurseETB 78,750
- Regulatory government associate professionals not elsewhere classifiedETB 53,080
- Religious professionalsETB 61,750
- Religious workerETB 47,550
- Rental sales workerETB 17,910
- Restaurant managerETB 48,120
- Retail sales associateETB 17,620
- Retail store supervisorETB 20,010
- Riding instructorETB 41,110
- Rig drillerETB 50,980
- RiggerETB 33,690
- RooferETB 23,830
- Runway modelETB 15,890
- Sales engineerETB 81,610
- Sales representativeETB 59,170
- Sawmill operatorETB 39,890
- Scribes and related workersETB 42,980
- SecretaryETB 43,160
- Security guardETB 19,280
- Senior government officialsETB 83,430
- Set designerETB 48,160
- Sewing machine operatorETB 32,310
- Sex workerETB 15,930
- Shelf stackerETB 16,980
- Ship pilotETB 63,010
- Ships’ deck crews and related workersETB 43,890
- ShoemakerETB 24,260
- Shop keeperETB 24,010
- Sign installerETB 27,070
- SignalmanETB 51,260
- Slitter operatorETB 39,620
- Social care workerETB 49,980
- Social media managerETB 79,750
- Social services managerETB 64,030
- Social workerETB 69,220
- Software developerETB 87,460
- Software programmerETB 80,750
- Software testerETB 83,470
- SoldierETB 42,570
- SorterETB 20,990
- Special needs teacherETB 72,950
- Specialist doctorETB 130,400
- Speech therapistETB 69,870
- Sport coachETB 40,020
- StatisticianETB 61,650
- Steel erectorETB 31,850
- Stock coordinatorETB 40,870
- Stone fabricatorETB 42,140
- Stone planerETB 42,460
- StonemasonETB 30,080
- Store managerETB 60,360
- Street and related service workersETB 19,880
- Street sweeperETB 20,580
- Street vendorETB 19,820
- Subsistence crop farmersETB 16,170
- Subsistence fishers, hunters, trappers and gatherersETB 17,950
- Subsistence livestock farmersETB 16,350
- Subsistence mixed crop and livestock farmersETB 16,190
- Survey enumeratorETB 39,980
- SurveyorETB 77,220
- Switchboard operatorETB 43,180
- Systems administratorETB 81,580
- Systems analystETB 88,680
- TailorETB 21,490
- TannerETB 26,060
- Tax officerETB 58,970
- Taxi driverETB 35,500
- Technical aideETB 58,790
- Telecom administratorETB 61,720
- TellerETB 44,450
- Tent builderETB 30,170
- Test engineerETB 85,800
- Textile braiderETB 35,880
- Textile machine operatorETB 34,870
- Therapy assistantETB 40,940
- Tile installerETB 28,280
- Tobacco dryerETB 26,780
- Trades union officialETB 75,350
- Traditional chiefs and heads of villageETB 84,150
- Traditional therapistETB 59,490
- Train driverETB 58,740
- TranslatorETB 65,560
- Transport clerksETB 46,870
- Travel agentETB 39,690
- Tree doctorETB 17,100
- Truck driverETB 43,240
- TypistETB 40,050
- Underwater welderETB 32,800
- UpholstererETB 25,010
- Urban plannerETB 78,720
- UX designerETB 65,430
- Vet technicianETB 42,470
- VeterinarianETB 80,370
- Vocational teacherETB 70,980
- WaiterETB 15,010
- Warehouse workerETB 21,010
- Waste collectorETB 20,930
- Watch makerETB 29,410
- Water and firewood collectorsETB 19,600
- Water plant operatorETB 56,530
- Water-based fisheries workerETB 18,810
- Web developerETB 80,830
- Web technicianETB 63,910
- WelderETB 29,920
- Wind technicianETB 51,450
- Winder operatorETB 35,200
- Window washerETB 19,590
- Wood treaterETB 27,580
- WoodworkerETB 25,950
- ZoologistETB 79,010
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT), pay by major occupation group. How we calculate