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Minimum Wages in Ethiopia with effect from 01-01-2011

These wages refer to public servants only.
Last update: 28-01-2016
Currency: ETB (ብር (ኢትዮጵያ))
Job Type Rank / Grade Skill Level Starting Wage Per Month Ceiling Wage Per Month
Guard & laborers Rank I Level 1
420.00
734.00
Guard & laborers Rank II Level 2
470.00
817.00
Guard & laborers Rank III Level 3
525.00
908.00
Guard & laborers Rank IV Level 4
587.00
1,006.00
Guard & laborers Rank V Level 5
694.00
1,172.00
Custodials Rank II Level 1
470.00
817.00
Custodials Rank III Level 2
525.00
908.00
Custodials Rank IV Level 3
587.00
1,006.00
Custodials Rank V Level 4
694.00
1,172.00
Custodials Rank VI Level 5
817.00
1,359.00
Custodials Rank VII Level 6
957.00
1,571.00
Custodials Rank VIII Level 7
1,114.00
1,798.00
Custodials Rank IX Level 8
1,295.00
2,058.00
Custodials Rank X Level 9
1,499.00
2,351.00
Custodials Rank XI Level 10
1,719.00
2,686.00
Clerks Rank II Level 1
470.00
817.00
Clerks Rank III Level 2
525.00
908.00
Clerks Rank IV Level 3
587.00
1,006.00
Clerks Rank V Level 4
694.00
1,172.00
Clerks Rank VI Level 5
817.00
1,359.00
Clerks Rank VII Level 6
957.00
1,571.00
Clerks Rank VIII Level 7
1,114.00
1,798.00
Clerks Rank IX Level 8
1,295.00
2,058.00
Clerks Rank X Level 9
1,499.00
2,351.00
Clerks Rank XI Level 10
1,719.00
2,686.00
Clerks Rank XII Level 11
1,968.00
3,066.00
Clerks Rank XIII Level 12
2,249.00
3,499.00
Middle level professionals Rank III Level 1
525.00
908.00
Middle level professionals Rank IV Level 2
587.00
1,006.00
Middle level professionals Rank V Level 3
694.00
1,172.00
Middle level professionals Rank VI Level 4
817.00
1,359.00
Middle level professionals Rank VII Level 5
957.00
1,571.00
Middle level professionals Rank VIII Level 6
1,114.00
1,798.00
Middle level professionals Rank IX Level 7
1,295.00
2,058.00
Middle level professionals Rank X Level 8
1,499.00
2,351.00
Middle level professionals Rank XI Level 9
1,719.00
2,686.00
Middle level professionals Rank XII Level 10
1,968.00
3,066.00
Middle level professionals Rank XIII Level 11
2,249.00
3,499.00
Middle level professionals Rank XIV Level 12
2,570.00
3,985.00
Administrative assistant Rank VIII Level 1
1,114.00
1,798.00
Administrative assistant Rank IX Level 2
1,295.00
2,058.00
Administrative assistant Rank X Level 3
1,499.00
2,351.00
Administrative assistant Rank XI Level 4
1,719.00
2,686.00
Administrative assistant Rank XII Level 5
1,968.00
3,066.00
Administrative assistant Rank XIII Level 6
2,249.00
3,499.00
Administrative assistant Rank XIV Level 7
2,570.00
3,985.00
Administrative assistant Rank XV Level 8
2,934.00
4,535.00
Administrative assistant Rank XVI Level 9
3,348.00
5,135.00
Professionals Rank X Level 1
1,499.00
2,351.00
Professionals Rank XI Level 2
1,719.00
2,686.00
Professionals Rank XII Level 3
1,968.00
3,066.00
Professionals Rank XIII Level 4
2,249.00
3,499.00
Professionals Rank XIV Level 5
2,570.00
3,985.00
Professionals Rank XV Level 6
2,934.00
4,535.00
Professionals Rank XVI Level 7
3,348.00
5,135.00
Professionals Rank XVII Level 8
3,817.00
5,776.00
Professionals Rank XVIII Level 9
4,343.00
6,460.00

Notes / Footnote

  1. Minimum Wage rates not revised since the year 2011
  2. As per Proclamation Number 515/2007, Article 32-regular working hours of civil servant shall be determined on the basis of the conditions of their work and shall not exceed 39 hours a week. This applies to all wage earners in the Civil Service. As per Proclamation Number 515/2007, Article 34- any civil servant who has worked overtime is entitled to compensatory leave or over time pay based on his preference
  3. Rank: Rank column shows Rank from where each service type starts. 

  4. Type of Services: The type of services including Guard and Laborers; Custodian; Clerks; Medium Professionals; Administrative; and Professionals are classified based on education levels. For Example

    • Guard and laborers are those who can read and write (grade 1-4);
    • Custodian are from grade 5 and above;
    • Clerks include 10+2 or 10+3 and diploma in secretarial science and others;
    • Medium level professionals include those with education level Diploma and above;
    • Administrative includes those ones who graduated with BA degree in management, administration and personnel and the likes;
    • Professionals include those people with BA degree and above level of education.
  5. The numbers under each type of service designated as 1, 2, 3, …12 shows the different levels in the same service name. For example, for the Guard and Laborer service type (Job Category), there is Guard and Laborer 1, Guard and Laborer 2, Guard and Laborer 3, Guard and Laborer 4, and Guard and Laborer 5. Different levels designated by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 are determined based on their years of service. That is, an employee with a job category of Guard and laborers with a zero year of experience is designated as Guard and Laborer 1. His levels will increase as his number of years of services increase. 
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