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Pay & offers
Pay and job offers in Ethiopia
Salary guides from official scales and our own adverts, with free tools for working out deductions and comparing offers.
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Minimum wages
Minimum wage in Ethiopia 2026: what the law says, and why there is no figure
We found no published national minimum wage in Ethiopia. The law leaves it to a Wage Board, and we found no regulation for one. Here's what that means for you.
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Civil servants salary scale Ethiopia 2018 EC: what Directive 1110 says
A revised civil service scale applies from Meskerem 1, 2018 EC. The published copy has no table, so here's what the rules say, with no guessed figures.
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worth making.
Compare like with like
A title alone is not a benchmark. Scope, seniority, working hours, location and responsibility change what a fair comparison means.
Ask the practical questions
Clarify probation, review points, leave, medical cover, equipment, travel and the expectations that are not captured in one salary figure.
Get the offer in writing
Before you resign or commit, make sure the role, pay, start date and key terms are clear in a document you can read carefully.
Use the offer conversation to decide with clarity, then find the next real opportunity.
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