Free job search tools for Ethiopia
Work out your net pay under the tax table in force since July 2025, build a CV, write an application letter and check whether a job offer is real. You don't need an account, and what you type stays on your own device.
Every tool runs only in your browser. Nothing you type is sent anywhere. No signup.
Take-home pay calculator
On 20,000 Birr a month you keep 13,650, after 4,950 tax and 1,400 pension. Type your own gross pay to see yours.
Open toolWhat salary to ask for
To keep 20,000 Birr a month, ask for 31,000 gross. That leaves you 20,030 after 8,800 tax and 2,170 pension.
Open toolCompare two job offers
A bigger gross isn't always more money. An offer of 23,000 Birr with a short commute can leave you more than 25,000 with a long one.
Open toolOvertime pay calculator
Your hourly rate times 1.5 by day, 1.75 at night, 2 on your rest day and 2.5 on a public holiday. On a basic pay of 10,400 Birr, 6 hours at night comes to 525 Birr.
Open toolCV builder
Type your details and save a clean one column CV as a PDF. You don't need an account, and you don't have to pay anyone to write it.
Open toolApplication email and cover letter
Fill in the post and the employer, and get a short letter you can print or an email you can send. Check first what the advert asks you to attach.
Open toolCV and advert word check
Paste your CV and the advert, and see which of the advert's main words you've left out. It won't tell you if you'll get the job, only what's missing.
Open toolJob scam check
If anyone has asked you to pay for a job, stop there. A few short questions show the other warning signs, and where to check and report.
Open toolApplication tracker
List every post you've applied for, with its closing date and next step, and see what to follow up on. It stays on your device, so no one else can read it.
Open toolInterview practice
Pick a type of interview and answer one question at a time, out loud. Then see what a good answer covers and mark yourself honestly.
Open toolThe pay tools use Income Tax Proclamation 1395/2025, the 7% employee pension and Labour Proclamation 1156/2019. Their answers are estimates, not tax or legal advice. Applying for a job is free, and nobody should pay for a job.