- Valid on april 2024
- The amounts are in Ethiopian Birr.
Grade and Skill Level
Starting Wage Per Month | Ceiling Wage Per Month | |
Rank II - Level 1
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2011
Minimum Wages - last checked - 1/15/24
|
ETB470.00 | ETB817.00 |
Rank III - Level 2
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2011
Minimum Wages - last checked - 1/15/24
|
ETB525.00 | ETB908.00 |
Rank IV - Level 3
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2011
Minimum Wages - last checked - 1/15/24
|
ETB587.00 | ETB1,006.00 |
Rank V - Level 4
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2011
Minimum Wages - last checked - 1/15/24
|
ETB694.00 | ETB1,172.00 |
Rank VI - Level 5
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2011
Minimum Wages - last checked - 1/15/24
|
ETB817.00 | ETB1,359.00 |
Rank VII - Level 6
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2011
Minimum Wages - last checked - 1/15/24
|
ETB957.00 | ETB1,571.00 |
Rank VIII - Level 7
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2011
Minimum Wages - last checked - 1/15/24
|
ETB1,114.00 | ETB1,798.00 |
Rank IX - Level 8
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2011
Minimum Wages - last checked - 1/15/24
|
ETB1,295.00 | ETB2,058.00 |
Rank X - Level 9
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2011
Minimum Wages - last checked - 1/15/24
|
ETB1,499.00 | ETB2,351.00 |
Rank XI - Level 10
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2011
Minimum Wages - last checked - 1/15/24
|
ETB1,719.00 | ETB2,686.00 |
Rank XII - Level 11
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2011
Minimum Wages - last checked - 1/15/24
|
ETB1,968.00 | ETB3,066.00 |
Rank XIII - Level 12
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2011
Minimum Wages - last checked - 1/15/24
|
ETB2,249.00 | ETB3,499.00 |
Working hours
- 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.
Definitions
Rank: Rank column shows Rank from where each service type starts.
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.
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.