Minimum Wage – Public sector - Guard & laborers
- Valid on March 2026
- The amounts are in Ethiopian Birr.
Grade and Skill Level
| Starting Wage Per Month | Ceiling Wage Per Month | |
| Rank I - Level 1 Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2011 | ETB420.00 | ETB734.00 |
| Rank II - Level 2 Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2011 | ETB470.00 | ETB817.00 |
| Rank III - Level 3 Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2011 | ETB525.00 | ETB908.00 |
| Rank IV - Level 4 Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2011 | ETB587.00 | ETB1,006.00 |
| Rank V - Level 5 Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2011 | ETB694.00 | ETB1,172.00 |
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.
More information is available at
- Overview Minimum Wages in Ethiopia
- Minimum Wages around the World (English)
- Minimum Wages News
- Minimum Wage and Labour Law
- Minimum Wage Regulations
- About the Minimum Wages Database (English)
- This page is maintained by WageIndicator.org and Wageindicator.org, 2026
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