🇪🇹 Market Updated March 2, 2026

Legal Salaries in Ethiopia

Explore comprehensive salary data, career paths, and job opportunities in the legal sector across Ethiopia based on real-time market data.

Avg Category Salary / year
126,596 ETB
Highest Salary / year
319,600 ETB
Entry Level / year
36,700 ETB

Job Roles & Compensation

Job TitleSalary / year (ETB)Salary / year (USD)National Tier
Magistrate Judge 319,600 ETB $5,617.91 Middle 40%
Crown Prosecution Service Lawyer 279,400 ETB $4,911.28 Middle 40%
Administrative Law Judge 273,300 ETB $4,804.05 Middle 40%
General Counsel 272,800 ETB $4,795.27 Middle 40%
Litigation Attorney 257,700 ETB $4,529.84 Middle 40%
Legal Services Manager 232,900 ETB $4,093.91 Middle 40%
Legal Services Director 231,000 ETB $4,060.51 Middle 40%
Judge Advocate 218,900 ETB $3,847.81 Middle 40%
Attorney 210,500 ETB $3,700.16 Middle 40%
Lawyer 208,600 ETB $3,666.76 Middle 40%
Legal Executive 180,300 ETB $3,169.31 Middle 40%
Staff Attorney 159,500 ETB $2,803.68 Middle 40%
Corporate Counsel 152,300 ETB $2,677.12 Middle 40%
Counsel 148,300 ETB $2,606.81 Middle 40%
In House Counsel 148,300 ETB $2,606.81 Middle 40%
Legal Counsel 148,300 ETB $2,606.81 Middle 40%
Patent Attorney 146,200 ETB $2,569.9 Middle 40%
Associate Attorney 139,100 ETB $2,445.09 Middle 40%
Immigration Executive 138,200 ETB $2,429.27 Middle 40%
Legal Consultant 129,000 ETB $2,267.56 Middle 40%
Arbitrator 125,700 ETB $2,209.55 Middle 40%
Litigation Paralegal 124,400 ETB $2,186.7 Middle 40%
Legal Consultant 123,400 ETB $2,169.12 Middle 40%
Legal Advisor 120,880 ETB $2,124.82 Middle 40%
Candidate Attorney 119,500 ETB $2,100.57 Middle 40%
Contracts Manager 117,440 ETB $2,064.35 Middle 40%
Conciliator 103,440 ETB $1,818.26 Middle 40%
Legislative Liaison 101,920 ETB $1,791.55 Middle 40%
Intellectual Property Specialist 99,100 ETB $1,741.98 Middle 40%
Legal Associate 98,540 ETB $1,732.13 Middle 40%
Legal Editor 97,300 ETB $1,710.33 Middle 40%
Contracts Negotiator 92,720 ETB $1,629.83 Middle 40%
Court Liaison Specialist 91,840 ETB $1,614.36 Middle 40%
Court Judicial Assistant 75,500 ETB $1,327.14 Middle 40%
Paralegal 75,100 ETB $1,320.1 Middle 40%
Court Reporter 72,740 ETB $1,278.62 Middle 40%
Contracts Associate 68,360 ETB $1,201.63 Middle 40%
Contracts Specialist 64,620 ETB $1,135.89 Middle 40%
Court Representative 63,700 ETB $1,119.72 Middle 40%
Bailiff 62,420 ETB $1,097.22 Middle 40%
Legal Officer 60,840 ETB $1,069.44 Middle 40%
Legal Secretary 59,380 ETB $1,043.78 Middle 40%
Legal Assistant 56,140 ETB $986.83 Middle 40%
Barrister 55,940 ETB $983.31 Middle 40%
Legal Executive Secretary 52,300 ETB $919.33 Middle 40%
Conveyancing Secretary 50,180 ETB $882.06 Bottom 50%
Legal Administrative Assistant 50,180 ETB $882.06 Bottom 50%
Court Clerk 48,340 ETB $849.72 Bottom 50%
Legal IP Officer 46,880 ETB $824.05 Bottom 50%
Law Clerk 46,720 ETB $821.24 Bottom 50%
Legal Support Worker 36,700 ETB $645.11 Bottom 50%

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