Ethiopian Airlines Cabin Crew Salary
What Ethiopian Airlines cabin crew actually earn — basic pay, flying-hour pay, and allowances, broken down.
Public salary-estimator sites disagree by more than 10x for this exact role — figures found range from roughly ETB 9,000/month to ETB 116,000+/month ($160–$2,065). That spread is too wide to be a genuine average; it most likely reflects crowd-estimator sites with too few real data points for Addis Ababa specifically, not a real pay range. Treat every number you see online for this role, including ours, as unconfirmed until Ethiopian Airlines publishes one.. Ethiopian Airlines is state-owned, so pay likely follows a fixed scale plus flying allowances rather than the commission-heavy structure some low-cost carriers use — but this isn't independently confirmed either.
Ethiopian Airlines doesn’t publish official figures — researched estimate, confirm before relying on it
- Basic pay
- Reported figures vary widely by source — not confirmed
- Per-diem
- Paid for layovers; rate not publicly confirmed
Total: Public salary-estimator sites disagree by more than 10x for this exact role — figures found range from roughly ETB 9,000/month to ETB 116,000+/month ($160–$2,065). That spread is too wide to be a genuine average; it most likely reflects crowd-estimator sites with too few real data points for Addis Ababa specifically, not a real pay range. Treat every number you see online for this role, including ours, as unconfirmed until Ethiopian Airlines publishes one.. Ethiopian Airlines is state-owned, so pay likely follows a fixed scale plus flying allowances rather than the commission-heavy structure some low-cost carriers use — but this isn't independently confirmed either.
Last reviewed August 2026. Airlines revise pay between recruitment cycles — always confirm the current figure on the airline’s own careers page before making a decision based on it.
Questions, answered
What is the starting salary for Ethiopian Airlines cabin crew?
Public salary-estimator sites disagree by more than 10x for this exact role — figures found range from roughly ETB 9,000/month to ETB 116,000+/month ($160–$2,065). That spread is too wide to be a genuine average; it most likely reflects crowd-estimator sites with too few real data points for Addis Ababa specifically, not a real pay range. Treat every number you see online for this role, including ours, as unconfirmed until Ethiopian Airlines publishes one.. Ethiopian Airlines is state-owned, so pay likely follows a fixed scale plus flying allowances rather than the commission-heavy structure some low-cost carriers use — but this isn't independently confirmed either.
Does Ethiopian Airlines provide accommodation for cabin crew?
Not publicly confirmed — check with the airline directly.
Is the Ethiopian Airlines salary figure on this page official?
No — Ethiopian Airlines doesn't publish official cabin crew salary figures, so these are researched and fact-checked estimates. Always confirm on the airline's own careers page before relying on them.
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