8 Dec 2023
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Chemical engineers who work for 5 years will receive a salary ranging from GH₵2,626 to GH₵5,821 per month. Based on the survey results, most employees are male. This is evident from research conducted by Mywage.org/Ghana, in 2023.
Highest salary for chemical engineers with 30 years of experience: GH₵2,657 to GH₵23,339 per month
Based on our survey, workers in this occupation with 30 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between GH₵2,657 and GH₵23,339 per month. Workers get an hourly wage that ranges from GH₵15 to GH₵34 after working for 5 years.
Chemical engineers mostly male
Workers who answered the survey are mostly between 24 and 29 years of age. 86% says they are male, while 14% entered female as their gender. 57% of workers in this occupation state that they do not have any children.
Average working week of 40 hours
According to our survey, coverage by collective bargaining among workers is set at 6%. 94% are not covered by a collective agreement. Workers work 40 hours per week on average.
56% of chemical engineers fewer than 5 years of work experience
Since starting their first job, 56% of people in this job have worked fewer than 5 years. For most people in this job, the majority of their coworkers are male. People in this job who have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, add up to 60%. The majority of employees work in organisations of 500 or more employees. 40% of people in this job state that they have no permanent contract for their job. 40% of all participating workers work in a multinational organisation.
The survey shows that 8% of the workers in this occupation feel highly satisfied about their position. On the whole, employees feel satisfied about their job. This feeling is shared by 42% of the employees.
Wage dissatisfaction high among chemical engineers
Of all surveyed people in this job, 30% feel in between satisfied and dissatisfied about their salary. Generally, 45% of the workers report they are dissatisfied with their salary.
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