14 Dec 2023
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10 years of work experience reaps mail carriers and sorting clerks a salary ranging from Ksh39,321 to Ksh102,758 per month. Workers in this occupation who are new to the job, will earn between Ksh26,083 and Ksh56,579 per month, based on one year of work experience. This research is presented by Mywage.org/Kenya on the occasion of World Post Day.
Salary for starting mail carriers and sorting clerks between Ksh26,083 and Ksh56,579 per month
Workers with 15 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between Ksh45,084 and Ksh122,586 per month. Starting workers in this occupation with one year of experience, earn from Ksh26,083 to Ksh56,579 per month.
Based on the survey results, most workers are female. The age group for workers in this occupation who answered the survey was mostly between 24 and 29 years of age. 36% of workers state that they do not have any children.
Average working week of 43 hours
People in this job work 43 hours per week on average. According to our survey, coverage by collective bargaining among people in this job is set at 5%. 95% are not covered by a collective agreement.
Coworkers mostly female
Employees who have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, add up to 55%. For most employees, the majority of their coworkers are female. 19% of all participating workers in this occupation work in a multinational organisation. Since starting their first job, 63% of workers in this occupation have worked fewer than 5 years. Workers in this occupation who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 45% of respondents. The majority of people in this job work in organisations of 500 or more employees.
In the survey, 8% of the workers in this occupation choose 'highly satisfied' as their job satisfaction level. In general, most people in this job are in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their position. This is the case for 38% of the people in this job.
Wage dissatisfaction high among mail carriers and sorting clerks
Of all surveyed workers in this occupation, 34% feel dissatisfied about their salary. 38% of the workers in this occupation reports to be highly dissatisfied with their wage.
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