30 Dec 2023
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Electronics engineers who work for 30 years will receive a salary ranging from Ksh62,557 to Ksh254,692 per month. Generally, 44% of the workers report they are dissatisfied with their salary. This is the conclusion of research carried out by Mywage.org/Kenya, in 2023.
Inexperienced electronics engineers earn hourly wage between Ksh186 and Ksh463
Workers in this occupation with 25 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between Ksh79,892 and Ksh265,066 per month. Workers in this occupation starting out on the job, with 1 year of experience, can expect to earn between Ksh186 and Ksh463 per hour.
55% of workers are parents of at least 1 child. 24% of the respondents are female, 76% are male. Workers who answered the survey are mostly between 24 and 29 years of age.
Average working week of 42 hours
On average, workers in this occupation work 42 hours per week. According to our survey, coverage by collective bargaining among employees is set at 2%. 98% are not covered by a collective agreement.
72% of electronics engineers fewer than 5 years of work experience
For most people in this job, the majority of their coworkers are male. 48% of workers state that they have a permanent contract for the work that they are doing. The majority of workers in this occupation work in organisations of 500 or more employees. 52% of employees state that they have no permanent contract for their job. 72% of workers have worked fewer than 5 years since their first job. Of the participating employees, 29% work in a multinational organisation.
In the survey, 11% of the employees choose 'highly satisfied' as their job satisfaction level. On the whole, workers feel satisfied about their job. This feeling is shared by 33% of the workers.
Wage dissatisfaction high among electronics engineers
Among the people in this job, 28% reported they are highly dissatisfied with their wage. 44% of the people in this job reports to be dissatisfied with their wage.
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