29 Dec 2023
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Electrical engineers who work for 10 years will receive a salary ranging from Ksh67,155 to Ksh172,896 per month. Workers who have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, add up to 48%. This is made clear in research by Mywage.org/Kenya, conducted in 2023.
Highest salary for electrical engineers with 25 years of experience: Ksh79,892 to Ksh265,066 per month
Workers with 25 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between Ksh79,892 and Ksh265,066 per month. People in this job starting out on the job, with 1 year of experience, can expect to earn between Ksh186 and Ksh463 per hour.
Workers in this occupation who answered the survey are mostly between 24 and 29 years of age. Of the workers who participated in the survey, 45% have no children. 24% of the respondents are female, 76% are male.
According to our survey, coverage by collective bargaining among people in this job is set at 2%. 98% are not covered by a collective agreement. People in this job work 42 hours per week on average.
Coworkers mostly male
For most workers in this occupation, the majority of their coworkers are male. 48% of workers in this occupation state that they have a permanent contract for the work that they are doing. 29% of all participating people in this job work in a multinational organisation. People in this job mostly work in organisations consisting of 500 or more people. 72% of workers have worked fewer than 5 years since their first job. Employees who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 52% of respondents.
The survey shows that 11% of the people in this job feel highly satisfied about their position. On the whole, employees feel satisfied about their job. This feeling is shared by 33% of the employees.
Wage dissatisfaction high among electrical engineers
Among the employees, 28% reported they are highly dissatisfied with their wage. Generally, 44% of the people in this job report they are dissatisfied with their salary.
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