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27 Apr 2023
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Heavy truck and lorry drivers who have 0 years of experience in their job, will earn between LKR44,816 and LKR88,107 per month. 99% says they are male, while 1% entered female as their gender. This is evident from research conducted by Salary.lk, in 2023.
Inexperienced heavy truck and lorry drivers earn hourly wage between LKR230 and LKR452
Based on our survey, workers with 20 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between LKR49,539 and LKR215,140 per month. Workers in this occupation starting out on the job, with 1 year of experience, can expect to earn between LKR230 and LKR452 per hour.
Heavy truck and lorry drivers mostly male
Based on the survey results, most workers are male.
Average working week of 38 hours
Employees work 38 hours per week on average.
56% of heavy truck and lorry drivers fewer than 5 years of work experience
For most people in this job, the majority of their coworkers are male. Workers mostly work in organisations consisting of 500 or more people. Of the participating workers in this occupation, 51% work in a multinational organisation. 56% of employees have worked fewer than 5 years since their first job. Employees who have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, add up to 51%. Workers who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 49% of respondents.
Of all surveyed workers in this occupation, 34% feel dissatisfied about their salary. Generally, 37% of the workers in this occupation report they are in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their salary.
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