8 Jun 2023
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0 years of work experience reaps university and higher education teachers a salary ranging from USh702,990 to USh2,832,400 per month. Generally, 30% of the workers report they are in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their salary. This is the conclusion of research carried out by Mywage.org/Uganda, in 2023.
Highest salary for university and higher education teachers with 25 years of experience: USh1,043,159 to USh4,347,437 per month
People in this job with 25 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between USh1,043,159 and USh4,347,437 per month. Based on one year of work experience, starting people in this job who are new to their job will earn between USh702,990 and USh2,832,400 per month.
University and higher education teachers mostly male
Of the respondents, 32% are female and 68% are male. 43% of employees state that they do not have any children. Workers who answered the survey are mostly between 24 and 29 years of age.
Average working week of 36 hours
According to our survey, coverage by collective bargaining among workers is set at 16%. 84% are not covered by a collective agreement. Workers in this occupation work 36 hours per week on average.
Coworkers mostly female
70% of employees state that they have no permanent contract for their job. Workers in this occupation who have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, add up to 30%. The majority of workers in this occupation work in organisations of 500 or more employees. Of the participating people in this job, 27% work in a multinational organisation. In most cases, workers report that the majority of their coworkers are female. 45% of people in this job have worked fewer than 5 years since their first job.
In the survey, 9% of the workers choose 'highly dissatisfied' as their job satisfaction level. In general, most employees are satisfied with their position. This is the case for 40% of the employees.
Wage dissatisfaction high among university and higher education teachers
Among the workers in this occupation, 24% reported they are highly dissatisfied with their wage. 30% of the people in this job reports to be in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their wage.
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