31 Mar 2024
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Chemical engineers that have worked for 10 years, receive between USh917,229 and USh3,956,139 per month. Based on one year of work experience, starting workers who are new to their job will earn between USh702,990 and USh2,832,400 per month. This is made clear in research by Mywage.org/Uganda, conducted in 2024.
Salary for starting chemical engineers between USh702,990 and USh2,832,400 per month
Workers in this occupation with 25 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between USh1,043,159 and USh4,347,437 per month. Employees who are new to the job, will earn between USh702,990 and USh2,832,400 per month, based on one year of work experience.
Chemical engineers mostly male
Most people in this job are male, based on the survey results. 37% of employees state that they do not have any children. People in this job who answered the survey are mostly between 24 and 29 years of age.
Coverage by collective bargaining amongst workers is 4%, while 96% are not covered by a collective agreement, according to our survey. Employees work 41 hours per week on average.
66% of chemical engineers fewer than 5 years of work experience
34% of all participating people in this job work in a multinational organisation. Workers who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 70% of respondents. 30% of people in this job state that they have a permanent contract for the work that they are doing. In most cases, workers in this occupation report that the majority of their coworkers are male. 66% of people in this job have worked fewer than 5 years since their first job. People in this job mostly work in organisations consisting of 500 or more people.
The survey shows that 9% of the employees feel highly dissatisfied about their position. In general, most workers are satisfied with their position. This is the case for 40% of the workers.
Wage dissatisfaction high among chemical engineers
Of all surveyed people in this job, 29% feel dissatisfied about their salary. Generally, 32% of the workers report they are in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their salary.
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