8 Mar 2024
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15 years of work experience reaps traditional and complementary medicine professionals a salary ranging from USh939,289 to USh4,200,804 per month. Employees who have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, add up to 41%. This is evident from research conducted by Mywage.org/Uganda, in 2024.
Highest salary for traditional and complementary medicine professionals with 25 years of experience: USh1,043,159 to USh4,347,437 per month
Employees with 25 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between USh1,043,159 and USh4,347,437 per month. Workers starting out on the job, with 1 year of experience, can expect to earn between USh3,382 and USh13,628 per hour.
Traditional and complementary medicine professionals mostly male
The age group for workers in this occupation who answered the survey was mostly between 24 and 29 years of age. 63% of employees are parents of at least 1 child. Most people in this job are male, based on the survey results.
Average working week of 41 hours
On average, workers work 41 hours per week. According to our survey, coverage by collective bargaining among workers in this occupation is set at 8%. 92% are not covered by a collective agreement.
Majority organisations employ 500 or more workers
59% of employees state that they have no permanent contract for their job. 59% of workers in this occupation have worked fewer than 5 years since their first job. The majority of employees work in organisations of 500 or more employees. Of the participating workers in this occupation, 30% work in a multinational organisation. 41% of workers in this occupation state that they have a permanent contract for the work that they are doing. For most workers, the majority of their coworkers are female.
The survey shows that 9% of the workers feel highly dissatisfied about their position. On the whole, workers feel satisfied about their job. This feeling is shared by 40% of the workers.
Wage dissatisfaction high among traditional and complementary medicine professionals
Of all surveyed workers, 29% feel dissatisfied about their salary. Generally, 32% of the employees report they are in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their salary.
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