Pawnbrokers and money-lenders mostly female

Highest salary for pawnbrokers and money-lenders with 30 years of experience: USh1,067,903 to USh2,672,452 per month

Based on our survey, people in this job with 30 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between USh1,067,903 and USh2,672,452 per month. With 0 years of experience, workers in this occupation will earn between USh2,989 and USh7,537 per hour.

Of the workers who participated in the survey, 37% have no children. Among the workers who share information on their wages and working conditions, most are female. Workers who answered the survey are mostly between 24 and 29 years of age.

On average, employees work 42 hours per week. Coverage by collective bargaining amongst people in this job is 8%, while 92% are not covered by a collective agreement, according to our survey.

69% of pawnbrokers and money-lenders fewer than 5 years of work experience

Of the participating workers, 27% work in a multinational organisation. Workers in this occupation who have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, add up to 41%. 69% 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 59% of respondents. In most cases, workers in this occupation report that the majority of their coworkers are female. Workers in this occupation mostly work in organisations consisting of 500 or more people.

Wage dissatisfaction high among pawnbrokers and money-lenders

Of all surveyed employees, 30% feel in between satisfied and dissatisfied about their salary. Generally, 43% of the employees report they are dissatisfied with their salary.

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