3 Jun 2023
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Administrative and executive secretaries that have worked for 30 years, receive between K12,840 and K64,208 per month. 58% of employees have 1 child or more. This is evident from research conducted by Mywage.org/Zambia, in 2023.
Highest salary for administrative and executive secretaries with 15 years of experience: K7,885 to K88,315 per month
Based on our survey, workers in this occupation with 15 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between K7,885 and K88,315 per month. Experienced workers in this occupation, with 30 years worth of experience, can earn a monthly salary between K12,840 and K64,208.
Administrative and executive secretaries mostly female
58% of people in this job are parents of at least 1 child. Workers in this occupation who answered the survey are mostly between 24 and 29 years of age. Most people in this job are female, based on the survey results.
Average working week of 40 hours
On average, people in this job work 40 hours per week. Coverage by collective bargaining amongst employees is 5%, while 95% are not covered by a collective agreement, according to our survey.
54% of administrative and executive secretaries fewer than 5 years of work experience
Workers in this occupation mostly work in organisations consisting of 500 or more people. 54% of workers in this occupation have worked fewer than 5 years since their first job. 34% of workers state that they have no permanent contract for their job. 41% of all participating workers in this occupation work in a multinational organisation. In most cases, employees report that the majority of their coworkers are female. Employees who have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, add up to 66%.
In the survey, 10% of the employees choose 'highly satisfied' as their job satisfaction level. In general, most people in this job are in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their position. This is the case for 29% of the people in this job.
Wage dissatisfaction high among administrative and executive secretaries
Of all surveyed people in this job, 23% feel in between satisfied and dissatisfied about their salary. Generally, 48% of the workers report they are dissatisfied with their salary.
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