Monthly wage experienced mechanical engineers K8,667 to K68,789

Highest salary for mechanical engineers with 30 years of experience: K8,667 to K68,789 per month

People in this job with 30 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between K8,667 and K68,789 per month. Based on 15 years of work experience, workers will earn between K11,566 and K41,206 per month.

60% of workers are parents of at least 1 child. The age group for employees who answered the survey was mostly between 24 and 29 years of age. Of the respondents, 13% are female and 87% are male.

Average working week of 42 hours

According to our survey, coverage by collective bargaining among workers is set at 3%. 97% are not covered by a collective agreement. People in this job work 42 hours per week on average.

50% of mechanical engineers fewer than 5 years of work experience

People in this job who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 39% of respondents. Workers mostly work in organisations consisting of 500 or more people. Employees who have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, add up to 61%. Of the participating people in this job, 53% work in a multinational organisation. For most workers in this occupation, the majority of their coworkers are male. Since starting their first job, 50% of employees have worked fewer than 5 years.

The survey shows that 8% of the people in this job feel highly satisfied about their position. In general, most workers in this occupation are in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their position. This is the case for 35% of the workers in this occupation.

Among the workers, 29% reported they are highly dissatisfied with their wage. Generally, 32% of the workers report they are dissatisfied with their salary.

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