25 Aug 2023
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With 0 years of work experience, research and development managers will earn from K4,558 to K57,686 monthly. Based on the survey results, most employees are female. This is made clear in research by Mywage.org/Zambia, conducted in 2023.
Highest salary for research and development managers with 25 years of experience: K8,515 to K333,217 per month
People in this job with 25 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between K8,515 and K333,217 per month. Veteran workers in this occupation, working for at least 30 years, receive between K28 and K1,426 per hour.
Workers in this occupation who answered the survey are mostly between 30 and 39 years of age. Most workers in this occupation are female, based on the survey results. 63% of workers in this occupation are parents of at least 1 child.
Average working week of 44 hours
Workers work 44 hours per week on average. According to our survey, coverage by collective bargaining among employees is set at 3%. 97% are not covered by a collective agreement.
Majority organisations employ 500 or more workers
The majority of workers work in organisations of 500 or more employees. Workers in this occupation who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 33% of respondents. Since starting their first job, 40% of workers in this occupation have worked fewer than 5 years. 53% of all participating workers work in a multinational organisation. 67% of employees state that they have a permanent contract for the work that they are doing. For most employees, the majority of their coworkers are female.
In the survey, 11% of the workers in this occupation choose 'highly dissatisfied' as their job satisfaction level. In general, most workers in this occupation are in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their position. This is the case for 39% of the workers in this occupation.
Of all surveyed people in this job, 25% feel in between satisfied and dissatisfied about their salary. 35% of the people in this job reports to be dissatisfied with their wage.
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