20 Nov 2023
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With 10 years of experience, telecommunications engineers will earn between K8,509 and K35,297 per month. Of the participating employees, 47% work in a multinational organisation. This is evident from research conducted by Mywage.org/Zambia, in 2023.
Salary highly experienced telecommunications engineers between K5,587 and K44,650 per month
Based on our survey, workers in this occupation with 15 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between K9,259 and K46,515 per month. Experienced workers, with 30 years worth of experience, can earn a monthly salary between K5,587 and K44,650.
Telecommunications engineers mostly male
60% of people in this job are parents of at least 1 child. Based on the survey results, most employees are male. Workers who answered the survey are mostly between 24 and 29 years of age.
Average working week of 42 hours
Coverage by collective bargaining amongst workers is 3%, while 97% are not covered by a collective agreement, according to our survey. Workers work 42 hours per week on average.
Coworkers mostly male
47% of all participating workers work in a multinational organisation. Workers mostly work in organisations consisting of 500 or more people. Workers in this occupation who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 46% of respondents. For most workers in this occupation, the majority of their coworkers are male. Since starting their first job, 52% of workers have worked fewer than 5 years. 54% of people in this job state that they have a permanent contract for the work that they are doing.
The survey shows that 8% of the workers in this occupation feel highly satisfied about their position. On the whole, employees feel in between satisfied and dissatisfied about their job. This feeling is shared by 35% of the employees.
Wage dissatisfaction high among telecommunications engineers
Of all surveyed people in this job, 29% feel highly dissatisfied about their salary. Generally, 32% of the people in this job report they are dissatisfied with their salary.
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