9 Nov 2023
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25 years of work experience reaps customs and border inspectors a salary ranging from K10,328 to K61,440 per month. 37% of workers state that they have no permanent contract for their job. This is made clear in research by Mywage.org/Zambia, conducted in 2023.
Highest salary for customs and border inspectors with 15 years of experience: K7,723 to K71,844 per month
Based on our survey, workers in this occupation with 15 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between K7,723 and K71,844 per month. 25 years of work experience reaps workers in this occupation a salary ranging from K10,328 to K61,440 per month.
58% of the respondents are female, 42% are male. The age group for workers who answered the survey was mostly between 24 and 29 years of age. 58% of workers in this occupation have 1 child or more.
Average working week of 41 hours
Coverage by collective bargaining amongst workers is 5%, while 95% are not covered by a collective agreement, according to our survey. On average, workers in this occupation work 41 hours per week.
Coworkers mostly female
Since starting their first job, 56% of workers have worked fewer than 5 years. 63% of people in this job state that they have a permanent contract for the work that they are doing. Employees who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 37% of respondents. Of the participating workers, 35% work in a multinational organisation. For most workers, the majority of their coworkers are female. The majority of workers work in organisations of 500 or more employees.
The survey shows that 10% of the workers feel highly satisfied about their position. On the whole, people in this job feel in between satisfied and dissatisfied about their job. This feeling is shared by 29% of the people in this job.
Wage dissatisfaction high among customs and border inspectors
Among the workers, 23% reported they are in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their wage. Generally, 48% of the people in this job report they are dissatisfied with their salary.
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