Wage satisfaction low among professional services managers

10 Aug 2023 - With 15 years of experience, professional services managers will earn between K11,327 and K113,362 per month. Of all surveyed employees, 27% feel in between satisfied and dissatisfied about their salary. This is the conclusion of research carried out by Mywage.org/Zambia, in 2023.

Salary for starting professional services managers between K4,616 and K30,598 per month

People in this job with 30 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between K4,097 and K144,754 per month. Employees who are new to the job, will earn between K4,616 and K30,598 per month, based on one year of work experience.

Professional services managers mostly male

37% of people in this job state that they do not have any children. Most people in this job are male, based on the survey results. Workers in this occupation who answered the survey are mostly between 24 and 29 years of age.

Average working week of 43 hours

According to our survey, coverage by collective bargaining among employees is set at 7%. 93% are not covered by a collective agreement. On average, employees work 43 hours per week.

42% of professional services managers 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 47% of respondents. 47% of all participating people in this job work in a multinational organisation. The majority of workers work in organisations of 500 or more employees. In most cases, workers in this occupation report that the majority of their coworkers are male. Workers who have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, add up to 53%. Since starting their first job, 42% of employees have worked fewer than 5 years.

In the survey, 11% of the employees choose 'highly dissatisfied' 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 39% of the people in this job.

Wage dissatisfaction high among professional services managers

Among the workers, 27% reported they are in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their wage. Generally, 37% of the employees report they are dissatisfied with their salary.

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