Nov 17, 2023
-
Pharmaceutical technicians and assistants with 0 years of work experience will earn between LKR24,608 and LKR52,233 per month. Of all surveyed people in this job, 22% feel highly dissatisfied about their salary. This is made clear in research by Salary.lk, conducted in 2023.
Salary highly experienced pharmaceutical technicians and assistants between LKR33,347 and LKR71,229 per month
Based on our survey, people in this job with 20 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between LKR43,342 and LKR88,035 per month. Very experienced workers in this occupation that are working for 30 years, receive a salary ranging from LKR33,347 to LKR71,229 per month.
Pharmaceutical technicians and assistants mostly female
Of the employees who participated in the survey, 60% have no children. 57% of the respondents are female, 43% are male. Employees who answered the survey are mostly between 24 and 29 years of age.
Average working week of 42 hours
On average, workers work 42 hours per week. According to our survey, coverage by collective bargaining among people in this job is set at 7%. 93% are not covered by a collective agreement.
Majority organisations employ 500 or more workers
People in this job who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 57% of respondents. 30% of all participating workers work in a multinational organisation. The majority of workers in this occupation work in organisations of 500 or more employees. 73% of workers have worked fewer than 5 years since their first job. 43% of people in this job state that they have a permanent contract for the work that they are doing. For most workers, the majority of their coworkers are female.
In the survey, 10% of the workers choose 'highly satisfied' as their job satisfaction level. In general, most workers in this occupation are satisfied with their position. This is the case for 34% of the workers in this occupation.
Among the workers, 22% reported they are highly dissatisfied with their wage. Generally, 29% of the workers in this occupation report they are in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their salary.
Share your wage
You can contribute to Salary.lk's research on working conditions and wages! Compare your wage using the Salary Check or fill out the Salary Survey for workers.