Dec 10, 2023
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Fire-fighters who work for 30 years will receive a salary ranging from LKR35,876 to LKR107,501 per month. Of all surveyed employees, 21% feel in between satisfied and dissatisfied about their salary. This research is presented by Salary.lk on the occasion of International Firefighters' Day.
Salary for starting fire-fighters between LKR27,620 and LKR54,807 per month
Workers with 25 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between LKR48,455 and LKR127,999 per month. Employees who are new to the job, will earn between LKR27,620 and LKR54,807 per month, based on one year of work experience.
Fire-fighters mostly male
Most workers in this occupation are male, based on the survey results.
Average working week of 40 hours
On average, workers work 40 hours per week.
Majority organisations employ 500 or more workers
For most workers in this occupation, the majority of their coworkers are female. The majority of workers in this occupation work in organisations of 500 or more employees. Workers in this occupation who have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, add up to 44%. Workers in this occupation who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 56% of respondents. Of the participating employees, 31% work in a multinational organisation. 67% of workers have worked fewer than 5 years since their first job.
Wage dissatisfaction high among fire-fighters
Among the workers in this occupation, 21% reported they are in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their wage. Generally, 59% of the employees report they are dissatisfied with their salary.
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