Most audiologists and speech therapists not satisfied with job

Nov 12, 2023 - Audiologists and speech therapists that have worked for 10 years, receive between LKR75,892 and LKR140,235 per month. Of the participating employees, 33% work in a multinational organisation. This is the conclusion of research carried out by Salary.lk, in 2023.

Highest salary for audiologists and speech therapists with 25 years of experience: LKR78,187 to LKR215,921 per month

Employees with 25 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between LKR78,187 and LKR215,921 per month. People in this job earn between LKR216 and LKR315 per hour at the start of the career, having 1 year of work experience.

Of the workers in this occupation who participated in the survey, 71% have no children. Most workers in this occupation are female, based on the survey results. Workers who answered the survey are mostly between 24 and 29 years of age.

Average working week of 39 hours

On average, workers work 39 hours per week.

Majority organisations employ 500 or more workers

76% of people in this job have worked fewer than 5 years since their first job. In most cases, people in this job report that the majority of their coworkers are female. Workers in this occupation who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 48% of respondents. 33% of all participating workers work in a multinational organisation. 52% of workers in this occupation state that they have a permanent contract for the work that they are doing. Employees mostly work in organisations consisting of 500 or more people.

The survey shows that 6% of the workers feel highly dissatisfied about their position. In general, most people in this job are satisfied with their position. This is the case for 39% of the people in this job.

Wage dissatisfaction high among audiologists and speech therapists

Among the workers, 30% reported they are in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their wage. 33% of the people in this job reports to be dissatisfied with their wage.

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