20 Mar 2024
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5 years of work experience reaps prison guards a salary ranging from K2,598 to K6,940 per month. Among the people in this job who share information on their wages and working conditions, most are male. This is evident from research conducted by Mywage.org/Zambia, in 2024.
Highest salary for prison guards with 20 years of experience: K3,785 to K11,994 per month
Based on our survey, workers in this occupation with 20 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between K3,785 and K11,994 per month. Workers in this occupation earn between K11 and K24 per hour at the start of the career, having 1 year of work experience.
Of the respondents, 39% are female and 61% are male.
Workers in this occupation work 44 hours per week on average. Coverage by collective bargaining amongst workers in this occupation is 6%, while 94% are not covered by a collective agreement, according to our survey.
Majority organisations employ 500 or more workers
Workers in this occupation mostly work in organisations consisting of 500 or more people. Since starting their first job, 63% of employees have worked fewer than 5 years. 26% of all participating workers in this occupation work in a multinational organisation. Workers in this occupation who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 51% of respondents. For most employees, the majority of their coworkers are female. Workers in this occupation who have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, add up to 49%.
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