16 Nov 2023
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10 years of experience earns security guards a monthly salary between K3,143 and K8,378. For most employees, the majority of their coworkers are female. This is made clear in research by Mywage.org/Zambia, conducted in 2023.
Highest salary for security 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. Very experienced people in this job that are working for 30 years, receive a salary ranging from K3,186 to K9,806 per month.
Security guards mostly male
Most people in this job are male, based on the survey results.
Average working week of 44 hours
Employees work 44 hours per week on average. According to our survey, coverage by collective bargaining among workers is set at 6%. 94% are not covered by a collective agreement.
63% of security guards fewer than 5 years of work experience
In most cases, workers in this occupation report that the majority of their coworkers are female. 49% of workers state that they have a permanent contract for the work that they are doing. Workers in this occupation who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 51% of respondents. Employees mostly work in organisations consisting of 500 or more people. 63% of employees have worked fewer than 5 years since their first job. 26% of all participating workers work in a multinational organisation.
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