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Security guard salaries in South Africa
The salaries of security guards in South Africa vary according to their grading.
The minimum salary, based on the National Minimum Wage Act is, on average across the grades, R21,23 per hour. Minimum salaries differ according to areas as identified in the Minimum Wage Act.
Areas 2 and 3 are areas outside major metropolitan areas such as Johannesburg and Cape Town. The minimum wage for Grade C officers in area 2 is R6217,00 pm (R74 604,00 per year) and area 3 is R5 239,00 per month (R62 868,00 per year).
Security guard salaries range from R57 000,00 per year upwards. Here is a list of salaries for different security guard classifications: Security officer salaries, and here is a list of average security guard salaries in South Africa.