Apr 11, 2024
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Prison guards with 25 years of work experience will earn between $2,047 and $6,608 per month. In most cases, workers in this occupation report that the majority of their coworkers are male. This is the conclusion of research carried out by Paywizard.org, in 2024.
Salary for starting prison guards between $1,690 and $4,952 per month
Employees with 30 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between $2,014 and $7,068 per month. People in this job who are new to the job, will earn between $1,690 and $4,952 per month, based on one year of work experience.
Prison guards mostly male
Of the respondents, 11% are female and 89% are male. Workers who answered the survey are mostly between 30 and 39 years of age.
On average, people in this job work 41 hours per week.
Majority organisations employ 500 or more workers
44% of people in this job state that they have no permanent contract for their job. 39% of workers in this occupation have worked fewer than 5 years since their first job. Employees who have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, add up to 56%. For most workers in this occupation, the majority of their coworkers are male. 20% of all participating workers in this occupation work in a multinational organisation. The majority of employees work in organisations of 500 or more employees.
Wage dissatisfaction high among prison guards
Of all surveyed people in this job, 27% feel in between satisfied and dissatisfied about their salary. Generally, 35% of the people in this job report they are dissatisfied with their salary.
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