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A person working as a Prison Officer in South Africa typically earns around 14,000 ZAR per month. Salaries range from 6,850 ZAR (lowest) to 21,800 ZAR (highest).
This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Prison Officer salaries vary drastically based on experience, skills, gender, or location. Below you will find a detailed breakdown based on many different criteria.
Prison Officer Salary Distribution in South Africa
The median, the maximum, the minimum, and the range
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Salary Range
Prison Officer salaries in South Africa range from 6,850 ZAR per month (minimum salary) to 21,800 ZAR per month (maximum salary).
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Median Salary
The median salary is 14,300 ZAR per month, which means that half (50%) of people working as Prison Officer(s) are earning less than 14,300 ZAR while the other half are earning more than 14,300 ZAR. The median represents the middle salary value. Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side of the graph with the group earning more than the median salary.
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Percentiles
Closely related to the median are two values: the 25th and the 75th percentiles. Reading from the salary distribution diagram, 25% of Prison Officer(s) are earning less than 9,500 ZAR while 75% of them are earning more than 9,500 ZAR. Also from the diagram, 75% of Prison Officer(s) are earning less than 18,400 ZAR while 25% are earning more than 18,400 ZAR.