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Minimum wage for security guards in 2026
Security officers and other employees of private security businesses, under the private security sector’s bargaining council agreement. The minimum is R6,726 a month for the lowest-paid security guards (Security Officer, Grade B and Security Officer, Grades C, D and E, Area 3), in force from 1 March 2026 to 28 February 2027.
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- R6,726The lowest rate, a monthfrom 1 Mar 2026
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The rates in force
Clause 4(1): minimum monthly salaries
| Job | Areas 1 and 2 | Area 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Clerical Assistant | R6,424 a month | R6,424 a month |
| Clerk During the first year of experience | R6,583 a month | R6,424 a month |
| Clerk During the second year of experience | R6,878 a month | R6,424 a month |
| Clerk During the third year of experience | R7,136 a month | R6,424 a month |
| Driver of a heavy motor vehicle | R6,956 a month | R6,424 a month |
| Driver of a light motor vehicle | R6,424 a month | R6,424 a month |
| Driver of a medium motor vehicle | R6,743 a month | R6,424 a month |
| Employees not elsewhere specified | R6,424 a month | R6,424 a month |
| General Worker | R6,424 a month | R6,424 a month |
| Handyman | R6,898 a month | R6,424 a month |
| Clerk Thereafter | R7,418 a month | R6,591 a month |
| Security Officer, Grade B | R7,607 a month | R6,726 a month |
| Security Officer, Grades C, D and E | R7,003 a month | R6,726 a month |
| Security Officer, Grade A | R8,184 a month | R7,142 a month |
| Artisan | R10,513 a month | R9,420 a month |
The minimum monthly rate before deductions, as the gazette prints it. The agreement is extended to employers who aren’t party to it, so these are the minimums for the whole sector.
Which area am I in?
Area 3
All other areas.
Areas 1 and 2
Magisterial Districts of Alberton, Belville, Benoni, Bloemfontein, Boksburg, Brakpan, Camperdown, Chatsworth, Durban, East London, Germiston, Goodwood, Inanda, Johannesburg, Kempton Park, Kimberley, Klerksdorp, Krugersdorp, Kuils River, Mitchell's Plain, Nigel, Oberholzer, Paarl, Pietermaritzburg, Pinetown, Gqeberha, Tswane, Randburg, Randfontein, Roodepoort, Sasolburg, Simon's Town, Somerset West, Springs, Stellenbosch, Strand, The Cape, Uitenhage, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging, Westonaria, Wonderboom and Wynberg.
Source: Government Gazette No. 50065 (Regulation Gazette No. 11663), 2024-02-02: GN R. 4302 (every figure the notice set). Main Collective Agreement, in force to 28 February 2027