Security guard pay in 2026: what applies

The amounts were set by Joint Ministerial Decision 8934/27.3.2026 (ΦΕΚ Β΄ 1759/27.03.2026) and apply from 1 April 2026:

• Salaried staff: €920.00 gross a month, full-time.
• Daily-wage workers: €41.09 gross a day, full-time.

The minimum wage is a floor, not the pay for the job. Your pay can be higher; it cannot be lower.

We found no sectoral agreement in force that we could document from an official source, so we do not publish pay scales. What certainly applies is the statutory minimum.

In practice: before you sign, make sure your employment contract states the gross pay, the hours and whether any collective agreement applies. If the employer mentions one, ask for its number and date.

Article 189 §1 of the Labour Code sets full-time work at 40 hours a week in every sector. The €920.00 minimum corresponds to full-time work.

Guarding often runs around the clock, so your rota may include nights, Sundays and public holidays. Those hours carry their own premiums — see below.

Article 150 of the Labour Code (night work allowance) provides:

• §1: work between 22:00 and 06:00 is paid with a 25% premium, whether night work is permanent or occasional.
• §2: people who work only at night because of the nature of the job get no separate premium if their pay is already at least 25% above the minimums; if the margin is smaller, they receive the difference.
• §3: the premium is calculated on the mandatory minimum wages and daily wages, and is reduced pro rata for part-time work.

Article 219 §1 of the Labour Code grants a 75% premium to those who work on Sundays and public holidays, as provided by joint decision 8900/1946. The holidays listed in §2 are:

• 25 March, Easter Monday, 1 May, 15 August, 28 October;
• 25 and 26 December, 1 January and 6 January (Epiphany).

1. What is the gross pay, and for how many hours a week?
2. Does a collective agreement apply? Which one?
3. How do night hours (22:00–06:00) show on the payslip?
4. How are Sundays and public holidays paid?
5. How are hours beyond the agreed schedule paid?
6. How far ahead is the rota published, and how is a shift changed?

OVIT hires guards for its local teams through the Careers page — you can apply there and ask these questions.