Security Guard — Malls, Hotels, Sites and Compounds

Licensed Saudi security companies staff malls, hotels, hospitals, residential compounds, construction sites, warehouses and corporate premises across Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam, and recruit foreign guards through licensed agencies and through Iqama transfers inside the Kingdom.

What the pay actually is

Entry-level unarmed guards are commonly advertised at SAR 1,400–2,500 a month in base salary, rising to roughly SAR 2,600–3,800 on longer 12-hour shift patterns, with supervisors above that. Ignore the SAR 4,000–6,500 figures that circulate for this role: those are the monthly price a client pays a security company to man a post around the clock, and a 24-hour post takes three or more guards to cover. It is a contract price, not a wage.

Requirements

• Usually 21 or older, with a basic physical fitness assessment
• Able to read and write in Arabic or the company's working language — incident reports are a core part of the job
• A Ministry of Interior civilian security licence, arranged by the employer and issued to you as an individual
• Clean police record and a medical fitness certificate from an approved GAMCA / Wafid centre
• Employer-sponsored work visa, or a transferable Iqama if you are already in the Kingdom
• Prior security, military or police experience is preferred but not required for entry-level posts

What is on offer

• Accommodation, transport to site and often meals, on top of base salary
• Overtime at 150% of basic wage for hours beyond the legal limit
• Employer-sponsored Iqama, medical insurance and end-of-service benefit
• Annual return flight on most agency contracts — confirm it in writing
• Progression to supervisor and shift-in-charge roles with experience and language ability

Before you pay anyone anything

Never pay for a visa or a job offer. Saudi rules place recruitment costs on the employer. In Pakistan, use only an Overseas Employment Promoter licensed by the Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment — that is the licensing authority, not any trade association — and equivalently an eMigrate-registered agent in India, a BMET-registered agency in Bangladesh, or a Department of Migrant Workers-licensed agency in the Philippines. Treat any "free visa" or "azad visa" offer as illegal; working for anyone other than your registered sponsor exposes you to an absconding (huroob) report and deportation.

Note: pay, hours and contract terms are set by the individual employer or agency — not by JobGader. Listings on aggregator sites vary in quality; verify the employer and the contract before travelling.