Career of Prison Guards
In accordance with Law No. 2/2008 (Restructure of the Careers in the Security Forces and Departments), there are seven ranks for prison guards; they are, in order, chief superintendent, superintendent, chief officer, officer, principal prison guard, 1st class prison guard and prison guard.
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| Chief Superintendent | Superintendent | Chief Officer |
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| Officer | Principal Prison Guard | 1st Class Prison Guard | Prison Guard |
| Salary Indices | ||||
| Category | Rank | |||
| | 1.º | 2.º | 3.º | 4.º |
| Chief Superintendent | 540 | 570 | 600 | -- |
| Superintendent | 510 | 520 | 530 | -- |
| Chief Officer | 430 | 450 | 480 | 500 |
| Officer | 380 | 390 | 400 | 420 |
| Principal Prison Guard | 340 | 350 | 360 | 370 |
| 1st Class Prison Guard | 300 | 310 | 320 | 330 |
| Prison Guard | 260 | 270 | 280 | 290 |