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Salaries in Ghana - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Ghana is, by default, in the range of 2,277.00 GHS (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 7,965.00 GHS (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Ghana is
80% of people earn:
2,277 - 7,965 GHS
10% earn less lthan 2,277 GHS
10% earns more than 7,965 GHS
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Distribution of employees in Ghana into salary brackets in GHS.

Average salary and range in Ghana by age in GHS.

<24
 
 
Average 3,573
Median 3,329
10% 1,993
25% 2,548
75% 4,325
90% 5,465
25-34
 
 
Average 4,674
Median 4,102
10% 1,961
25% 2,815
75% 5,885
90% 8,061
35-44
 
 
Average 5,698
Median 5,080
10% 2,564
25% 3,575
75% 7,120
90% 9,583
45-54
 
 
Average 5,123
Median 4,493
10% 2,134
25% 3,071
75% 6,460
90% 8,866
55+
 
 
Average 4,626
Median 4,115
10% 2,056
25% 2,881
75% 5,795
90% 7,814

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Ghana (GHS).

Men
4,853 GHS
4,389 GHS
Women
In general, in Ghana, men earn 10.6% more than women.

The best paid positions in Ghana

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Ghana (GHS).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
14,619.00 GHS
2. IT Director Top Management
13,034.00 GHS
3. Leasing Director Leasing
12,240.00 GHS
4. Managing Director Top Management
11,851.00 GHS
5. Plant manager Top Management
10,929.00 GHS
6. Economic/Financial Director Top Management
10,831.00 GHS
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
10,821.00 GHS
8. IT Architect Information Technology
10,756.00 GHS
9. Country Manager/Director Top Management
10,657.00 GHS
10. Finance Manager Management
10,421.00 GHS
11. Lead developer Information Technology
10,415.00 GHS
12. Technical Director Top Management
10,413.00 GHS
13. Solution architect Information Technology
10,138.00 GHS
14. Head of product development Management
10,138.00 GHS
15. Sales Director Top Management
9,815.00 GHS
16. Agile Coach Information Technology
9,443.00 GHS
17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
9,250.00 GHS
18. Marketing Director Top Management
9,212.00 GHS
19. Publishing House Director Top Management
9,199.00 GHS
20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
9,099.00 GHS

The worst paid positions in Ghana

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Ghana (GHS)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
2,017.00 GHS
2. Administrative Worker Administration
2,281.00 GHS
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
2,288.00 GHS
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
2,313.00 GHS
5. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,383.00 GHS
6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
2,394.00 GHS
7. Packer Production
2,437.00 GHS
8. Cleaner General labour
2,449.00 GHS
9. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
2,492.00 GHS
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,521.00 GHS
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
2,523.00 GHS
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
2,535.00 GHS
13. General Labourer General labour
2,544.00 GHS
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
2,548.00 GHS
15. Shop Assistant Commerce
2,568.00 GHS
16. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
2,571.00 GHS
17. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
2,576.00 GHS
18. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
2,581.00 GHS
19. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
2,586.00 GHS
20. Security Guard Security & Protection
2,604.00 GHS

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
12,997 GHS (net)
LatviaLatvia
23,937 GHS (net)
LithuaniaLithuania
28,258 GHS (net)
CroatiaCroatia
21,901 GHS (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

Male
Baker
Agriculture, Food Industry
Age group
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Ghana
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
118 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,400 GHS
Anually salary
1,416 USD
Anually salary
16,800 GHS
ClockPosted: 2026-10-20 10:35:02
Male
Packer
Production
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Ghana
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
239 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,825 GHS
Anually salary
2,868 USD
Anually salary
33,900 GHS
ClockPosted: 2026-10-19 10:18:31
Male
Graphic
Journalism, Printing Arts & Media
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Ghana
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
290 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,429 GHS
Anually salary
3,480 USD
Anually salary
41,148 GHS
ClockPosted: 2026-10-16 01:42:19
Male
Marketing Manager
Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Ghana
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
804 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
9,500 GHS
Anually salary
9,648 USD
Anually salary
114,000 GHS
ClockPosted: 2026-10-15 13:53:51
Male
Forklift Truck Operator
Transport, Haulage, Logistics
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Ghana
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
127 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,500 GHS
Anually salary
1,524 USD
Anually salary
18,000 GHS
ClockPosted: 2026-09-30 21:19:12
Female
Project Manager
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Ghana
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,834 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
21,667 GHS
Anually salary
22,008 USD
Anually salary
260,004 GHS
ClockPosted: 2026-09-23 10:42:32
Male
Marketing Analyst
Marketing, Advertising, PR
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Ghana
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
677 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,000 GHS
Anually salary
8,124 USD
Anually salary
96,000 GHS
ClockPosted: 2026-09-20 07:52:38
Male
Product Manager - Specialist
Banking
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Ghana
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,667 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
19,700 GHS
Anually salary
20,004 USD
Anually salary
236,400 GHS
ClockPosted: 2026-09-19 08:17:11
Female
Optometrist
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Ghana
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
355 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,200 GHS
Anually salary
4,260 USD
Anually salary
50,400 GHS
ClockPosted: 2026-09-18 17:42:04
Male
Project Coordinator
Administration
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Ghana
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
423 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,000 GHS
Anually salary
5,076 USD
Anually salary
60,000 GHS
ClockPosted: 2026-09-15 15:37:48
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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary level in $country.

The total gross average salary for job positions in the country based on Paylab.com data in Ghana is 4,828 GHS.

The best-paid positions in the country Ghana are Chief Executive Officer, IT Director, Leasing Director, Managing Director, Plant manager.

The worst-paid positions in the country Ghana are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Administrative Worker, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Postal worker.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country Ghana, regardless of the work they do, women earn 9.56% less than men.

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