Salaries in Ghana

The salary range of employees working in Ghana is, by default, in the range of 2,099.00 GHS (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 7,940.00 GHS (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly salary including bonuses. Salaries can vary significantly within individual job positions. If you are interested in salaries for a specific position, participate in the survey.

Gross salary in Ghana is

80% of people earn:

2,099 - 7,940 GHS

10% earn less lthan 2,099 GHS

10% earns more than 7,940 GHS

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Ghana into salary brackets in GHS.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Ghana by age in GHS.

<24

Average 3,262

median 2,944

10% 1,556

25% 2,118

75% 4,045

90% 5,360

25-34

Average 4,575

median 3,907

10% 1,669

25% 2,544

75% 5,841

90% 8,274

35-44

Average 5,337

median 4,430

10% 1,694

25% 2,749

75% 6,884

90% 10,045

45-54

Average 4,900

median 3,932

10% 1,304

25% 2,300

75% 6,377

90% 9,600

55+

Average 4,523

median 3,752

10% 1,430

25% 2,323

75% 5,836

90% 8,513

Salaries by gender

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

Men

5,177 GHS

4,001 GHS

Women

In general, in Ghana, men earn 29.4% 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

13,357.30 GHS

2. IT Director Top Management

12,705.40 GHS

3. Managing Director Top Management

12,625.40 GHS

4. Call Centre Director Top Management

12,256.50 GHS

5. Leasing Director Leasing

11,931.90 GHS

6. Plant manager Top Management

10,909.10 GHS

7. Country Manager/Director Top Management

10,599.90 GHS

8. IT Architect Information Technology

10,487.40 GHS

9. Technical Director Top Management

10,153.20 GHS

10. Lead developer Information Technology

10,152.30 GHS

11. Head of product development Management

9,883.10 GHS

12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

9,871.34 GHS

13. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

9,796.02 GHS

14. Sales Director Top Management

9,636.83 GHS

15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

9,017.16 GHS

16. Marketing Director Top Management

8,979.98 GHS

17. Publishing House Director Top Management

8,967.93 GHS

18. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

8,947.03 GHS

19. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

8,869.61 GHS

20. Logistics Director Top Management

8,803.02 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

1,966.74 GHS

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

2,132.46 GHS

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

2,230.76 GHS

4. Shop Assistant Commerce

2,240.64 GHS

5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

2,248.17 GHS

6. Porter, Information Staff General labour

2,254.76 GHS

7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

2,333.82 GHS

8. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care

2,342.05 GHS

9. Housekeeper Service Industries

2,344.65 GHS

10. Medical Laboratory Technician Medicine & Social Care

2,353.77 GHS

11. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

2,379.00 GHS

12. Packer Production

2,398.16 GHS

13. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

2,429.36 GHS

14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

2,457.60 GHS

15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

2,459.48 GHS

16. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care

2,466.08 GHS

17. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering

2,470.81 GHS

18. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

2,471.72 GHS

19. General Labourer General labour

2,480.66 GHS

20. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

2,484.42 GHS

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

14,540 GHS (net)

Serbia

16,877 GHS (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Nurse
Medicine & Social Care

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Ghana

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

343 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,200 GHS

Anually salary

4,116 USD

Anually salary

62,400 GHS

Posted: 2025-04-02 19:20:08

IT System Administrator
Information Technology

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Ghana

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

313 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

4,748 GHS

Anually salary

3,756 USD

Anually salary

56,976 GHS

Posted: 2025-03-31 15:09:00

Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical Engineering

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Ghana

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

165 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,500 GHS

Anually salary

1,980 USD

Anually salary

30,000 GHS

Posted: 2025-03-21 12:39:49

Personnel Manager
Top Management

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Ghana

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

556 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

8,417 GHS

Anually salary

6,672 USD

Anually salary

101,004 GHS

Posted: 2025-03-19 12:38:04

Metallurgist
Mining, Metallurgy

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Ghana

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,089 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

16,500 GHS

Anually salary

13,068 USD

Anually salary

198,000 GHS

Posted: 2025-03-12 18:46:05

Civil Engineer
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Ghana

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

330 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,000 GHS

Anually salary

3,960 USD

Anually salary

60,000 GHS

Posted: 2025-02-27 12:43:17

Call Centre Manager
Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Ghana

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

454 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

6,877 GHS

Anually salary

5,448 USD

Anually salary

82,524 GHS

Posted: 2025-02-23 20:53:23

Postal worker
Transport, Haulage, Logistics

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Ghana

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

57 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

860 GHS

Anually salary

684 USD

Anually salary

10,320 GHS

Posted: 2025-02-23 03:55:43

IT System Administrator
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Ghana

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

132 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,000 GHS

Anually salary

1,584 USD

Anually salary

24,000 GHS

Posted: 2025-02-21 23:14:03

IT System Administrator
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Ghana

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

132 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,000 GHS

Anually salary

1,584 USD

Anually salary

24,000 GHS

Posted: 2025-02-21 23:13:34

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Salary ranges

Salaries by age group

Salaries by gender

The best paid positions in Ghana

The worst paid positions in Ghana

Salaries in selected countries

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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