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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR		MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR		Gross income Net (after tax) 15.24 GHS = 1 USD
399,741 GHS $26,237 USD		106,650 GHS $7,000 USD		Gross income Net (after tax) 15.24 GHS = 1 USD

Average Salary / Accra

Average salary in Accra is 399,741 GHS per year. The most typical earning is 106,650 GHS. All data are based on 593 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 418,984 GHS. Women receive a salary of 336,710 GHS.

The most paid careers are Sports & Recreation with average income 1,956,274 GHS and Automobile with income 1,282,853 GHS.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Bellow H. School with salary of 1,104,594 GHS. The second most paid education level is Doctorate Degree with salary of 793,784 GHS.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 16-20 Years of experience receive salary of 905,005 GHS. Employees with 20+ Years of experience receive 694,751 GHS.

Levels / Accra (Gross GHS)

Salary Levels (GHS) per Year	Surveys	[%]
15,200 GHS - 30,499 GHS	0	n/a
30,500 GHS - 45,699 GHS	0	n/a
45,700 GHS - 76,199 GHS	60	100% 10.12%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
76,200 GHS - 152,299 GHS	160	89.88% 26.98%
152,400 GHS - 228,499 GHS	93	62.9% 15.68%
228,500 GHS - 304,699 GHS	63	47.22% 10.62%
304,700 GHS - 380,899 GHS	49	36.59% 8.26%
380,900 GHS - 457,099 GHS	31	28.33% 5.23%
457,100 GHS - 533,199 GHS	18	23.1% 3.04%
533,300 GHS - 609,399 GHS	16	20.07% 2.7%
609,400 GHS - 685,599 GHS	17	17.37% 2.87%
685,600 GHS - 761,799 GHS	7	14.5% 1.18%
761,800 GHS - 837,999 GHS	8	13.32% 1.35%
838,000 GHS - 914,099 GHS	6	11.97% 1.01%
914,100 GHS - 990,299 GHS	11	10.96% 1.85%
990,300 GHS - 1,066,499 GHS	5	9.11% 0.84%
1,066,500 GHS - 1,142,699 GHS	3	8.26% 0.51%
1,142,700 GHS - 1,218,799 GHS	1	7.76% 0.17%
1,218,900 GHS - 1,294,999 GHS	6	7.59% 1.01%
1,295,000 GHS - 1,371,199 GHS	2	6.58% 0.34%
1,371,200 GHS - 1,447,399 GHS	3	6.24% 0.51%
1,447,400 GHS - 1,523,599 GHS	0	n/a
1,523,600 GHS - 1,599,699 GHS	9	5.73% 1.52%
1,599,800 GHS - 1,675,899 GHS	0	n/a
1,675,900 GHS - 1,752,099 GHS	0	n/a
1,752,100 GHS - 1,828,299 GHS	2	4.22% 0.34%
1,828,300 GHS - 1,904,499 GHS	4	3.88% 0.67%
1,904,500 GHS - 1,980,599 GHS	1	3.2% 0.17%
1,980,700 GHS - 2,056,799 GHS	5	3.04% 0.84%
2,056,800 GHS - 2,132,999 GHS	1	2.19% 0.17%
2,133,000 GHS - 2,209,199 GHS	1	2.02% 0.17%
2,209,200 GHS - 2,285,399 GHS	1	1.85% 0.17%
HIGH SALARIES
2,285,400 GHS - 2,437,699 GHS	5	1.69% 0.84%
2,437,700 GHS - 2,590,099 GHS	1	0.84% 0.17%
2,590,100 GHS - 2,742,399 GHS	0	n/a
2,742,400 GHS - 2,894,799 GHS	0	n/a
2,894,800 GHS - 3,047,099 GHS	0	n/a
3,047,200 GHS - 3,199,499 GHS	1	0.67% 0.17%
3,199,500 GHS - 3,351,899 GHS	0	n/a
3,351,900 GHS - 3,504,199 GHS	1	0.51% 0.17%
3,504,200 GHS - 3,656,599 GHS	1	0.34% 0.17%
3,656,600 GHS - 3,808,899 GHS	1	0.17% 0.17%
3,808,900 GHS - 5,332,499 GHS	0	n/a

Gender / Accra (Gross GHS)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	426	418,984 GHS
2	Women	156	336,710 GHS

Education / Accra (Gross GHS)

#		Surveys
1	Bellow H. School	6	1,104,594 GHS
2	Doctorate Degree	18	793,784 GHS
3	Masters Degree	213	466,215 GHS
4	Some College	29	333,663 GHS
5	Bachelors Degree	317	330,616 GHS
6	High School	10	255,961 GHS

Experience / Accra (Gross GHS)

#		Surveys
1	16-20 Years	25	905,005 GHS
2	20+ Years	49	694,751 GHS
3	12-16 Years	59	652,091 GHS
4	8-12 Years	110	411,366 GHS
5	4-8 Years	143	348,899 GHS
6	0-1 Year	30	344,328 GHS
7	2-4 Years	127	225,489 GHS
8	1-2 Years	50	158,452 GHS

Age / Accra (Gross GHS)

#		Surveys
1	51-55	6	1,040,604 GHS
2	61-65	3	979,660 GHS
3	56-60	9	973,566 GHS
4	66-70	1	780,072 GHS
5	46-50	26	777,025 GHS
6	41-45	38	645,997 GHS
7	n/a	11	569,818 GHS
8	36-40	102	530,205 GHS
9	31-35	153	371,753 GHS
10	26-30	192	233,107 GHS
11	21-25	51	219,395 GHS
12	14-20	1	198,065 GHS

Work Type / Accra (Gross GHS)

#		Surveys
1	Part Time	11	719,129 GHS
2	Contract	84	565,247 GHS
3	Self Employed	27	486,021 GHS
4	Permanent	471	358,040 GHS

Career Groups / Accra (Gross GHS)

#		Surveys
1	Sports & Recreation	2	1,956,274 GHS
2	Automobile	1	1,282,853 GHS
3	Engineers & Technicians V	9	781,595 GHS
4	Aviation & Shipping	7	668,850 GHS
5	Management & Business	70	556,106 GHS
6	Engineers & Technicians	37	545,441 GHS
7	Finance & Banking	43	495,163 GHS
8	Health Care & Medical II	14	490,592 GHS
9	Construction & Labor Workers	12	487,545 GHS
10	Hotels & Tourism	5	476,880 GHS
11	Education & University	24	461,644 GHS
12	Health Care & Medical	24	457,073 GHS
13	Engineers & Technicians III	5	434,219 GHS
14	Insurance	8	432,696 GHS
15	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	41	393,083 GHS
16	IT & Programming II	23	388,512 GHS
17	Human Resources	41	356,517 GHS
18	Geography & Geodesy	1	348,899 GHS
19	Law	5	313,857 GHS
20	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	5	310,810 GHS
21	Public Sector	5	306,239 GHS
22	IT & Programming	51	287,956 GHS
23	Organization & Coordination	11	272,720 GHS
24	Agriculture & Fishing	5	266,626 GHS
25	Media	5	266,626 GHS
26	Security & Fireguard	2	257,484 GHS
27	Accounting & Administration	93	255,961 GHS
28	Customer Services	10	219,395 GHS
29	Engineers & Technicians II	2	193,494 GHS
30	Logistics, Road, Railway	4	187,400 GHS
31	Architect Constructions	10	175,211 GHS
32	Salesmen & Saleswomen	5	159,975 GHS
33	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	4	155,405 GHS
34	Properties & Real Estates	5	124,933 GHS
35	Engineers & Technicians IV	2	120,362 GHS
36	Making Design	2	120,362 GHS

Careers / Accra (Gross GHS)

#		Surveys
1	Engineering Manager	4	1,709,455 GHS
2	Construction Manager	3	1,241,716 GHS
3	General Manager	8	1,066,504 GHS
4	Finance Manager	5	946,142 GHS
5	CEO	7	926,335 GHS
6	Other Insurance Career	3	764,836 GHS
7	Other Engineer Career	8	758,742 GHS
8	Sales Manager	9	735,888 GHS
9	Mechanical Engineer	4	681,039 GHS
10	Office Manager	4	569,818 GHS
11	IT Project Manager	6	557,629 GHS
12	Healthcare Management	6	531,728 GHS
13	Hotel Manager	4	525,634 GHS
14	Account Manager	9	461,644 GHS
15	Bank Manager	8	452,502 GHS
16	Restaurant Manager	3	449,455 GHS
17	Human Resources Manager	29	434,219 GHS
18	Director	7	431,172 GHS
19	IT Manager	13	425,078 GHS
20	Training Manager	3	422,031 GHS
21	Engineer	17	420,507 GHS
22	Chartered Accountant	26	394,606 GHS
23	Project Manager	5	362,611 GHS
24	Business Development Manager	11	356,517 GHS
25	Software Engineer	4	341,281 GHS
26	Other Management Career	3	330,616 GHS
27	Oil & Gas Engineer	3	321,475 GHS
28	Other Aviation & Shipping Career	5	319,951 GHS
29	Manager	12	304,715 GHS
30	Marketing	3	294,050 GHS
31	Doctor	9	286,432 GHS
32	Customer Service Manager	4	284,909 GHS
33	Other Agriculture Career	5	266,626 GHS
34	Marketing Manager	8	263,579 GHS
35	Other Finance Career	7	227,013 GHS
36	Other Education Career	4	220,918 GHS
37	Principal	3	219,395 GHS
38	Accountant	13	214,824 GHS
39	Software Developer	15	208,730 GHS
40	Audit Manager	6	198,065 GHS
41	Other Human Resource Career	3	191,970 GHS
42	Financial Analyst	3	191,970 GHS
43	Lecturer	5	190,447 GHS
44	Other IT Career	5	188,923 GHS
45	Senior Accountant	5	185,876 GHS
46	Architect	6	172,164 GHS
47	Electrical Engineer	7	167,593 GHS
48	Human Resource	3	153,881 GHS
49	Administrative Assistant	10	152,357 GHS
50	Administrator	5	149,310 GHS
51	Call Center	3	141,692 GHS
52	Property Manager	3	141,692 GHS
53	Other Marketing Career	3	126,457 GHS
54	Other Medical Career	4	124,933 GHS
55	System Administrator	3	120,362 GHS
56	Non-Profit Organization	4	115,791 GHS
57	Web Developer	5	106,650 GHS
58	Office Administrator	3	97,509 GHS

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

50/50 Director (Man)

Posted 22 May 2024

What I do?

"Business development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	169,100 GHS

49/50 Senior Financial Accountant (Man)

Posted 16 November 2023

What I do?

"Financial Report Preparation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	104,600 GHS

48/50 Head Of Corporate Services (Man)

Posted 21 August 2023

What I do?

"Human Resources, Finance, Procurement, Estates, It, Projects, etc."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	609,400 GHS

47/50 Management Analyst (Man)

Posted 30 August 2022

What I do?

"Policy formulation and implementation. Quality Assurance Vendor Management Recruitment and Pay related matters Administration and filing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Expert	380,800 GHS

46/50 Investment Analyst (Woman)

Posted 20 July 2022

What I do?

"Conducting analysis."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	141,800 GHS

45/50 Architect (Woman)

Posted 17 June 2022

What I do?

"DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	92,000 GHS

44/50 Employability Advisor (Woman)

Posted 09 June 2022

What I do?

"Research, and partnerships management, student advising."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	914,100 GHS

43/50 Production Performance Engineer (Man)

Posted 09 April 2022

What I do?

"Keeping Production instances alive and performing well."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Some College	0-1 Year	Intermediate	203,300 GHS

42/50 Hr Manager (Man)

Posted 07 April 2022

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	167,900 GHS

41/50 Manager (Man)

Posted 10 March 2022

What I do?

"IT PROJECTS."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	531,800 GHS

40/50 Engineer (Man)

Posted 20 February 2022

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	245,900 GHS

39/50 Finance Manager (Man)

Posted 17 February 2022

What I do?

"Financial Reporting and Interpretation, MS Office Excel Expert, Data Analyst."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	137,400 GHS

38/50 Head Retail Marketing (Man)

Posted 14 January 2022

What I do?

"Sales."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	315,800 GHS

37/50 Computer Scientist (Man)

Posted 09 January 2022

What I do?

"Programming."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	84,200 GHS

36/50 Business Development Manager (Woman)

Posted 05 January 2022

What I do?

"Developing business opportunities matching business research and analysis."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	194,700 GHS

35/50 Software Engineer (Woman)

Posted 04 January 2022

What I do?

"Java, Scala, Python, Testing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	151,600 GHS

34/50 Project Manager (Man)

Posted 24 November 2021

What I do?

"Coordination of project activities."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	465,800 GHS

33/50 Enterprise & Business Reporting Lead (Man)

Posted 17 November 2021

What I do?

"Customer Success Business Development Performance Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	394,700 GHS

32/50 Senior Counsel (Woman)

Posted 17 November 2021

What I do?

"Corporate advice to boards, contract review, due diligence."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	246,300 GHS

31/50 It Consultant (Man)

Posted 08 November 2021

What I do?

"Advisory services Project Management Business Development Implementation support."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	315,800 GHS

30/50 Director (Man)

Posted 04 November 2021

What I do?

"Finance & Banking."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	2,351,600 GHS

29/50 Country Rep (Woman)

Posted 02 November 2021

What I do?

"Managing country programmes."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	189,500 GHS

28/50 Developer (Man)

Posted 23 September 2021

What I do?

"Developer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Basic	152,400 GHS

27/50 Programs Manager (Woman)

Posted 17 September 2021

What I do?

"Managing multiple projects."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	134,300 GHS

26/50 Internal Audit (Man)

Posted 16 September 2021

What I do?

"Supervisor."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	237,700 GHS

25/50 Product Manager (Man)

Posted 13 September 2021

What I do?

"Product management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	394,700 GHS

24/50 Project Officer (Woman)

Posted 30 August 2021

What I do?

"Advocacy, research, facilitation, mobilisation and coordination."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	116,800 GHS

23/50 Lecturer (Man)

Posted 25 August 2021

What I do?

"Teaching and research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Doctorate Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	304,700 GHS

22/50 Hr Manager (Woman)

Posted 18 August 2021

What I do?

"Evaluations, Policies."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	126,300 GHS

21/50 Snr. Associate, Investment & Research (Man)

Posted 17 August 2021

What I do?

"Investment Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	185,900 GHS

20/50 Country Director (Woman)

Posted 16 August 2021

What I do?

"Growth Strategy."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	1,980,700 GHS

19/50 Software Engineer (Man)

Posted 15 August 2021

What I do?

"Web app development, Database management, UI-UX design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	110,500 GHS

18/50 Academic Affairs Coordinator (Woman)

Posted 25 June 2021

What I do?

"Administration."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	792,300 GHS

17/50 Surveyor (Man)

Posted 10 June 2021

What I do?

"LAND SURVEYING AND MAPPING."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Expert	78,900 GHS

16/50 Technical Advisor (Man)

Posted 04 June 2021

What I do?

"Project Management Monitoring."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	221,000 GHS

15/50 Accounts Officer (Woman)

Posted 26 May 2021

What I do?

"Responsible for accounting cost/revenue remitted to branch office accurately accounted for."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Intermediate	73,200 GHS

14/50 Electrical Engineer (Man)

Posted 25 March 2021

What I do?

"Design circuits."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	188,500 GHS

13/50 Medical Lab Technician (Man)

Posted 23 March 2021

What I do?

"General laboratory duties. Diploma."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	91,200 GHS

12/50 IT Audit Manager (Man)

Posted 20 March 2021

What I do?

"Auditing IT Testing controls MBA Cisa ceh."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	204,200 GHS

11/50 Audit Assistant Manager (Woman)

Posted 18 March 2021

What I do?

"Audit financial statements of companies."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	350,800 GHS

10/50 Regional Finance Ofiicer (Man)

Posted 18 March 2021

What I do?

"Manages regional office finance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	470,300 GHS

9/50 Human Resource Officer (Man)

Posted 14 March 2021

What I do?

"Administration & Management, Labour Issues, Remuneration, Professional Certification."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	78,500 GHS

8/50 Country HR Manager (Woman)

Posted 10 March 2021

What I do?

"Hr work consisting of various activities."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	840,300 GHS

7/50 Software Engineer (Man)

Posted 19 February 2021

What I do?

"Degree in Computer Engineering. Responsible for building softwares for the company."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	109,900 GHS

6/50 Human Resources Manager (Man)

Posted 29 January 2021

What I do?

"HR Budgeting Compensation and Benefits Administration Industrial Relations HR Operations Certified by HRCI as a Senior Professional in HR International."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	206,800 GHS

5/50 Category Lead (Woman)

Posted 21 January 2021

What I do?

"Account management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	1,005,200 GHS

4/50 Deputy Gm (Man)

Posted 04 December 2020

What I do?

"Ok thi string isn’t bad for me."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	842,500 GHS

3/50 Chief Financial Officer (Man)

Posted 27 October 2020

What I do?

"Budgeting, Monitoring and Evaluation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	134,800 GHS

2/50 Design And Plans For Building (Man)

Posted 23 October 2020

What I do?

"Design and plans for buildings, communicate with clients."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	158,700 GHS

1/50 Oil & Gas Engineer (Man)

Posted 12 October 2020

What I do?

"Oil n gas engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	168,500 GHS

ACCRA / SALARY GHANA

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399,741 GHS

106,650 GHS

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