GHANA / SALARY

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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

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Gross income

Net (after tax)

12.25 GHS = 1 USD

306,223 GHS

$24,999 USD

Accra

321,816 GHS

85,745 GHS

$7,000 USD

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Average Salary / Ghana

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Average salary in Ghana is 306,223 GHS per year. The most typical earning is 85,745 GHS. All data are based on 700 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 317,259 GHS. Women receive a salary of 260,912 GHS.

The most paid careers are Sports & Recreation with average income 1,572,824 GHS and Automobile with income 1,031,400 GHS.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Bellow H. School with salary of 888,082 GHS. The second most paid education level is Doctorate Degree with salary of 493,651 GHS.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 16-20 Years of experience receive salary of 791,311 GHS. Employees with 20+ Years of experience receive 521,824 GHS.

Levels / Ghana (Gross GHS)

Salary Levels (GHS) per Year	Surveys	[%]
12,200 GHS - 24,499 GHS	0	n/a
24,500 GHS - 36,699 GHS	0	n/a
36,700 GHS - 61,199 GHS	77	100% 11%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
61,200 GHS - 122,499 GHS	198	89% 28.29%
122,500 GHS - 183,699 GHS	112	60.71% 16%
183,700 GHS - 244,999 GHS	77	44.71% 11%
245,000 GHS - 306,199 GHS	52	33.71% 7.43%
306,200 GHS - 367,499 GHS	37	26.29% 5.29%
367,500 GHS - 428,699 GHS	19	21% 2.71%
428,700 GHS - 489,999 GHS	18	18.29% 2.57%
490,000 GHS - 551,199 GHS	16	15.71% 2.29%
551,200 GHS - 612,499 GHS	8	13.43% 1.14%
612,500 GHS - 673,699 GHS	8	12.29% 1.14%
673,700 GHS - 734,999 GHS	7	11.14% 1%
735,000 GHS - 796,199 GHS	11	10.14% 1.57%
796,200 GHS - 857,399 GHS	6	8.57% 0.86%
857,500 GHS - 918,699 GHS	4	7.71% 0.57%
918,700 GHS - 979,899 GHS	1	7.14% 0.14%
980,000 GHS - 1,041,199 GHS	6	7% 0.86%
1,041,200 GHS - 1,102,399 GHS	2	6.14% 0.29%
1,102,400 GHS - 1,163,699 GHS	3	5.86% 0.43%
1,163,700 GHS - 1,224,899 GHS	0	n/a
1,224,900 GHS - 1,286,199 GHS	9	5.43% 1.29%
1,286,200 GHS - 1,347,399 GHS	0	n/a
1,347,400 GHS - 1,408,699 GHS	0	n/a
1,408,700 GHS - 1,469,899 GHS	2	4.14% 0.29%
1,469,900 GHS - 1,531,199 GHS	5	3.86% 0.71%
1,531,200 GHS - 1,592,399 GHS	1	3.14% 0.14%
1,592,400 GHS - 1,653,699 GHS	5	3% 0.71%
1,653,700 GHS - 1,714,899 GHS	1	2.29% 0.14%
1,714,900 GHS - 1,776,199 GHS	1	2.14% 0.14%
1,776,200 GHS - 1,837,399 GHS	1	2% 0.14%
HIGH SALARIES
1,837,400 GHS - 1,959,899 GHS	6	1.86% 0.86%
1,959,900 GHS - 2,082,399 GHS	3	1% 0.43%
2,082,400 GHS - 2,204,899 GHS	0	n/a
2,204,900 GHS - 2,327,399 GHS	0	n/a
2,327,400 GHS - 2,449,899 GHS	0	n/a
2,449,900 GHS - 2,572,399 GHS	1	0.57% 0.14%
2,572,400 GHS - 2,694,899 GHS	0	n/a
2,694,900 GHS - 2,817,399 GHS	1	0.43% 0.14%
2,817,400 GHS - 2,939,799 GHS	1	0.29% 0.14%
2,939,900 GHS - 3,062,299 GHS	1	0.14% 0.14%
3,062,400 GHS - 4,287,299 GHS	0	n/a

Gender / Ghana (Gross GHS)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	504	317,259 GHS
2	Women	181	260,912 GHS

Education / Ghana (Gross GHS)

#		Surveys
1	Bellow H. School	6	888,082 GHS
2	Doctorate Degree	27	493,651 GHS
3	Masters Degree	248	366,257 GHS
4	Some College	36	275,611 GHS
5	Bachelors Degree	370	249,887 GHS
6	High School	13	180,066 GHS

Experience / Ghana (Gross GHS)

#		Surveys
1	16-20 Years	26	791,311 GHS
2	20+ Years	56	521,824 GHS
3	12-16 Years	70	497,326 GHS
4	8-12 Years	124	334,408 GHS
5	4-8 Years	162	275,611 GHS
6	0-1 Year	50	213,139 GHS
7	2-4 Years	147	169,041 GHS
8	1-2 Years	65	124,943 GHS

Age / Ghana (Gross GHS)

#		Surveys
1	51-55	7	1,010,576 GHS
2	61-65	3	787,637 GHS
3	56-60	12	649,218 GHS
4	66-70	1	627,169 GHS
5	46-50	29	585,521 GHS
6	41-45	40	509,575 GHS
7	n/a	15	509,575 GHS
8	36-40	121	409,130 GHS
9	31-35	170	291,535 GHS
10	26-30	231	178,841 GHS
11	14-20	1	159,242 GHS
12	21-25	70	155,567 GHS

Work Type / Ghana (Gross GHS)

#		Surveys
1	Part Time	12	534,074 GHS
2	Contract	107	414,030 GHS
3	Self Employed	31	354,007 GHS
4	Permanent	550	278,061 GHS

Cities / Ghana (Gross GHS)

#		Surveys
1	Accra	590	322,159 GHS
2	Kumasi	57	257,237 GHS
3	--Other--	53	186,191 GHS

Career Groups / Ghana (Gross GHS)

#		Surveys
1	Sports & Recreation	2	1,572,824 GHS
2	Automobile	1	1,031,400 GHS
3	Engineers & Technicians V	11	654,118 GHS
4	Aviation & Shipping	9	487,526 GHS
5	Management & Business	80	412,805 GHS
6	Engineers & Technicians	45	399,330 GHS
7	Construction & Labor Workers	12	391,981 GHS
8	Finance & Banking	45	385,856 GHS
9	Media	8	385,856 GHS
10	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	8	382,181 GHS
11	Engineers & Technicians III	5	349,108 GHS
12	Health Care & Medical	40	328,284 GHS
13	Hotels & Tourism	6	327,059 GHS
14	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	44	325,834 GHS
15	Insurance	9	324,609 GHS
16	IT & Programming II	23	312,359 GHS
17	Health Care & Medical II	20	305,010 GHS
18	Education & University	35	300,110 GHS
19	Geography & Geodesy	1	280,511 GHS
20	Human Resources	45	273,161 GHS
21	Law	5	252,337 GHS
22	IT & Programming	55	233,963 GHS
23	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	6	215,589 GHS
24	Security & Fireguard	2	207,015 GHS
25	Organization & Coordination	18	198,440 GHS
26	Accounting & Administration	104	195,990 GHS
27	Customer Services	10	176,391 GHS
28	Agriculture & Fishing	8	175,166 GHS
29	Public Sector	7	158,017 GHS
30	Architect Constructions	11	156,792 GHS
31	Logistics, Road, Railway	7	149,442 GHS
32	Engineers & Technicians II	4	138,418 GHS
33	Salesmen & Saleswomen	5	128,618 GHS
34	Properties & Real Estates	5	100,445 GHS
35	Engineers & Technicians IV	2	96,770 GHS
36	Making Design	2	96,770 GHS

Careers / Ghana (Gross GHS)

#		Surveys
1	Engineering Manager	5	1,239,640 GHS
2	Pilot	3	1,014,251 GHS
3	Construction Manager	3	998,326 GHS
4	General Manager	9	777,837 GHS
5	CEO	7	744,764 GHS
6	Finance Manager	6	670,042 GHS
7	Other Engineer Career	10	641,869 GHS
8	Manufacturing	4	624,719 GHS
9	Other Insurance Career	3	614,920 GHS
10	Doctor Specialist	5	573,272 GHS
11	Healthcare Management	9	557,348 GHS
12	Sales	4	553,673 GHS
13	Sales Manager	11	518,150 GHS
14	Mechanical Engineer	5	475,277 GHS
15	Office Manager	4	458,127 GHS
16	IT Project Manager	6	448,328 GHS
17	Hotel Manager	4	422,604 GHS
18	Bank Manager	8	363,807 GHS
19	Account Manager	10	349,108 GHS
20	IT Manager	13	341,758 GHS
21	Training Manager	3	339,308 GHS
22	Human Resources Manager	32	325,834 GHS
23	Chartered Accountant	27	318,484 GHS
24	Director	8	317,259 GHS
25	Program Manager	3	307,460 GHS
26	Engineer	20	306,235 GHS
27	Business Development Manager	11	286,636 GHS
28	Software Engineer	4	274,386 GHS
29	Other Management Career	3	265,812 GHS
30	Project Manager	7	259,687 GHS
31	Oil & Gas Engineer	3	258,462 GHS
32	Customer Service Manager	4	229,063 GHS
33	Other Aviation & Shipping Career	6	225,389 GHS
34	Manager	14	222,939 GHS
35	Marketing Manager	8	211,914 GHS
36	Other Agriculture Career	6	210,689 GHS
37	Software Developer	16	208,239 GHS
38	Doctor	14	198,440 GHS
39	Teacher	5	188,640 GHS
40	Lecturer	9	184,966 GHS
41	Other Education Career	4	177,616 GHS
42	Other Public Sector Career	6	172,716 GHS
43	Other Finance Career	8	166,591 GHS
44	Architect	7	162,917 GHS
45	Audit Manager	6	159,242 GHS
46	Accountant	16	158,017 GHS
47	Other Human Resource Career	3	154,342 GHS
48	Financial Analyst	3	154,342 GHS
49	Other IT Career	5	151,892 GHS
50	Senior Accountant	5	145,767 GHS
51	Human Resource Administrator	4	144,543 GHS
52	Non-Profit Organization	7	138,418 GHS
53	Electrical Engineer	8	127,393 GHS
54	Human Resource	3	123,719 GHS
55	Administrator	5	120,044 GHS
56	Administrative Assistant	11	115,144 GHS
57	Other Medical Career	5	100,445 GHS
58	Web Developer	5	85,745 GHS

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Senior Medical Officer

Posted 12 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"SEE PATIENTS AT WARD AND OPD."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kumasi	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	161,200 GHS

Management Analyst

Posted 30 August 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"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	306,100 GHS

Investment Analyst

Posted 20 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Conducting analysis."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	114,000 GHS

Architect

Posted 17 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	74,000 GHS

Employability Advisor

Posted 09 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research, and partnerships management, student advising."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	735,000 GHS

Database Admin

Posted 08 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Works on student database."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kumasi	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	205,500 GHS

Grants & Finance Officer

Posted 14 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Accounting and Auditing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	149,000 GHS

Production Performance Engineer

Posted 09 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Keeping Production instances alive and performing well."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Some College	0-1 Year	Intermediate	163,400 GHS

Hr Manager

Posted 07 April 2022

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	135,000 GHS

Manager

Posted 21 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manager of credit risk activities."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kumasi	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	112,500 GHS

First Officer

Posted 17 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Pilot on a jet."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kumasi	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	562,600 GHS

Manager

Posted 10 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"IT PROJECTS."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	427,600 GHS

Cluster Head

Posted 21 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Supervision of waterhealth centers."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kumasi	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	83,000 GHS

Engineer

Posted 20 February 2022

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	197,700 GHS

Finance Manager

Posted 17 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

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

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	110,500 GHS

Head Retail Marketing

Posted 14 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sales."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	253,900 GHS

Computer Scientist

Posted 09 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Programming."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	67,700 GHS

Business Development Manager

Posted 05 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Developing business opportunities
matching business
research and analysis."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	156,500 GHS

Software Engineer

Posted 04 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Java, Scala, Python, Testing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	121,900 GHS

Production Manager

Posted 26 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Scheduling."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	2,057,900 GHS

Project Manager

Posted 24 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Coordination of project activities."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	374,500 GHS

Enterprise & Business Reporting Lead

Posted 17 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Customer Success
Business Development 
Performance Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	317,300 GHS

Senior Counsel

Posted 17 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

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

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	198,000 GHS

It Consultant

Posted 08 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Advisory services
Project Management
Business Development
Implementation support."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	253,900 GHS

Director

Posted 04 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Finance & Banking."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	1,890,600 GHS

Country Rep

Posted 02 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing country programmes."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	152,300 GHS

Developer

Posted 23 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Developer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Basic	122,500 GHS

Programs Manager

Posted 17 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing multiple projects."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	108,000 GHS

Internal Audit

Posted 16 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Supervisor."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	191,100 GHS

Product Manager

Posted 13 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Product management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	317,300 GHS

Project Officer

Posted 30 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

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

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	93,900 GHS

Lecturer

Posted 25 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teaching and research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Doctorate Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	245,000 GHS

Hr Manager

Posted 18 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Evaluations, Policies."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	101,500 GHS

Snr. Associate, Investment & Research

Posted 17 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Investment Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	149,400 GHS

Country Director

Posted 16 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Growth Strategy."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	1,592,400 GHS

Software Engineer

Posted 15 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

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

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	88,800 GHS

Data Management

Posted 01 July 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Data entry officer, technical support."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	68,700 GHS

Academic Affairs Coordinator

Posted 25 June 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Administration."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	637,000 GHS

Surveyor

Posted 10 June 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"LAND SURVEYING AND MAPPING."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Expert	63,500 GHS

Technical Advisor

Posted 04 June 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project Management
Monitoring."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	177,700 GHS

Accounts Officer

Posted 26 May 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"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	58,900 GHS

Electrical Engineer

Posted 25 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design circuits."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	151,500 GHS

Medical Lab Technician

Posted 23 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"General laboratory duties. Diploma."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	73,400 GHS

It Audit Manager

Posted 20 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Auditing IT
Testing controls 
MBA Cisa ceh."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	164,200 GHS

Audit Assistant Manager

Posted 18 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Audit financial statements of companies."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	282,000 GHS

Regional Finance Ofiicer

Posted 18 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manages regional office finance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	378,100 GHS

Human Resource Officer

Posted 14 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

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

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	63,100 GHS

Country Hr Manager

Posted 10 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Hr work consisting of various activities."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Accra	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	675,600 GHS

Data Scientist

Posted 25 February 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Data Mining, data wrangling, data visualization."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	42,900 GHS

Software Engineer

Posted 19 February 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"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	88,400 GHS

ECONOMY / Ghana

Ghana has a lower middle income Economy according to the World Bank. The country has high poverty rate, 27% of people living on less than US$1.25 a day. Unemployment rate was around 25% in year 2012. The largest industrial sectors are tourism, agriculture, mining & petroleum, manufacturing, energy, and financial services.