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Salaries in Ghana - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Ghana is, by default, in the range of 25,560 GHS (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 96,816 GHS (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Ghana is
80% of people earn:
26K - 97K GHS
10% earn less lthan 26K GHS
10% earns more than 97K 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 41K
Median 38K
10% 22K
25% 28K
75% 51K
90% 65K
25-34
 
 
Average 56K
Median 49K
10% 23K
25% 34K
75% 71K
90% 98K
35-44
 
 
Average 64K
Median 55K
10% 25K
25% 37K
75% 81K
90% 113K
45-54
 
 
Average 59K
Median 51K
10% 21K
25% 33K
75% 76K
90% 108K
55+
 
 
Average 56K
Median 48K
10% 21K
25% 32K
75% 71K
90% 100K

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

Men
57,372 GHS
53,124 GHS
Women
In general, in Ghana, men earn 8.0% 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
2,127,168 GHS
2. IT Director Top Management
1,858,320 GHS
3. Leasing Director Leasing
1,745,280 GHS
4. Managing Director Top Management
1,690,704 GHS
5. Plant manager Top Management
1,569,744 GHS
6. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
1,549,296 GHS
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,542,960 GHS
8. IT Architect Information Technology
1,498,752 GHS
9. Lead developer Information Technology
1,484,928 GHS
10. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,484,928 GHS
11. Solution architect Information Technology
1,445,616 GHS
12. Head of product development Management
1,445,616 GHS
13. Technical Director Top Management
1,439,136 GHS
14. Sales Director Top Management
1,384,704 GHS
15. Agile Coach Information Technology
1,346,400 GHS
16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
1,318,896 GHS
17. Marketing Director Top Management
1,313,424 GHS
18. Publishing House Director Top Management
1,311,696 GHS
19. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
1,297,296 GHS
20. Logistics Director Top Management
1,287,504 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
287,568 GHS
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
326,160 GHS
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
329,760 GHS
4. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
334,368 GHS
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
341,280 GHS
6. Administrative Worker Administration
345,168 GHS
7. Packer Production
347,904 GHS
8. Cleaner General labour
352,800 GHS
9. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
355,248 GHS
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
359,424 GHS
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
359,712 GHS
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
361,440 GHS
13. General Labourer General labour
362,736 GHS
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
363,312 GHS
15. Shop Assistant Commerce
363,600 GHS
16. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
364,752 GHS
17. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
366,624 GHS
18. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
367,200 GHS
19. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
368,640 GHS
20. Florist Service Industries
371,808 GHS

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

HungaryHungary
368,003 GHS (gross)
RomaniaRomania
220,025 GHS (net)
LatviaLatvia
277,128 GHS (net)
Czech RepublicCzech Republic
379,940 GHS (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Male
Finance Manager
Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Ghana
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,956 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
22,000 GHS
Anually salary
23,472 USD
Anually salary
264,000 GHS
ClockPosted: 2026-08-29 00:31:39
Male
IT System Administrator
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Ghana
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
533 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,000 GHS
Anually salary
6,396 USD
Anually salary
72,000 GHS
ClockPosted: 2026-08-25 21:16:58
Male
Research Worker, Scientific Worker
Education, Science & Research
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Ghana
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
356 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,000 GHS
Anually salary
4,272 USD
Anually salary
48,000 GHS
ClockPosted: 2026-08-24 15:34:15
Male
Data entry operator
Administration
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Ghana
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
165 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,856 GHS
Anually salary
1,980 USD
Anually salary
22,272 GHS
ClockPosted: 2026-08-22 20:21:39
Male
Medical Laboratory Technician
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
136 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,533 GHS
Anually salary
1,632 USD
Anually salary
18,396 GHS
ClockPosted: 2026-08-16 18:47:06
Male
Quality Inspector
Quality Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Ghana
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
346 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,888 GHS
Anually salary
4,152 USD
Anually salary
46,656 GHS
ClockPosted: 2026-08-13 20:11:44
Male
ICT-specialist
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Ghana
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
650 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
7,310 GHS
Anually salary
7,800 USD
Anually salary
87,720 GHS
ClockPosted: 2026-08-10 20:08:32
Male
Archivist, Registry Administrator
Administration
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Ghana
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
445 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,000 GHS
Anually salary
5,340 USD
Anually salary
60,000 GHS
ClockPosted: 2026-08-05 16:39:28
Female
HR Officer
Human Resources
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Ghana
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
889 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
10,000 GHS
Anually salary
10,668 USD
Anually salary
120,000 GHS
ClockPosted: 2026-08-03 14:52:36
Male
Waiter
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Ghana
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
133 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,500 GHS
Anually salary
1,596 USD
Anually salary
18,000 GHS
ClockPosted: 2026-08-03 13:46:34
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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 4,781 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, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Postal worker, Seamstress.

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 7.40% less than men.

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