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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Ghana? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Ghana ≈ $133/mo; top 10% above $459/mo, minimum $33/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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Local Salaries · Ghana

# What is a good salary in 🇬🇭 Ghana (Accra)?

The median is about **$133/month**; top-10% earners clear **$459/month**.

## The local wage ladder

| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $669 | $8,028 | 8,401 GHS/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $33 | $396 | 414 GHS/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $133 | $1,596 | 1,670 GHS/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $255 | $3,060 | 3,202 GHS/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $459 | $5,508 | 5,764 GHS/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $1,258 | $15,096 | 15,797 GHS/mo |

Modelled from World Bank GNI $2,630 (2025) and Gini 43.5 (consumption-based, widened to 50.5). Check where you stand in the [interactive benchmarker](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=GH).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇰🇲 Comoros](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/comoros/) — median $132/mo
- [🇬🇳 Guinea](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/guinea/) — median $127/mo
- [🇨🇮 Ivory Coast](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/ivory-coast/) — median $143/mo
- [🇳🇮 Nicaragua](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/nicaragua/) — median $143/mo

See also: [what everyday life costs in Ghana](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/ghana/)

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is a good salary in Ghana?**: The median wage is about $133/month ($1,596/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $255/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $459/month.
- **What is a top 10% salary in Ghana?**: Roughly $459/month ($5,508/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $1,258/month.
- **What is the minimum wage in Ghana?**: About $33/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- **How are these Ghana salary figures calculated?**: A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($2,630, 2025) and the Gini index (43.5, consumption-based — widened to 50.5 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.

Log-normal model from World Bank data — estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data. Agents: GET /api/wage-bands.json?country=GH.

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