Minimum Wage – Ghana

  • Valid on September 2026
  • The amounts are in Ghanaian Cedi (GH₵).

National Minimum Wage

Minimum wage with effect from 1 January 2026

GH₵21.77

Per day

Definitions

Ghana has a government-mandated minimum wage. No worker in Ghana can be paid less then this mandatory minimum rate of pay.
Employers in Ghana who fail to pay the Minimum Wage may be subject to punishment by the government of Ghana.
Wages per month are calculated as 4.33 times if a weekly wage is defined. It is calculated as 4.33 times the standard hours per week if an hourly wage is given.

Source

In the Labour Act 651, every worker is entitled to be paid his or her remuneration for public holidays.

Working hours

Monthly minimum wage figures are calculated as daily minimum wage × 27 days.
Where a worker in an undertaking works after the hours of work fixed by the rules of that undertaking, the additional hours done shall be regarded as overtime work. Notwithstanding, a worker may be required to work beyond the fixed hours of work without additional pay in certain exceptional circumstances including accident threatening human lives or the very existence of the undertaking.

Minimum Wage Profiles by Country

Detailed country information on minimum wage policies, legislation, and institutional frameworks.

  • Ghana has a statutory minimum wage
    yes
  • Ghana has a single minimum wage rate applicable to the entire dependent workforce
    yes
  • Ghana defines most minimum wage rates by geographical areas
    no
  • Ghana defines most minimum wage rates by job roles
    no
  • Ghana defines most minimum wage rates by industries
    no
  • Ghana defines most minimum wage rates by workers' skill levels
    no
  • Ghana defines minimum wage rates for Economic Processing Zones (EPZ) or similar
    no
  • Ghana defines minimum wage rates for youth age groups
    no
  • Ghana defines minimum wage rates for small firms
    no
  • Ghana defines minimum wage rates for domestic workers
    no
  • Ghana defines minimum wage rates for agricultural workers
    no
  • Ghana defines minimum wage rates for piece rate workers
    no
  • Ghana defines minimum wage rates as net rates
    no
  • Ghana has on average adjusted minimum wage rates at least once per year since 2020
    yes
  • Ghana defines minimum wage rates per hour
    no
  • Ghana defines minimum wage rates per week
    no
  • Ghana defines minimum wage rates per month
    no
  • Ghana defines minimum wage rates per year
    no

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