A nurse anesthetist provides pain medication (anesthesia) care for patients before, during, and after surgery. They administer medications to keep patients asleep or pain-free during surgery and constantly monitor every biological function of the patient’s body.
Below is Anesthetist Salary In Ghana
A person working as an Anesthesiologist in Ghana typically earns around 15,400 GHS per month. Salaries range from 8,150 GHS (lowest) to 23,400 GHS (highest).
This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Anesthesiologist salaries vary drastically based on experience, skills, gender, or location. Below you will find a detailed breakdown based on many different criteria.
Anesthesiologist Salary Comparison by Years of Experience
How does experience and age affect your pay?
The experience level is the most important factor in determining the salary. Naturally the more years of experience the higher your wage. We broke down Anesthesiologist salaries by experience level and this is what we found.
An Anesthesiologist with less than two years of experience makes approximately 9,370 GHS per month.
While someone with an experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 11,500 GHS per month, 23% more than someone with less than two year’s experience.
Moving forward, an experience level between five and ten years lands a salary of 16,300 GHS per month, 42% more than someone with two to five years of experience.
Additionally, Anesthesiologist(s) whose expertise span anywhere between ten and fifteen years get a salary equivalent to 19,000 GHS per month, 17% more than someone with five to ten years of experience.
If the experience level is between fifteen and twenty years, then the expected wage is 20,900 GHS per month, 10% more than someone with ten to fifteen years of experience.
Lastly, employees with more than twenty years of professional experience get a salary of 22,200 GHS per month, 6% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.
What qualifications do you need to be an anesthetist?
To become an anesthetist you’ll need to complete:
a 5-year degree in medicine, recognized by the General Medical Council.
a 2-year foundation program of general training.
up to 8 years of specialist training.
What’s the difference between an anesthesiologist and an anesthetist?
The major difference between these two professions is that anesthesiologist are medical doctors that administer anesthesia, while nurse anesthetists are registered nurses who may assist or collaborate with doctors in administering anesthesia, or may work entirely independently as they administer anesthesia.