A doctor is a person who is qualified to treat people who are ill.
Here is the Average doctor Salary In Ghana
A person working as a Doctor / Physician in Ghana typically earns around 11,900 GHS per month. Salaries range from 4,370 GHS (lowest average) to 20,100 GHS (highest average, the actual maximum salary is higher).
This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits.
Salaries vary drastically between different Doctor / Physician careers. If you are interested in the salary of a particular job, see below for salaries for specific job titles.
Salaries for specific jobs
Job Title | Average Salary |
Advanced Nutrition Aide | 7,220 GHS |
Advanced Practice Provider | 6,720 GHS |
Allergist | 8,720 GHS |
Behavioral Health Specialist | 5,260 GHS |
Chiropractor | 5,800 GHS |
Clinical Psychologist | 15,000 GHS |
Correctional Treatment Specialist | 8,920 GHS |
Counseling Psychologist | 11,800 GHS |
Dermatologist | 15,300 GHS |
Dietitian | 9,750 GHS |
Doctor | 11,700 GHS |
Emergency Department Physician | 11,000 GHS |
Exercise Physiologist | 11,400 GHS |
Forensic Pathologist | 12,500 GHS |
General Medical Practitioner | 9,580 GHS |
Genetic Counselor | 7,850 GHS |
Internist | 15,000 GHS |
Interventionist | 14,200 GHS |
Invasive Cardiologist | 18,600 GHS |
Mental Health Therapst | 8,290 GHS |
Naturopathic Physician | 14,900 GHS |
Neurologist | 15,400 GHS |
Neurophysiology Technologist | 4,170 GHS |
Nuclear Medicine Physician | 12,100 GHS |
Obstetrician / Gynecologist | 13,100 GHS |
Occupational Health Safety Specialist | 7,080 GHS |
Ophthalmologist | 10,300 GHS |
Optometrist | 10,700 GHS |
Pediatrician | 12,100 GHS |
Physical Therapist | 7,630 GHS |
Physical Therapy Director | 9,560 GHS |
Physician – Anesthesiology | 17,500 GHS |
Physician – Cardiology | 18,500 GHS |
Physician – CCU | 10,300 GHS |
Physician – Dermatology | 14,200 GHS |
Physician – Emergency Room | 10,500 GHS |
Physician – Endocrinology | 14,500 GHS |
Physician – Family Practice | 9,940 GHS |
Physician – Gastroenterology | 13,200 GHS |
Physician – Generalist | 10,400 GHS |
Physician – Geriatrics | 8,830 GHS |
Physician – Hematology / Oncology | 13,400 GHS |
Physician – Immunology / Allergy | 14,800 GHS |
Physician – Infectious Disease | 12,400 GHS |
Physician – Internal Medicine | 14,900 GHS |
Physician – Maternal / Fetal Medicine | 11,700 GHS |
Physician – Nephrology | 15,500 GHS |
Physician – Neurology | 15,300 GHS |
Physician – Nuclear Medicine | 12,700 GHS |
Physician – Obstetrics / Gynecology | 13,200 GHS |
Physician – Occupational Medicine | 10,000 GHS |
Physician – Ophthalmology | 9,260 GHS |
Physician – Otolaryngology | 9,430 GHS |
Physician – Pain Medicine | 8,650 GHS |
Physician – Pathology | 10,800 GHS |
Physician – Pediatric Cardiology | 13,100 GHS |
Physician – Pediatric Neonatology | 12,300 GHS |
Physician – Pediatrics | 12,100 GHS |
Physician – Physiatry | 12,900 GHS |
Physician – Podiatry | 11,600 GHS |
Physician – Pulmonary Medicine | 9,030 GHS |
Physician – Radiation Therapy | 14,500 GHS |
Physician – Radiology | 14,300 GHS |
Physician – Rheumatology | 13,700 GHS |
Physician – Sports Medicine | 13,300 GHS |
Physician – Urology | 16,900 GHS |
Physician Assistant | 7,760 GHS |
Physiotherapist | 8,500 GHS |
Podiatrist | 9,080 GHS |
Preventive Medicine Physician | 11,300 GHS |
Psychiatrist | 13,200 GHS |
Psychololgist | 13,000 GHS |
Psychometrician | 11,000 GHS |
Radiologist | 13,600 GHS |
Registered Respiratory Therapist | 8,190 GHS |
Skin Care Specialist | 7,240 GHS |
Urologist | 17,700 GHS |
Vision Rehabilitation Therapist | 8,270 GHS |
How much does it cost to become a doctor in Ghana?
University of Cape Coast medical school fees – about GHS 14,000 per annum. Accra College of Medicine school fees – 75,553.34 Ghana Cedi annually for Ghanaian students.
Family health charges school fees – 60,442.67 Ghana Cedi annually for Ghanaian students.