EPA Salary In Ghana

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA Ghana) is an agency of the Ministry of Environment, Science Technology and Innovation, established by EPA Act 490 to ensure environmental cleanliness and protection in the country.

Environmental Protection Agency

Below is EPA Salary In Ghana

A person working as Environmental Protection Agency in Ghana typically earns around 5,370 GHS per month. Salaries range from 2,410 GHS (lowest average) to 8,670 GHS (highest average, the actual maximum salary is higher).

What is an EPA permit?

The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act’s (RCRA) hazardous waste permitting program ensures the safe management of hazardous wastes.

Under this program, EPA establishes requirements regarding the treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous wastes.

Permits are issued by authorized states or EPA regional offices.

How do you get an EPA permit?

Steps in the Hazardous Waste Permitting Process on the Federal Level

Step 1 – Business Holds a Pre-application Meeting with the Public.

Step 2 – Business Applies for a Hazardous Waste Permit.

Step 3 – Permitting Agency Receives and Reviews a Hazardous Waste Permit Application.

Environmental Jobs Salary Distribution in Ghana

The median, the maximum, the minimum, and the range

Salary Range

Environmental salaries in Ghana range from 2,410 GHS per month (minimum average salary) to 8,670 GHS per month (maximum average salary, actual maximum is higher).

Median Salary

The median salary is 5,370 GHS per month, which means that half (50%) of people working in Environmental are earning less than 5,370 GHS while the other half are earning more than 5,370 GHS.

The median represents the middle salary value. Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side of the graph with the group earning more than the median salary.

Percentiles

Closely related to the median are two values: the 25th and the 75th percentiles. Reading from the salary distribution diagram, 25% of people working in Environmental are earning less than 3,500 GHS while 75% of them are earning more than 3,500 GHS. Also from the diagram, 75% of people working in Environmental are earning less than 7,020 GHS while 25% are earning more than 7,020 GHS.