House Officer Salary in Ghana

House Officer is a qualified doctor practicing under supervision in a hospital in the first year after graduation.

Below is House Officer Salary in Ghana

When doctors graduate from Medical School, they are required to undergo a two-year horsemanship program. Doctors doing their Housemanship are called house officers.

Housemanship is a very important aspect of medical and dental training, a period during which the trainee acquires the most basic, but rather crucial, clinical skills to lay the foundation on which to build his/her professional medical/dental career.

Duties of a House Officer include but are not limited to all professional duties assigned to him or her by the Consultant/Specialist or the Resident/Medical Officer (MO) of the team.

They perform basic clinical roles such as prescribing medications, giving medical advice to patients, assisting in surgical operations and other related services.

Housemanship in Ghana is regulated by the Medical and Dental Council.

Housemanship Salary in Ghana

A house officer in Ghana earns an average salary of GHS GHS 5,139.99

Monthly salary of House Officers without deductions (GROSS)

Summing up the above, a house officer earns an average gross salary of GHS GHS 6, 547.27

Deductions

Social Security Contribution Employee (SSNIT) = GHS 140.03

Income Tax = GHS 1007.25

Ghana Medical Association Fund Deduction = GHS 200.00

Ghana Medical Association Dues = GHS 60.00.

How much is the medical doctor’s salary in Ghana?

The salary range for people working in Ghana in Medicine & Social Care is typically from 892.00 GHS (minimum salary) to 2,950.00 GHS (highest average, the actual maximum salary is higher).

How much do nurses earn in Ghana?

Here is the amount Nurses are paid In Ghana

Ghanaian Nurses in the lower grade earn between GHC2,000 – GHC3,000 per month. Senior Ghanaian Nurses earn between GHC3,000 – GHC5,000 per Month.

Professors earn the most, and their salary is expected to be far above GHC96,000 per annum.