A lab tech is a person who performs practical hands-on work in laboratories. Lab techs work in diverse settings which include health care, industry, research, and educational institutions. Lab techs may work in a wide variety of fields such as medicine, biology, chemistry, electronics, geology, and the environment.
Below is Lab Technician Salary In Ghana
A person working as a Lab Technician in Ghana typically earns around 3,060 GHS per month. Salaries range from 1,500 GHS (lowest) to 4,780 GHS (highest).
The median, the maximum, the minimum, and the range
Salary Range
Lab Technician salaries in Ghana range from 1,500 GHS per month (minimum salary) to 4,780 GHS per month (maximum salary).
Median Salary
The median salary is 3,130 GHS per month, which means that half (50%) of people working as Lab Technician(s) are earning less than 3,130 GHS while the other half are earning more than 3,130 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 Lab Technician(s) are earning less than 2,080 GHS while 75% of them are earning more than 2,080 GHS. Also from the diagram, 75% of Lab Technician(s) are earning less than 4,030 GHS while 25% are earning more than 4,030 GHS.
Lab Technician Salary Comparison by Years of Experience
How does experience and age affect your pay?
A Lab Technician with less than two years of experience makes approximately 1,780 GHS per month.
While someone with an experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 2,290 GHS per month, 29% more than someone with less than two year’s experience.
Moving forward, an experience level between five and ten years lands a salary of 3,160 GHS per month, 38% more than someone with two to five years of experience.
Additionally, Lab Technician(s) whose expertise span anywhere between ten and fifteen years get a salary equivalent to 3,910 GHS per month, 24% 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 4,190 GHS per month, 7% more than someone with ten to fifteen years of experience.
Lastly, employees with more than twenty years of professional experience get a salary of 4,470 GHS per month, 7% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.
What is the qualification of a lab technician?
The eligibility needed for a diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology (DMLT) is 10+2 or equivalent examination from a recognized Board.
The duration of the course is mainly 2 years. There are also other certificate courses in lab technicians which need 10+2 as the eligibility.