Midwife Salary In Ghana

A midwife is a person, typically a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth.

Below is Midwife Salary In Ghana

A person working as a Nurse Midwife in Ghana typically earns around 4,390 GHS per month. Salaries range from 2,330 GHS (lowest) to 6,680 GHS (highest).

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

Salary Range

Nurse Midwife salaries in Ghana range from 2,330 GHS per month (minimum salary) to 6,680 GHS per month (maximum salary).

Median Salary

The median salary is 4,130 GHS per month, which means that half (50%) of people working as Nurse Midwife(s) are earning less than 4,130 GHS while the other half are earning more than 4,130 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 Nurse Midwife(s) are earning less than 2,910 GHS while 75% of them are earning more than 2,910 GHS.

Also from the diagram, 75% of Nurse Midwife(s) are earning less than 5,080 GHS while 25% are earning more than 5,080 GHS.

Nurse Midwife Salary Comparison by Years of Experience

How does experience and age affect your pay?

A Nurse Midwife with less than two years of experience makes approximately 2,680 GHS per month.

While someone with an experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 3,290 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 4,660 GHS per month, 42% more than someone with two to five years of experience.

Additionally, Nurse Midwife(s) whose expertise span anywhere between ten and fifteen years get a salary equivalent to 5,440 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 5,980 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 6,330 GHS per month, 6% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.

Nurse Midwife average salary change by experience in Ghana

0 – 2 Years2,680 GHS
2 – 5 Years+23%3,290 GHS
5 – 10 Years+42%4,660 GHS
10 – 15 Years+17%5,440 GHS
15 – 20 Years+10%5,980 GHS
20+ Years+6%6,330 GHS

How many days do you stay in the hospital after giving birth?

After an uncomplicated vaginal delivery, you’ll likely stay in the hospital forĀ 24 to 48 hours.

You’ll need to rest and wait for any anesthesia to wear off. And your healthcare provider will want to monitor you and your baby for the first day or so to make sure no problems develop.