Occupational Therapist Salary In Ghana

Occupational therapists treat injured, ill, or disabled patients through the therapeutic use of everyday activities.

They help these patients develop, recover, improve, as well as maintain the skills needed for daily living and working.

Below is Occupational Therapist Salary In Ghana

A person working as an Occupational Therapist in Ghana typically earns around 6,030 GHS per month. Salaries range from 3,190 GHS (lowest) to 9,160 GHS (highest).

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

Salary Range

Occupational Therapist salaries in Ghana range from 3,190 GHS per month (minimum salary) to 9,160 GHS per month (maximum salary).

Median Salary

The median salary is 5,670 GHS per month, which means that half (50%) of people working as Occupational therapists (s) are earning less than 5,670 GHS while the other half are earning more than 5,670 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 Occupational therapists (s) are earning less than 3,990 GHS while 75% of them are earning more than 3,990 GHS. Also from the diagram, 75% of Occupational therapists (s) are earning less than 6,970 GHS while 25% are earning more than 6,970 GHS.

Occupational Therapist Salary Comparison by Years of Experience

How does experience and age affect your pay?

An Occupational Therapist with less than two years of experience makes approximately 3,670 GHS per month.

While someone with an experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 4,510 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 6,390 GHS per month, 42% more than someone with two to five years of experience.

Additionally, Occupational Therapist(s) whose expertise span anywhere between ten and fifteen years get a salary equivalent to 7,460 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 8,210 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 8,680 GHS per month, 6% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.

Occupational Therapist average salary change by experience in Ghana

0 – 2 Years3,670 GHS
2 – 5 Years+23%4,510 GHS
5 – 10 Years+42%6,390 GHS
10 – 15 Years+17%7,460 GHS
15 – 20 Years+10%8,210 GHS
20+ Years+6%8,680 GHS

How many years does it take to become an occupational therapist?

To become an occupational therapist, you will need to earn both an undergraduate and graduate degree and pass the required licensure exams.

You can expect to spend six to seven years in school: four years for an undergraduate degree and two to three years for a graduate degree (if attending on a full-time basis).