Pediatrician Salary in Ghana

A pediatrician is a medical practitioner specializing in children and their diseases.

Below is the Pediatrician Salary in Ghana

A person working as a Pediatrician in Ghana typically earns around 12,100 GHS per month. Salaries range from 5,680 GHS (lowest) to 19,100 GHS (highest).

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

Salary Range

Pediatrician salaries in Ghana range from 5,680 GHS per month (minimum salary) to 19,100 GHS per month (maximum salary).

Median Salary

The median salary is 12,800 GHS per month, which means that half (50%) of people working as Pediatrician(s) are earning less than 12,800 GHS while the other half are earning more than 12,800 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 Pediatrician(s) are earning less than 8,320 GHS while 75% of them are earning more than 8,320 GHS. Also from the diagram, 75% of Pediatrician(s) are earning less than 16,900 GHS while 25% are earning more than 16,900 GHS.

Pediatrician Salary Comparison by Years of Experience

How does experience and age affect your pay?

A Pediatrician with less than two years of experience makes approximately 6,550 GHS per month.

While someone with an experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 9,030 GHS per month, 38% more than someone with less than two year’s experience.

Moving forward, an experience level between five and ten years lands a salary of 12,900 GHS per month, 42% more than someone with two to five years of experience.

Additionally, Pediatrician(s) whose expertise span anywhere between ten and fifteen years get a salary equivalent to 15,700 GHS per month, 22% 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 16,500 GHS per month, 6% more than someone with ten to fifteen years of experience.

Lastly, employees with more than twenty years of professional experience get a salary of 18,000 GHS per month, 9% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.

Pediatrician average salary change by experience in Ghana

0 – 2 Years6,550 GHS
2 – 5 Years+38%9,030 GHS
5 – 10 Years+42%12,900 GHS
10 – 15 Years+22%15,700 GHS
15 – 20 Years+6%16,500 GHS
20+ Years+9%18,000 GHS


What is the cut-off age for pediatrics?

With few exceptions, patients 18 years and older should be admitted to an adult service, and patients less than 18 years should be admitted to a pediatric service.