Software Engineer Salary in Ghana

Software engineering is the systematic application of engineering approaches to the development of software.

A software engineer is a person who applies the principles of software engineering to design, develop, maintain, test, and evaluate computer software.

Below is Software Engineer Salary in Ghana

A person working as a Software Engineer in Ghana typically earns around 4,700 GHS per month. Salaries range from 2,210 GHS (lowest) to 7,430 GHS (highest).

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

Salary Range

Software Engineer salaries in Ghana range from 2,210 GHS per month (minimum salary) to 7,430 GHS per month (maximum salary).

Median Salary

The median salary is 4,980 GHS per month, which means that half (50%) of people working as Software Engineer(s) are earning less than 4,980 GHS while the other half are earning more than 4,980 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 Software Engineer(s) are earning less than 3,240 GHS while 75% of them are earning more than 3,240 GHS.

Also from the diagram, 75% of Software Engineer(s) are earning less than 6,580 GHS while 25% are earning more than 6,580 GHS.

Software Engineer Salary Comparison by Years of Experience

How does experience and age affect your pay?

A Software Engineer with less than two years of experience makes approximately 2,550 GHS per month.

While someone with an experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 3,510 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 5,000 GHS per month, 42% more than someone with two to five years of experience.

Additionally, Software Engineer(s) whose expertise span anywhere between ten and fifteen years get a salary equivalent to 6,100 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 6,430 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 7,010 GHS per month, 9% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.

Software Engineer average salary change by experience in Ghana

0 – 2 Years2,550 GHS
2 – 5 Years+38%3,510 GHS
5 – 10 Years+42%5,000 GHS
10 – 15 Years+22%6,100 GHS
15 – 20 Years+6%6,430 GHS
20+ Years+9%7,010 GHS