Data from the Ghana Statistical service indicates that, the average difference between the net salary of men and women in Ghana is GH₵165.
This was revealed in the earnings inequality report which presents statistics on earnings inequality among employees working in Ghana’s public sector based on administrative data sourced from the Controller and Accountant General’s Department.
According to the data, men have a higher average monthly net salary of GH₵2,669 while women have an average of GH₵2,504, indicating a gender pay gap of 6%.
The average monthly net salary of women was also reported to be lower than that of men across all the 16 regions in Ghana.
The difference according to the report was highest for employees in the Upper West Region, with men earning an average GHS 348 more than women. This represents a gender pay gap of 13%.
The Central Region however was reported to have the least gender pay gap of 5% with women earning GHS 124 less than men.
The report pegged Ghana’s public sector work force at 688,000 with 54.4% (374,477) being men and 45.6% (313507) being women.
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