Ghana minimum wage
National Daily Minimum Wage (NDMW), set annually by the National Tripartite Committee under the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651).
| Current value | 21.77 GHS/day |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-01-01 |
| Official source | Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (Government of Ghana) |
| Last verified | 2026-07-15 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
Agreed by the National Tripartite Committee on 2025-11-09 (a 9% increase over 2025); effective 1 January to 31 December 2026. The NTC recommended the NDMW be tax-exempt. Monthly equivalent ~GHS 587.79 at 27 working days, but the legal definition is per day. The 2027 rate is typically announced Q4 2026 - Q1 2027.
Earlier values
| From | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | 18.15 | NTC communiqué on the 2024 NDMW (Ministry of Employment and |
| 2025-03-01 | 19.97 | National Tripartite Committee 2025 NDMW |
Get it programmatically
curl https://afriref.dev/v1/gh/minimum-wage
# $0.001 per call — x402 on Base (USDC). No key, no signup.
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