Employer of record in Ghana
CareerBuddy acts as the legal employer for your team in Ghana, so you can hire there without registering a local entity. We issue the local employment contract and run payroll, income tax, pension, benefits and compliance. Onboarding takes about 10 business days, from $399 per employee per month.
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What an employer of record does in Ghana
An employer of record is the legal employer of your Ghana team members. You direct the work; we carry the employment relationship and its obligations. That means you can put someone on the ground in Accra in days rather than spending months incorporating.
- Compliant local employment contracts issued under our entity
- Monthly payroll, income tax withholding and statutory filings
- Pension, health cover and statutory benefits administered
- Documented onboarding and compliant offboarding
What it costs to employ someone in Ghana
In Ghana an employer adds a pension contribution of 13% of base salary, other statutory contributions of 1.5%, and health cover from $100 per month. CareerBuddy's employer-of-record fee is $399 per employee per month.
Moving to your own entity later
When you are ready to incorporate in Ghana, we transfer employment contracts, benefits and payroll across to your entity. Using an EOR first does not lock you in — it removes the delay while you decide.
Ghana salary benchmarks
Annual gross base salary in USD, by role family and seniority. Full detail, including employer costs, is on the Ghana salary page.
Annual gross base salary in USD, Ghana.
Work out the full cost
Pick a role and seniority to see base salary plus employer pension, statutory contributions, health cover and our employer-of-record fee.
Questions
Tell us what you need in Ghana
Describe the role or the team and we will come back with a shortlist and a current salary read for Accra and the wider Ghana market.