See how much Ghana’s President, Vice President, Speaker, Ministers, MPs, other top officials earn as salaries

Ghanaian broadcaster based in the United Kingdom, Austine Woode, has shared a document on how much Ghana pays its President, Vice President, Speaker, Ministers, Members of Parliament and other top officials.

In his post shared on X, show Ghana’s 2017-2021 Article 71 emoluments report detailing recommended salary progressions for the President, Vice President, Speaker, Ministers, MPs, judges, and heads of independent bodies, with figures rising yearly through 2020.

The table showed Ghana’s President’s salary rising from GHS35,520 in 2017 to GHS47,277, with the vice president’s salary also rising from GHS29,600 in 2017 to GHS39,397 in 2020.

Also, Austine Woode claimed that the Dr Janet Ampadu Fofie Presidential Committee on Emoluments recommended an increases, but President Mahama’s government has not publicised it.

He also revealed that over GHS850 million in top-up pay and ex gratia was paid to Article 71 holders from 2021 to 2024.

In a post on X sharing the recommended salaries of Ghana’s Article 71 Office Holders from 2017 to 2021, he wrote, “This was how much we pay.

President, Vice President, Speaker, Ministers, and MPs

Janet Ampadu report increased it, but Pres Mahama’s gov’t has not made it public, and Parliament doesn’t want us to know.

They paid top-up pay and ex gratia of over 850m GHS to Article 71 holders from 2021-2024”.

Some netizens reacting to the tables from Ghana’s 2017-2021 Article 71 emoluments report stated, “Look at how much these guys are paid, and I am guessing is excluding all the other incentives they enjoy…how will they ever solve the issues of the ordinary citizens when they are this comfortable?”.

A netizen added, “Eiiii 850m GHS for ex gratia under NPP? And they were feeding SHS students expired rice? Priorities, wrong papa”.

“These lazy Article 71 holders or whatever their name is, pay themselves huge sums of money for doing absolutely nothing meaningful yet pay the ordinary public sector employee chicken change. That fair wages and labour unions must be scrapped; they work against the ordinary man”, a netizen added.

One X user added, “At the end of the year, they would go sit somewhere with those corrupt guys at the fair wages and salaries commission only to plot on how to further worden the plight of the ordinary public sector worker with some funny 5-10% increment while they take over 100% increment. Sad”.

See the Recommended salaries for Article 71 Office Holders (2017-2021)

The Executive

Position	Current	2017	2018	2019	2020	Award Points
President	29,899	35,520	39,072	42,979	47,277	120
Vice President	26,909	29,600	32,560	35,816	39,397	100
Cabinet Minister-MP	22,724	24,996	27,496	30,246	33,270	84
Cabinet Minister-Non MP	22,425	24,668	27,134	29,848	32,832	83
Minister of State-MP	20,930	23,023	25,325	27,858	30,644	78
Minister of State-Non MP	20,631	22,694	24,964	27,460	30,206	77
Regional Minister-MP	20,930	23,023	25,325	27,858	30,644	78
Regional Minister-Non MP	20,332	22,365	24,602	27,062	29,768	76
Deputy Minister- MP*	19,136	21,608	23,769	26,146	28,760	73
Deputy Regional Minister- MP*	19,136	21,608	23,769	26,146	28,760	73
Deputy Minister- Non MP	18,837	20,721	22,793	25,072	27,579	70
Dep. Regional Minister-Non MP	18,837	20,721	22,793	25,072	27,579	70
Chairman, Council of State	19,435	21,379	23,516	25,868	28,455	72
Member, Council of State	17,940	19,734	21,707	23,878	26,266	67

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The Legislature

Position	Current	2017	2018	2019	2020	Award Points
Speaker of Parliament	23,920	26,312	28,943	31,838	35,021	89
First Deputy	22,724	24,996	27,496	30,246	33,270	84
Second Deputy	22,425	24,668	27,134	29,848	32,832	83
Majority Leader	22,724	24,996	27,496	30,246	33,270	84
Minority Leader	22,425	24,668	27,134	29,848	32,832	83
Deputy Majority Leader	21,528	23,681	26,049	28,654	31,519	80
Deputy minority Leader	21,229	23,352	25,687	28,256	31,081	79
Majority Chief Whip	20,930	23,023	25,325	27,858	30,644	78
Minority Chief Whip	20,631	22,694	24,964	27,460	30,206	77
1st Deputy Majority Whip	20,332	22,365	24,602	27,062	29,768	76
1st Deputy Minority Whip	20,033	22,036	24,240	26,664	29,330	74
2nd Deputy Majority Whip	19,734	21,707	23,878	26,266	28,893	73
2nd Deputy Minority Whip	19,435	21,379	23,516	25,868	28,455	72
Member of Parliament	19,136	21,050	23,155	25,470	28,017	71

The Judiciary

Position	Current	2017	2018	2019	2020	Award Points
Chief Justice	23,322	25,654	28,220	31,042	34,146	87
Supreme Court Judge	22,724	24,996	27,496	30,246	33,270	84
Court of Appeal Judge	21,528	23,681	26,049	28,654	31,519	80
High Court Judge	19,136	21,050	23,155	25,470	28,017	71

This was how much we pay
President
Vice
Speaker
Ministers
MPs

Janet Ampadu report increased it but Pres Mahama’s gov’t has not made it public and Parliament doesn’t want us to know

They paid top up pay and ex gratia of over 850m GHS to Article 71 holders from 2021-2024 pic.twitter.com/8IRU4LWWtu

— Austine (@obiMpenaAustine) June 18, 2026