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Research conducted by the Centre for Socioeconomic Studies (CSS) has noted growing disparities in the pay of public sector employees.
It noted that 92.6% of all public sector workers are living on an average monthly net salary of not more than GH¢2,007.14.
According to its data, in 2021, 61.86% of all public sector workers earned an average monthly net salary between GH¢1,720.75 and GH¢2,208.10; an average of GH¢1,964.42.
But the other 30.74% of all public sector workers earned an average monthly net salary between GH¢2,257.94 and GH¢2,797.85; an average of GH¢2,527.89.
This means an overwhelming 92.6% of all public sector workers earned an average monthly net salary between GH¢1,720.75 and GH¢2,797.85 in the year 2021.
The government made a 7% increment across the board for all public sector workers salaries for the year 2022.
However, given the fact that the official current inflation rate stands at 27.6%, the 7% pay rise is completely eroded, leaving the value of the average net salary of a public sector worker less by 20.6% in real terms.
This means the value of an average net salary of the 61.86% of all public sector workers which used to be GH¢1,964.42 in 2021 will now stand at GH¢1,559.75 in 2022.