The 2023 Month-by-month salary payment dates for public sector workers in Ghana has been made public by the Controller And Accountant General’s Depart. This was contained in a press release sighted by GhanaEducation.org.
According to the details captured in the 12 month salary payment notice, no salary will be paid later then 28th and no one will be paid earlier than 20th in 2023.
Below is the specific dates for salary payment for 2023 which takes effect from January.
The press release from the Controller and Accountant -Generals’ Department on the 2023 month-by-month salary and wages payment dates for public sector workers
According to the release salaries will be paid on 20th for the month of December in 2023: December. In November, January and February salaries will be paid on 24th.
In April, August and October public sector workers will be paid on 25th of those months mentioned.
March, May, June, July and September 2023 salaries and wages will be paid between 26th and 28th of the indicated months.
Notice is hereby given that the year 2023 Salaries and Wages of Civil Servants, the Ghana Education Service (GES) and all other Public Servants paid by the Controller and Accountant -Generals’ Department will be paid on the dates indicated below:
| PAY MONTH | PAY DAY IN THE MONTH |
| JANUARY | 24th |
| FEBUARY | 24th |
| MARCH | 28th |
| APRIL | 25th |
| MAY | 26th |
| JUNE | 27th |
| JULY | 27th |
| AUGUST | 25th |
| SEPTEMBER | 26th |
| OCTOBER | 25th |
| NOVEMBER | 24th |
| DECEMBER | 20th |
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The various banks will start crediting the accounts of employees from the dates indicated above. Any change in the above dates will be communicated to the Ministries, Departments, Agencies, Assemblies and respective Banks.
SIGNED
KWASI KWANING BOSOMPEM
CONTROLLER & ACCOUNTANT-GENERAL
In a related development, negotiations for salaries between organized labour and the fair wages and salaries commission is yet to reach a final conclusion.
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