Last Updated on April 1, 2022
Would you like to know how much CEPS Ghana staff get paid? Then you are on the right platform as we are going to share with you the details about CEPS Ghana Salary 2022.
The Customs Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) is the Government of Ghana agency responsible for the monitoring, regulation, and inspection of exports into Ghana. The service was established in 1839 and was under the jurisdiction of the Civil Service Department of Ghana.
The service is mandated to collect Import and export duty tax, petroleum tax, and import excise. It promotes the protection of revenue through the prevention of the smuggling of goods across Ghana’s borders. The service protects the boundaries of Ghana by preventing external aggression and promotes the territorial integrity of Ghana. The service is a member of Ghana’s security services. Import and export restrictions and prohibitions are supervised by the service.
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CEPS Ghana Salary Structure 2022
The salary of Customs Service personnel is not available to the public, hence, there are no authoritative quotations as regards how much officers under Customs Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) earn. However, we do know that the earnings of each individual officer depend on a good number of factors. Most importantly it depends on your rank, position, and qualifications. Customs officers who work as border inspectors reportedly earn some of the lowest salaries in the Ghana Customs Service. Their salary ranges from GH₵ 630 Ghana cedis to GH¢ 45000 per month.
There are also reports that the lowest a customs officer in Ghana can earn is between GH¢ 2,000 Ghana cedis to GH¢ 5,000. This is aside from border inspectors. While this has not been confirmed by any relevant authority, it seems to be a popular belief.
The salary figure above is considered the entry-level payment for those who just got into service as new recruits or for those who have low qualifications or do not have the necessary documents required to upgrade their rank and service level. However, if you wish to increase your salary, you can do this by improving your qualifications and by amassing more years of service.
Senior officers in the Ghana Customs Service reportedly earn a monthly salary that is between GH¢ 5,000 to GH¢ 7,000. whereas those with a high level of qualifications and long years of experience can allegedly earn as high as GH¢ 100,000 if they have gotten to Commissioner level in the service.
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