Table 2 Median weekly earnings for the self- and wage-employed 2010–2013 (2010 Ghana Cedis)

Private sector wage-employed (small firm)

15.44

25.73

20.51

38.73

31.06

49.90

(29.35)

(73.28)

(45.45)

(108.63)

(78.06)

(112.52)

Private sector wage-employed (large firm)

32.24

42.70

56.33

48.76

65.32

67.23

(81.10)

(63.97)

(101.50)

(83.11)

(86.75)

(109.16)

Public sector wage-employed

80.31

65.03

83.44

90.88

92.91

102.78

(94.51)

(53.06)

(131.34)

(84.25)

(130.77)

(110.90)

All wage-employed

23.16

36.14

35.66

46.99

43.48

56.62

(67.94)

(69.05)

(91.17)

(99.34)

(93.25)

(111.99)

Self-employed

23.95

54.43

31.20

76.46

49.40

92.98

(92.06)

(159.56)

(116.02)

(140.14)

(131.09)

(168.64)

Observations

687

463

896

710

852

696