Income tax calculator Ghana

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
GH₵ 11,966
Income Tax
- GH₵ 930
Social Security
- GH₵ 658
Total tax
- GH₵ 1,589
Net pay
* GH₵ 10,377
Marginal tax rate
22.0%
Average tax rate
13.3%
86.7%
Net pay
13.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
GH₵ 10,377
Net pay
GH₵ 1,556
Tax the employer pays
GH₵ 1,589
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
GH₵ 3,144
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer GH₵ 1,556 to pay you GH₵ 11,966. In other words, every time you spend GH₵ 10 of your hard-earned money, GH₵ 2.63 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
23.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 13.3% tax rate now rises to 23.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make GH₵ 11,966 a year living in Ghana, you will be taxed GH₵ 1,589. That means that your net pay will be GH₵ 10,377 per year, or GH₵ 865 per month. Your average tax rate is 13.3% and your marginal tax rate is 22.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of GH₵ 100 in your salary will be taxed GH₵ 22.03, hence, your net pay will only increase by GH₵ 77.97.
Bonus Example
A GH₵ 1,000 bonus will generate an extra GH₵ 780 of net incomes. A GH₵ 5,000 bonus will generate an extra GH₵ 3,899 of net incomes.
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
GHS 11752
1.8%
1
USA
GHS 10930
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
GHS 11966
0.0%
1
Singapore
GHS 11966
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
GHS 11966
0.0%
3
Pakistan
GHS 11789
1.5%
4
Thailand
GHS 11368
5.0%
5
Indonesia
GHS 10916
8.8%
6
Taiwan
GHS 10907
8.9%
7
Philippines
GHS 10854
9.3%
8
South Korea
GHS 10687
10.7%
9
New Zealand
GHS 10543
11.9%
10
India
GHS 10530
12.0%
11
Malaysia
GHS 10480
12.4%
12
China
GHS 10388
13.2%
13
Vietnam
GHS 10174
15.0%
14
Japan
GHS 9723
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
GHS 9477
20.8%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
GHS 11846
1.0%
1
Uganda
GHS 11315
5.4%
2
Zambia
GHS 11248
6.0%
3
Morocco
GHS 11159
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
GHS 11065
7.5%
5
Senegal
GHS 10842
9.4%
6
Kenya
GHS 10434
12.8%
7
Ghana
GHS 10377
13.3%
8
Mozambique
GHS 10213
14.7%
9
Cameroon
GHS 10096
15.6%
10
Angola
GHS 9511
20.5%
11
Nigeria
GHS 9431
21.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
GHS 11966
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
GHS 11368
5.0%
2
Qatar
GHS 11368
5.0%
3
Bahrain
GHS 11009
8.0%
4
Oman
GHS 11009
8.0%
5
Kuwait
GHS 10650
11.0%
6
Lebanon
GHS 10550
11.8%
7
Egypt
GHS 10454
12.6%
8
Israel
GHS 10392
13.2%
9
Turkey
GHS 10080
15.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the tables of Ghana, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.