Income tax calculator Ghana

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
GH₵ 14,280
Income Tax
- GH₵ 1,313
Social Security
- GH₵ 785
Total tax
- GH₵ 2,098
Net pay
* GH₵ 12,182
Marginal tax rate
22.0%
Average tax rate
14.7%
85.3%
Net pay
14.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
GH₵ 12,182
Net pay
GH₵ 1,856
Tax the employer pays
GH₵ 2,098
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
GH₵ 3,955
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer GH₵ 1,856 to pay you GH₵ 14,280. In other words, every time you spend GH₵ 10 of your hard-earned money, GH₵ 2.77 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
24.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 14.7% tax rate now rises to 24.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make GH₵ 14,280 a year living in Ghana, you will be taxed GH₵ 2,098. That means that your net pay will be GH₵ 12,182 per year, or GH₵ 1,015 per month. Your average tax rate is 14.7% 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 13793
3.4%
1
USA
GHS 13043
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
GHS 14280
0.0%
1
Singapore
GHS 14280
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
GHS 14280
0.0%
3
Pakistan
GHS 14103
1.2%
4
Thailand
GHS 13566
5.0%
5
Philippines
GHS 13056
8.6%
6
Indonesia
GHS 13047
8.6%
7
Taiwan
GHS 13016
8.9%
8
South Korea
GHS 12754
10.7%
9
New Zealand
GHS 12582
11.9%
10
India
GHS 12566
12.0%
11
Malaysia
GHS 12518
12.3%
12
China
GHS 12397
13.2%
13
Vietnam
GHS 12142
15.0%
14
Japan
GHS 11604
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
GHS 11310
20.8%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
GHS 14280
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
GHS 13566
5.0%
2
Qatar
GHS 13566
5.0%
3
Bahrain
GHS 13138
8.0%
4
Oman
GHS 13138
8.0%
5
Kuwait
GHS 12709
11.0%
6
Lebanon
GHS 12494
12.5%
7
Israel
GHS 12402
13.2%
8
Egypt
GHS 12311
13.8%
9
Turkey
GHS 12030
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.