Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
GH₵ 14,460
Income Tax
- GH₵ 1,343
Social Security
- GH₵ 795
Total tax
- GH₵ 2,138
Net pay
* GH₵ 12,322
Marginal tax rate
22.0%
Average tax rate
14.8%
85.2%
Net pay
14.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
GH₵ 12,322
Net pay
GH₵ 1,880
Tax the employer pays
GH₵ 2,138
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
GH₵ 4,018
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer GH₵ 1,880 to pay you GH₵ 14,460. In other words, every time you spend GH₵ 10 of your hard-earned money, GH₵ 2.78 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
24.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 14.8% tax rate now rises to 24.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make GH₵ 14,460 a year living in Ghana, you will be taxed GH₵ 2,138. That means that your net pay will be GH₵ 12,322 per year, or GH₵ 1,027 per month. Your average tax rate is 14.8% 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₵ 22.04, hence, your net pay will only increase by GH₵ 77.96.
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₵ 3,898 of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
GHS 13952
3.5%
1
USA
GHS 13208
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
GHS 14460
0.0%
1
Singapore
GHS 14460
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
GHS 14460
0.0%
3
Pakistan
GHS 14283
1.2%
4
Thailand
GHS 13737
5.0%
5
Philippines
GHS 13228
8.5%
6
Indonesia
GHS 13213
8.6%
7
Taiwan
GHS 13180
8.9%
8
South Korea
GHS 12914
10.7%
9
New Zealand
GHS 12741
11.9%
10
India
GHS 12725
12.0%
11
Malaysia
GHS 12677
12.3%
12
China
GHS 12553
13.2%
13
Vietnam
GHS 12295
15.0%
14
Japan
GHS 11750
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
GHS 11452
20.8%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
GHS 14315
1.0%
1
Zambia
GHS 13592
6.0%
2
Uganda
GHS 13491
6.7%
3
Morocco
GHS 13485
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
GHS 13202
8.7%
5
Senegal
GHS 12846
11.2%
6
Kenya
GHS 12618
12.7%
7
Ghana
GHS 12322
14.8%
8
Mozambique
GHS 12258
15.2%
9
Cameroon
GHS 12200
15.6%
10
Angola
GHS 11448
20.8%
11
Nigeria
GHS 11264
22.1%
12
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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.