Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
GH₵ 14,830
Income Tax
- GH₵ 1,404
Social Security
- GH₵ 816
Total tax
- GH₵ 2,220
Net pay
* GH₵ 12,610
Marginal tax rate
22.0%
Average tax rate
15.0%
85.0%
Net pay
15.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
GH₵ 12,610
Net pay
GH₵ 1,928
Tax the employer pays
GH₵ 2,220
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
GH₵ 4,148
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer GH₵ 1,928 to pay you GH₵ 14,830. In other words, every time you spend GH₵ 10 of your hard-earned money, GH₵ 2.80 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
24.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 15% tax rate now rises to 24.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make GH₵ 14,830 a year living in Ghana, you will be taxed GH₵ 2,220. That means that your net pay will be GH₵ 12,610 per year, or GH₵ 1,051 per month. Your average tax rate is 15.0% 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
GHS 14830
0.0%
1
Germany
GHS 14830
0.0%
2
Austria
GHS 14830
0.0%
3
Ireland
GHS 14830
0.0%
4
Sweden
GHS 14830
0.0%
5
Norway
GHS 14830
0.0%
6
Spain
GHS 13888
6.4%
7
Italy
GHS 13467
9.2%
8
France
GHS 13392
9.7%
9
Switzerland
GHS 13384
9.8%
10
Czech Republic
GHS 13199
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
GHS 13191
11.1%
12
Russia
GHS 12902
13.0%
13
Hungary
GHS 12086
18.5%
14
Ukraine
GHS 11938
19.5%
15
Poland
GHS 11645
21.5%
16
Greece
GHS 11590
21.9%
17
Portugal
GHS 11041
25.6%
18
Finland
GHS 10270
30.8%
19
Belgium
GHS 10084
32.0%
20
Netherlands
GHS 9334
37.1%
21
Denmark
GHS 8987
39.4%
22
Romania
GHS 8676
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
GHS 14278
3.7%
1
USA
GHS 13545
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
GHS 14830
0.0%
1
Singapore
GHS 14830
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
GHS 14830
0.0%
3
Pakistan
GHS 14653
1.2%
4
Thailand
GHS 14089
5.0%
5
Philippines
GHS 13580
8.4%
6
Indonesia
GHS 13553
8.6%
7
Taiwan
GHS 13517
8.9%
8
South Korea
GHS 13245
10.7%
9
New Zealand
GHS 13067
11.9%
10
India
GHS 13050
12.0%
11
Malaysia
GHS 13003
12.3%
12
China
GHS 12875
13.2%
13
Vietnam
GHS 12609
15.0%
14
Japan
GHS 12051
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
GHS 11745
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
GHS 14478
2.4%
1
Brazil
GHS 13718
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
GHS 13651
8.0%
3
Colombia
GHS 13644
8.0%
4
Ecuador
GHS 13429
9.5%
5
Guatemala
GHS 13408
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
GHS 13273
10.5%
7
Panama
GHS 13199
11.0%
8
Peru
GHS 12976
12.5%
9
Argentina
GHS 12309
17.0%
10
Chile
GHS 12220
17.6%
11
Uruguay
GHS 12146
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
GHS 14682
1.0%
1
Zambia
GHS 13940
6.0%
2
Morocco
GHS 13830
6.7%
3
Uganda
GHS 13802
6.9%
4
Ivory Coast
GHS 13519
8.8%
5
Senegal
GHS 13143
11.4%
6
Kenya
GHS 12942
12.7%
7
Ghana
GHS 12610
15.0%
8
Mozambique
GHS 12561
15.3%
9
Cameroon
GHS 12512
15.6%
10
Angola
GHS 11735
20.9%
11
Nigeria
GHS 11532
22.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
GHS 14830
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
GHS 14088
5.0%
2
Qatar
GHS 14088
5.0%
3
Bahrain
GHS 13644
8.0%
4
Oman
GHS 13644
8.0%
5
Kuwait
GHS 13199
11.0%
6
Lebanon
GHS 12956
12.6%
7
Israel
GHS 12880
13.2%
8
Egypt
GHS 12752
14.0%
9
Turkey
GHS 12481
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.