Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
GH₵ 157
Social Security
- GH₵ 8.64
Total tax
- GH₵ 8.64
Net pay
* GH₵ 148
Marginal tax rate
5.5%
Average tax rate
5.5%
94.5%
Net pay
5.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
GH₵ 148
Net pay
GH₵ 20.41
Tax the employer pays
GH₵ 8.64
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
GH₵ 29.05
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer GH₵ 20.41 to pay you GH₵ 157. In other words, every time you spend GH₵ 10 of your hard-earned money, GH₵ 1.85 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
16.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 5.5% tax rate now rises to 16.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make GH₵ 157 a year living in Ghana, you will be taxed GH₵ 8.64. That means that your net pay will be GH₵ 148 per year, or GH₵ 12.36 per month. Your average tax rate is 5.5% and your marginal tax rate is 5.5%. 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₵ 5.50, hence, your net pay will only increase by GH₵ 94.50.
Bonus Example
A GH₵ 1,000 bonus will generate an extra GH₵ 945 of net incomes. A GH₵ 5,000 bonus will generate an extra GH₵ 4,725 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
GHS 157
0.0%
1
Germany
GHS 157
0.0%
2
Austria
GHS 157
0.0%
3
Ireland
GHS 157
0.0%
4
Sweden
GHS 157
0.0%
5
Norway
GHS 157
0.0%
6
Spain
GHS 147
6.3%
7
Italy
GHS 143
9.2%
8
France
GHS 142
9.8%
9
Czech Republic
GHS 140
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
GHS 140
11.1%
11
Russia
GHS 137
13.0%
12
Hungary
GHS 128
18.5%
13
Ukraine
GHS 126
19.5%
14
Poland
GHS 123
21.5%
15
Greece
GHS 123
21.8%
16
Portugal
GHS 117
25.6%
17
Finland
GHS 109
30.8%
18
Belgium
GHS 107
32.0%
19
Netherlands
GHS 98
37.4%
20
Romania
GHS 92
41.6%
21
Denmark
GHS 0
100.0%
22
Switzerland
GHS 157
288.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
GHS 154
1.6%
1
USA
GHS 143
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
GHS 153
2.4%
1
Brazil
GHS 145
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
GHS 145
7.9%
3
Colombia
GHS 144
8.0%
4
Ecuador
GHS 142
9.5%
5
Guatemala
GHS 142
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
GHS 141
10.5%
7
Panama
GHS 140
11.0%
8
Peru
GHS 137
12.5%
9
Argentina
GHS 130
17.0%
10
Chile
GHS 129
17.6%
11
Uruguay
GHS 129
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
GHS 155
1.0%
1
Angola
GHS 152
3.0%
2
Uganda
GHS 149
5.0%
3
Ghana
GHS 148
5.5%
4
Zambia
GHS 148
6.0%
5
Morocco
GHS 146
6.7%
6
Ivory Coast
GHS 145
7.5%
7
Cameroon
GHS 132
15.6%
8
Nigeria
GHS 131
16.8%
9
Senegal
GHS 120
23.8%
10
Mozambique
GHS 157
100.5%
11
Kenya
GHS 157
339.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
GHS 157
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
GHS 157
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
GHS 149
5.0%
3
Qatar
GHS 149
5.0%
4
Lebanon
GHS 146
7.0%
5
Bahrain
GHS 145
8.0%
6
Oman
GHS 145
8.1%
7
Kuwait
GHS 140
10.9%
8
Israel
GHS 136
13.2%
9
Turkey
GHS 132
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.