Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
GH₵ 18,743
Income Tax
- GH₵ 2,051
Social Security
- GH₵ 1,031
Total tax
- GH₵ 3,082
Net pay
* GH₵ 15,661
Marginal tax rate
22.0%
Average tax rate
16.4%
83.6%
Net pay
16.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
GH₵ 15,661
Net pay
GH₵ 2,437
Tax the employer pays
GH₵ 3,082
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
GH₵ 5,519
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer GH₵ 2,437 to pay you GH₵ 18,743. In other words, every time you spend GH₵ 10 of your hard-earned money, GH₵ 2.94 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
26.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 16.4% tax rate now rises to 26.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make GH₵ 18,743 a year living in Ghana, you will be taxed GH₵ 3,082. That means that your net pay will be GH₵ 15,661 per year, or GH₵ 1,305 per month. Your average tax rate is 16.4% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
GHS 18743
0.0%
1
Germany
GHS 18743
0.0%
2
Austria
GHS 18743
0.0%
3
Ireland
GHS 18743
0.0%
4
Sweden
GHS 18743
0.0%
5
Norway
GHS 18743
0.0%
6
Spain
GHS 17553
6.4%
7
Switzerland
GHS 17023
9.2%
8
Italy
GHS 17020
9.2%
9
France
GHS 16925
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
GHS 16681
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
GHS 16672
11.1%
12
Russia
GHS 16306
13.0%
13
Hungary
GHS 15276
18.5%
14
Ukraine
GHS 15088
19.5%
15
Poland
GHS 14718
21.5%
16
Greece
GHS 14648
21.9%
17
Portugal
GHS 13954
25.6%
18
Finland
GHS 12979
30.8%
19
Belgium
GHS 12745
32.0%
20
Netherlands
GHS 11791
37.1%
21
Denmark
GHS 11619
38.0%
22
Romania
GHS 10965
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
GHS 17730
5.4%
1
USA
GHS 17120
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
GHS 18743
0.0%
1
Singapore
GHS 18743
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
GHS 18743
0.0%
3
Pakistan
GHS 18566
0.9%
4
Thailand
GHS 17806
5.0%
5
Philippines
GHS 17305
7.7%
6
Indonesia
GHS 17157
8.5%
7
Taiwan
GHS 17084
8.9%
8
South Korea
GHS 16740
10.7%
9
New Zealand
GHS 16514
11.9%
10
India
GHS 16494
12.0%
11
Malaysia
GHS 16451
12.2%
12
China
GHS 16272
13.2%
13
Vietnam
GHS 15936
15.0%
14
Japan
GHS 15230
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
GHS 14844
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
GHS 18298
2.4%
1
Brazil
GHS 17337
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
GHS 17253
8.0%
3
Colombia
GHS 17244
8.0%
4
Ecuador
GHS 16972
9.5%
5
Guatemala
GHS 16946
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
GHS 16775
10.5%
7
Panama
GHS 16681
11.0%
8
Peru
GHS 16400
12.5%
9
Argentina
GHS 15557
17.0%
10
Chile
GHS 15444
17.6%
11
Uruguay
GHS 15351
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
GHS 18556
1.0%
1
Zambia
GHS 17618
6.0%
2
Morocco
GHS 17480
6.7%
3
Uganda
GHS 17012
9.2%
4
Ivory Coast
GHS 16871
10.0%
5
Kenya
GHS 16370
12.7%
6
Senegal
GHS 16286
13.1%
7
Cameroon
GHS 15814
15.6%
8
Mozambique
GHS 15770
15.9%
9
Ghana
GHS 15661
16.4%
10
Angola
GHS 14763
21.2%
11
Nigeria
GHS 14345
23.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
GHS 18743
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
GHS 17806
5.0%
2
Qatar
GHS 17806
5.0%
3
Bahrain
GHS 17244
8.0%
4
Oman
GHS 17244
8.0%
5
Kuwait
GHS 16681
11.0%
6
Israel
GHS 16278
13.2%
7
Lebanon
GHS 16235
13.4%
8
Egypt
GHS 15789
15.8%
9
Turkey
GHS 15614
16.7%
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.