Income tax calculator Ghana

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
GH₵ 19,375
Income Tax
- GH₵ 2,156
Social Security
- GH₵ 1,066
Total tax
- GH₵ 3,221
Net pay
* GH₵ 16,154
Marginal tax rate
22.0%
Average tax rate
16.6%
83.4%
Net pay
16.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
GH₵ 16,154
Net pay
GH₵ 2,519
Tax the employer pays
GH₵ 3,221
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
GH₵ 5,740
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer GH₵ 2,519 to pay you GH₵ 19,375. In other words, every time you spend GH₵ 10 of your hard-earned money, GH₵ 2.96 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
26.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 16.6% tax rate now rises to 26.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make GH₵ 19,375 a year living in Ghana, you will be taxed GH₵ 3,221. That means that your net pay will be GH₵ 16,154 per year, or GH₵ 1,346 per month. Your average tax rate is 16.6% 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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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
GHS 19375
0.0%
1
Germany
GHS 19375
0.0%
2
Austria
GHS 19375
0.0%
3
Ireland
GHS 19375
0.0%
4
Sweden
GHS 19375
0.0%
5
Norway
GHS 19375
0.0%
6
Spain
GHS 18145
6.4%
7
Switzerland
GHS 17612
9.1%
8
Italy
GHS 17594
9.2%
9
France
GHS 17495
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
GHS 17244
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
GHS 17234
11.1%
12
Russia
GHS 16856
13.0%
13
Hungary
GHS 15791
18.5%
14
Ukraine
GHS 15597
19.5%
15
Poland
GHS 15214
21.5%
16
Greece
GHS 15142
21.9%
17
Portugal
GHS 14425
25.6%
18
Finland
GHS 13417
30.8%
19
Belgium
GHS 13175
32.0%
20
Netherlands
GHS 12189
37.1%
21
Denmark
GHS 12045
37.8%
22
Romania
GHS 11334
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
GHS 18287
5.6%
1
USA
GHS 17697
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
GHS 19375
0.0%
1
Singapore
GHS 19375
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
GHS 19375
0.0%
3
Pakistan
GHS 19198
0.9%
4
Thailand
GHS 18406
5.0%
5
Philippines
GHS 17906
7.6%
6
Indonesia
GHS 17739
8.5%
7
Taiwan
GHS 17660
8.9%
8
South Korea
GHS 17304
10.7%
9
New Zealand
GHS 17071
11.9%
10
India
GHS 17050
12.0%
11
Malaysia
GHS 17008
12.2%
12
China
GHS 16820
13.2%
13
Vietnam
GHS 16474
15.0%
14
Japan
GHS 15744
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
GHS 15345
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
GHS 18915
2.4%
1
Brazil
GHS 17922
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
GHS 17835
8.0%
3
Colombia
GHS 17825
8.0%
4
Ecuador
GHS 17544
9.5%
5
Guatemala
GHS 17517
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
GHS 17341
10.5%
7
Panama
GHS 17244
11.0%
8
Peru
GHS 16953
12.5%
9
Argentina
GHS 16081
17.0%
10
Chile
GHS 15965
17.6%
11
Uruguay
GHS 15868
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
GHS 19181
1.0%
1
Zambia
GHS 18212
6.0%
2
Morocco
GHS 18069
6.7%
3
Uganda
GHS 17479
9.8%
4
Ivory Coast
GHS 17413
10.1%
5
Kenya
GHS 16924
12.7%
6
Senegal
GHS 16794
13.3%
7
Cameroon
GHS 16347
15.6%
8
Mozambique
GHS 16288
15.9%
9
Ghana
GHS 16154
16.6%
10
Angola
GHS 15248
21.3%
11
Nigeria
GHS 14792
23.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
GHS 19375
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
GHS 18406
5.0%
2
Qatar
GHS 18406
5.0%
3
Bahrain
GHS 17825
8.0%
4
Oman
GHS 17825
8.0%
5
Kuwait
GHS 17244
11.0%
6
Israel
GHS 16827
13.2%
7
Lebanon
GHS 16750
13.6%
8
Egypt
GHS 16273
16.0%
9
Turkey
GHS 16115
16.8%
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.