Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
GH₵ 20,000
Income Tax
- GH₵ 2,259
Social Security
- GH₵ 1,100
Total tax
- GH₵ 3,359
Net pay
* GH₵ 16,641
Marginal tax rate
22.0%
Average tax rate
16.8%
83.2%
Net pay
16.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make GH₵ 20,000 a year living in Ghana, you will be taxed GH₵ 3,359. That means that your net pay will be GH₵ 16,641 per year, or GH₵ 1,387 per month. Your average tax rate is 16.8% 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.
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.