Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
GH₵ 227
Social Security
- GH₵ 12.49
Total tax
- GH₵ 12.49
Net pay
* GH₵ 215
Marginal tax rate
5.5%
Average tax rate
5.5%
94.5%
Net pay
5.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make GH₵ 227 a year living in Ghana, you will be taxed GH₵ 12.49. That means that your net pay will be GH₵ 215 per year, or GH₵ 17.88 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.
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
GHS 225
1.0%
1
Angola
GHS 220
3.0%
2
Uganda
GHS 216
5.0%
3
Ghana
GHS 215
5.5%
4
Zambia
GHS 213
6.0%
5
Morocco
GHS 212
6.7%
6
Ivory Coast
GHS 210
7.5%
7
Cameroon
GHS 192
15.6%
8
Nigeria
GHS 189
16.8%
9
Senegal
GHS 184
19.1%
10
Mozambique
GHS 60
73.5%
11
Kenya
GHS 227
234.6%
12
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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.