Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
GH₵ 2,609
Social Security
- GH₵ 144
Total tax
- GH₵ 144
Net pay
* GH₵ 2,466
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₵ 2,466
Net pay
GH₵ 339
Tax the employer pays
GH₵ 144
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
GH₵ 483
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer GH₵ 339 to pay you GH₵ 2,609. 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₵ 2,609 a year living in Ghana, you will be taxed GH₵ 144. That means that your net pay will be GH₵ 2,466 per year, or GH₵ 205 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
GHS 2568
1.6%
1
USA
GHS 2383
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
GHS 2609
0.0%
1
Singapore
GHS 2609
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
GHS 2609
0.0%
3
Thailand
GHS 2479
5.0%
4
Pakistan
GHS 2432
6.8%
5
Indonesia
GHS 2379
8.8%
6
Taiwan
GHS 2378
8.9%
7
South Korea
GHS 2330
10.7%
8
New Zealand
GHS 2299
11.9%
9
India
GHS 2296
12.0%
10
China
GHS 2265
13.2%
11
Malaysia
GHS 2239
14.2%
12
Vietnam
GHS 2218
15.0%
13
Japan
GHS 2120
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
GHS 2066
20.8%
15
Philippines
GHS 1999
23.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
GHS 2547
2.4%
1
Brazil
GHS 2413
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
GHS 2402
8.0%
3
Colombia
GHS 2400
8.0%
4
Ecuador
GHS 2362
9.5%
5
Guatemala
GHS 2359
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
GHS 2335
10.5%
7
Panama
GHS 2322
11.0%
8
Peru
GHS 2283
12.5%
9
Argentina
GHS 2165
17.0%
10
Chile
GHS 2150
17.6%
11
Uruguay
GHS 2137
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
GHS 2583
1.0%
1
Uganda
GHS 2479
5.0%
2
Ghana
GHS 2466
5.5%
3
Zambia
GHS 2452
6.0%
4
Morocco
GHS 2433
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
GHS 2413
7.5%
6
Senegal
GHS 2361
9.5%
7
Angola
GHS 2315
11.3%
8
Cameroon
GHS 2201
15.6%
9
Nigeria
GHS 2172
16.8%
10
Mozambique
GHS 2132
18.3%
11
Kenya
GHS 2071
20.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
GHS 2609
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
GHS 2609
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
GHS 2479
5.0%
3
Qatar
GHS 2479
5.0%
4
Oman
GHS 2400
8.0%
5
Bahrain
GHS 2400
8.0%
6
Lebanon
GHS 2397
8.1%
7
Kuwait
GHS 2322
11.0%
8
Israel
GHS 2266
13.2%
9
Turkey
GHS 2198
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.