Income tax calculator Ghana
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
GH₵ 34,788
Income Tax
- GH₵ 4,705
Social Security
- GH₵ 1,913
Total tax
- GH₵ 6,618
Net pay
*
GH₵ 28,170
Marginal tax rate
22.0%
Average tax rate
19.0%
81.0%
Net pay
19.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
GH₵ 28,170
Net pay
GH₵ 4,522
Tax the employer pays
GH₵ 6,618
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
GH₵ 11,140
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer GH₵ 4,522 to pay you GH₵ 34,788. In other words, every time you spend GH₵ 10 of your hard-earned money, GH₵ 3.20 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
28.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 19% tax rate now rises to 28.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make GH₵ 34,788 a year living in Ghana, you will be taxed GH₵ 6,618. That means that your net pay will be GH₵ 28,170 per year, or GH₵ 2,348 per month. Your average tax rate is 19.0% 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
GHS 34788
0.0%
1
Germany
GHS 34788
0.0%
2
Austria
GHS 34788
0.0%
3
Ireland
GHS 34788
0.0%
4
Norway
GHS 34788
0.0%
5
Sweden
GHS 33379
4.1%
6
Spain
GHS 32579
6.4%
7
Switzerland
GHS 31977
8.1%
8
Italy
GHS 31591
9.2%
9
France
GHS 31414
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
GHS 30961
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
GHS 30944
11.1%
12
Russia
GHS 30266
13.0%
13
Hungary
GHS 28352
18.5%
14
Ukraine
GHS 28004
19.5%
15
Poland
GHS 27317
21.5%
16
Greece
GHS 27187
21.9%
17
Portugal
GHS 25900
25.6%
18
Finland
GHS 24091
30.8%
19
Belgium
GHS 23656
32.0%
20
Denmark
GHS 22414
35.6%
21
Netherlands
GHS 21899
37.1%
22
Romania
GHS 20351
41.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
GHS 31775
8.7%
1
Canada
GHS 31366
9.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
GHS 34788
0.0%
1
Singapore
GHS 34788
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
GHS 34788
0.0%
3
Pakistan
GHS 34584
0.6%
4
Thailand
GHS 33049
5.0%
5
Philippines
GHS 32694
6.0%
6
Indonesia
GHS 31939
8.2%
7
Taiwan
GHS 31709
8.9%
8
South Korea
GHS 31070
10.7%
9
Malaysia
GHS 30688
11.8%
10
New Zealand
GHS 30652
11.9%
11
India
GHS 30613
12.0%
12
China
GHS 30201
13.2%
13
Vietnam
GHS 29578
15.0%
14
Japan
GHS 28268
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
GHS 27552
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
GHS 33962
2.4%
1
Brazil
GHS 32179
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
GHS 32022
8.0%
3
Colombia
GHS 32005
8.0%
4
Ecuador
GHS 31500
9.5%
5
Guatemala
GHS 31452
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
GHS 31135
10.5%
7
Panama
GHS 30961
11.0%
8
Peru
GHS 30439
12.5%
9
Argentina
GHS 28874
17.0%
10
Chile
GHS 28665
17.6%
11
Uruguay
GHS 28491
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
GHS 34440
1.0%
1
Morocco
GHS 32443
6.7%
2
Zambia
GHS 31798
8.6%
3
Kenya
GHS 30333
12.8%
4
Ivory Coast
GHS 30281
13.0%
5
Cameroon
GHS 29351
15.6%
6
Mozambique
GHS 28899
16.9%
7
Ghana
GHS 28170
19.0%
8
Senegal
GHS 28021
19.5%
9
Uganda
GHS 27599
20.7%
10
Angola
GHS 26998
22.4%
11
Nigeria
GHS 25690
26.2%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
GHS 34788
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
GHS 33049
5.0%
2
Qatar
GHS 33049
5.0%
3
Bahrain
GHS 32005
8.0%
4
Oman
GHS 32005
8.0%
5
Kuwait
GHS 30961
11.0%
6
Israel
GHS 30213
13.2%
7
Lebanon
GHS 28930
16.8%
8
Egypt
GHS 27389
21.3%
9
Turkey
GHS 23356
32.9%
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.