Income tax calculator Ghana

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
GH₵ 4,940
Income Tax
- GH₵ 43.01
Social Security
- GH₵ 272
Total tax
- GH₵ 315
Net pay
* GH₵ 4,625
Marginal tax rate
15.3%
Average tax rate
6.4%
93.6%
Net pay
6.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
GH₵ 4,625
Net pay
GH₵ 642
Tax the employer pays
GH₵ 315
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
GH₵ 957
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer GH₵ 642 to pay you GH₵ 4,940. In other words, every time you spend GH₵ 10 of your hard-earned money, GH₵ 1.94 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
17.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 6.4% tax rate now rises to 17.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make GH₵ 4,940 a year living in Ghana, you will be taxed GH₵ 315. That means that your net pay will be GH₵ 4,625 per year, or GH₵ 385 per month. Your average tax rate is 6.4% and your marginal tax rate is 15.3%. 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₵ 15.28, hence, your net pay will only increase by GH₵ 84.72.
Bonus Example
A GH₵ 1,000 bonus will generate an extra GH₵ 847 of net incomes. A GH₵ 5,000 bonus will generate an extra GH₵ 4,236 of net incomes.
Tax per income
GH₵ 5,000
GH₵ 10,000
GH₵ 15,000
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GH₵ 55,000
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GH₵ 65,000
GH₵ 70,000
GH₵ 75,000
GH₵ 80,000
GH₵ 85,000
GH₵ 90,000
GH₵ 95,000
GH₵ 100,000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
GHS 4940
0.0%
1
Germany
GHS 4940
0.0%
2
Austria
GHS 4940
0.0%
3
Ireland
GHS 4940
0.0%
4
Sweden
GHS 4940
0.0%
5
Norway
GHS 4940
0.0%
6
Spain
GHS 4626
6.4%
7
Italy
GHS 4486
9.2%
8
France
GHS 4461
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
GHS 4397
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
GHS 4394
11.1%
11
Russia
GHS 4298
13.0%
12
Switzerland
GHS 4155
15.9%
13
Hungary
GHS 4026
18.5%
14
Ukraine
GHS 3977
19.5%
15
Poland
GHS 3879
21.5%
16
Greece
GHS 3861
21.9%
17
Portugal
GHS 3678
25.6%
18
Finland
GHS 3421
30.8%
19
Belgium
GHS 3359
32.0%
20
Netherlands
GHS 3105
37.2%
21
Romania
GHS 2890
41.5%
22
Denmark
GHS 1741
64.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
GHS 4862
1.6%
1
USA
GHS 4512
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
GHS 4823
2.4%
1
Brazil
GHS 4570
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
GHS 4547
8.0%
3
Colombia
GHS 4545
8.0%
4
Ecuador
GHS 4473
9.5%
5
Guatemala
GHS 4466
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
GHS 4421
10.5%
7
Panama
GHS 4397
11.0%
8
Peru
GHS 4323
12.5%
9
Argentina
GHS 4100
17.0%
10
Chile
GHS 4071
17.6%
11
Uruguay
GHS 4046
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
GHS 4940
0.0%
1
Egypt
GHS 4723
4.4%
2
United Arab Emirates
GHS 4693
5.0%
3
Qatar
GHS 4693
5.0%
4
Bahrain
GHS 4545
8.0%
5
Oman
GHS 4545
8.0%
6
Lebanon
GHS 4467
9.6%
7
Kuwait
GHS 4397
11.0%
8
Israel
GHS 4290
13.2%
9
Turkey
GHS 4162
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.