Income tax calculator Ghana

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
GH₵ 55,000
Income Tax
- GH₵ 8,701
Social Security
- GH₵ 3,025
Total tax
- GH₵ 11,726
Net pay
* GH₵ 43,274
Marginal tax rate
29.1%
Average tax rate
21.3%
78.7%
Net pay
21.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
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Summary
If you make GH₵ 55,000 a year living in Ghana, you will be taxed GH₵ 11,726. That means that your net pay will be GH₵ 43,274 per year, or GH₵ 3,606 per month. Your average tax rate is 21.3% and your marginal tax rate is 29.1%. 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₵ 29.13, hence, your net pay will only increase by GH₵ 70.87.
Bonus Example
A GH₵ 1,000 bonus will generate an extra GH₵ 709 of net incomes. A GH₵ 5,000 bonus will generate an extra GH₵ 3,544 of net incomes.
Tax per income
GH₵ 55,000
GH₵ 60,000
GH₵ 65,000
GH₵ 70,000
GH₵ 75,000
GH₵ 80,000
GH₵ 85,000
GH₵ 90,000
GH₵ 95,000
GH₵ 100,000
GH₵ 105,000
GH₵ 110,000
GH₵ 115,000
GH₵ 120,000
GH₵ 125,000
GH₵ 130,000
GH₵ 135,000
GH₵ 140,000
GH₵ 145,000
GH₵ 150,000
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.