Income tax calculator Ghana
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
GH₵ 78,758
Income Tax
- GH₵ 14,314
Social Security
- GH₵ 4,332
Total tax
- GH₵ 18,645
Net pay
*
GH₵ 60,113
Marginal tax rate
29.1%
Average tax rate
23.7%
76.3%
Net pay
23.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
GH₵ 60,113
Net pay
GH₵ 10,239
Tax the employer pays
GH₵ 18,645
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
GH₵ 28,884
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer GH₵ 10,239 to pay you GH₵ 78,758. In other words, every time you spend GH₵ 10 of your hard-earned money, GH₵ 3.67 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
32.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.7% tax rate now rises to 32.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make GH₵ 78,758 a year living in Ghana, you will be taxed GH₵ 18,645. That means that your net pay will be GH₵ 60,113 per year, or GH₵ 5,009 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.7% 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₵ 29.12, hence, your net pay will only increase by GH₵ 70.88.
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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
GHS 78758
0.0%
1
Germany
GHS 78758
0.0%
2
Austria
GHS 78758
0.0%
3
Ireland
GHS 78758
0.0%
4
Norway
GHS 78758
0.0%
5
Spain
GHS 73757
6.4%
6
Switzerland
GHS 72957
7.4%
7
Italy
GHS 71520
9.2%
8
France
GHS 71118
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
GHS 70095
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
GHS 70055
11.1%
11
Russia
GHS 68519
13.0%
12
Sweden
GHS 64221
18.5%
13
Hungary
GHS 64188
18.5%
14
Ukraine
GHS 63400
19.5%
15
Poland
GHS 61844
21.5%
16
Greece
GHS 61550
21.9%
17
Portugal
GHS 58635
25.6%
18
Finland
GHS 54540
30.8%
19
Belgium
GHS 53555
32.0%
20
Denmark
GHS 51997
34.0%
21
Netherlands
GHS 49556
37.1%
22
Romania
GHS 46073
41.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
GHS 71937
8.7%
1
Canada
GHS 64739
17.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
GHS 78758
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
GHS 78758
0.0%
2
Pakistan
GHS 76680
2.6%
3
Singapore
GHS 75606
4.0%
4
Thailand
GHS 74633
5.2%
5
Philippines
GHS 74206
5.8%
6
Taiwan
GHS 71787
8.9%
7
Indonesia
GHS 71047
9.8%
8
South Korea
GHS 69932
11.2%
9
Malaysia
GHS 69443
11.8%
10
New Zealand
GHS 69394
11.9%
11
India
GHS 69307
12.0%
12
Vietnam
GHS 65377
17.0%
13
Japan
GHS 63998
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
GHS 62376
20.8%
15
China
GHS 59206
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
GHS 77736
7.5%
1
Puerto Rico
GHS 72497
8.0%
2
Brazil
GHS 71704
9.0%
3
Ecuador
GHS 71315
9.5%
4
Guatemala
GHS 71206
9.6%
5
Mexico
GHS 71070
9.8%
6
Costa Rica
GHS 70488
10.5%
7
Panama
GHS 70095
11.0%
8
Peru
GHS 68913
12.5%
9
Chile
GHS 64897
17.6%
10
Uruguay
GHS 62928
20.1%
11
Argentina
GHS 51306
34.9%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
GHS 77830
1.2%
1
Morocco
GHS 71048
9.8%
2
Cameroon
GHS 65255
17.2%
3
Ivory Coast
GHS 64709
17.8%
4
Kenya
GHS 63940
18.8%
5
Mozambique
GHS 63196
19.8%
6
Ghana
GHS 60113
23.7%
7
Angola
GHS 59545
24.4%
8
Zambia
GHS 58089
26.2%
9
Senegal
GHS 56142
28.7%
10
Uganda
GHS 55995
28.9%
11
Nigeria
GHS 55601
29.4%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
GHS 75552
4.1%
1
United Arab Emirates
GHS 74820
5.0%
2
Qatar
GHS 74820
5.0%
3
Bahrain
GHS 72457
8.0%
4
Oman
GHS 72458
8.0%
5
Kuwait
GHS 70094
11.0%
6
Israel
GHS 68401
13.2%
7
Lebanon
GHS 62159
21.1%
8
Egypt
GHS 62121
21.1%
9
Turkey
GHS 48964
37.8%
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.