Income tax calculator Ghana

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
GH₵ 8,167
Income Tax
- GH₵ 358
Social Security
- GH₵ 449
Total tax
- GH₵ 808
Net pay
* GH₵ 7,359
Marginal tax rate
15.3%
Average tax rate
9.9%
90.1%
Net pay
9.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
GH₵ 7,359
Net pay
GH₵ 1,062
Tax the employer pays
GH₵ 808
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
GH₵ 1,869
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer GH₵ 1,062 to pay you GH₵ 8,167. In other words, every time you spend GH₵ 10 of your hard-earned money, GH₵ 2.29 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
20.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 9.9% tax rate now rises to 20.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make GH₵ 8,167 a year living in Ghana, you will be taxed GH₵ 808. That means that your net pay will be GH₵ 7,359 per year, or GH₵ 613 per month. Your average tax rate is 9.9% 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.
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
GHS 8167
0.0%
1
Germany
GHS 8167
0.0%
2
Austria
GHS 8167
0.0%
3
Ireland
GHS 8167
0.0%
4
Sweden
GHS 8167
0.0%
5
Norway
GHS 8167
0.0%
6
Spain
GHS 7648
6.4%
7
Italy
GHS 7417
9.2%
8
France
GHS 7375
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
GHS 7269
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
GHS 7265
11.1%
11
Switzerland
GHS 7169
12.2%
12
Russia
GHS 7105
13.0%
13
Hungary
GHS 6656
18.5%
14
Ukraine
GHS 6574
19.5%
15
Poland
GHS 6413
21.5%
16
Greece
GHS 6383
21.9%
17
Portugal
GHS 6080
25.6%
18
Finland
GHS 5656
30.8%
19
Belgium
GHS 5553
32.0%
20
Netherlands
GHS 5128
37.2%
21
Romania
GHS 4778
41.5%
22
Denmark
GHS 4438
45.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
GHS 8038
1.6%
1
USA
GHS 7460
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
GHS 8167
0.0%
1
Singapore
GHS 8167
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
GHS 8167
0.0%
3
Pakistan
GHS 7990
2.2%
4
Thailand
GHS 7759
5.0%
5
Indonesia
GHS 7448
8.8%
6
Taiwan
GHS 7444
8.9%
7
South Korea
GHS 7294
10.7%
8
Philippines
GHS 7241
11.3%
9
New Zealand
GHS 7196
11.9%
10
India
GHS 7187
12.0%
11
Malaysia
GHS 7151
12.5%
12
China
GHS 7090
13.2%
13
Vietnam
GHS 6944
15.0%
14
Japan
GHS 6636
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
GHS 6468
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
GHS 7973
2.4%
1
Brazil
GHS 7554
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
GHS 7518
8.0%
3
Colombia
GHS 7514
8.0%
4
Ecuador
GHS 7395
9.5%
5
Guatemala
GHS 7384
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
GHS 7309
10.5%
7
Panama
GHS 7269
11.0%
8
Peru
GHS 7146
12.5%
9
Argentina
GHS 6779
17.0%
10
Chile
GHS 6730
17.6%
11
Uruguay
GHS 6689
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
GHS 8085
1.0%
1
Uganda
GHS 7734
5.3%
2
Zambia
GHS 7677
6.0%
3
Morocco
GHS 7617
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
GHS 7554
7.5%
5
Senegal
GHS 7441
8.9%
6
Ghana
GHS 7359
9.9%
7
Kenya
GHS 7236
11.4%
8
Mozambique
GHS 6968
14.7%
9
Cameroon
GHS 6891
15.6%
10
Nigeria
GHS 6564
19.6%
11
Angola
GHS 6556
19.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
GHS 8167
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
GHS 7759
5.0%
2
Qatar
GHS 7759
5.0%
3
Bahrain
GHS 7513
8.0%
4
Oman
GHS 7514
8.0%
5
Lebanon
GHS 7291
10.7%
6
Kuwait
GHS 7269
11.0%
7
Egypt
GHS 7210
11.7%
8
Israel
GHS 7093
13.2%
9
Turkey
GHS 6880
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.