Income tax calculator Ghana
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
GH₵ 85,417
Income Tax
- GH₵ 15,887
Social Security
- GH₵ 4,698
Total tax
- GH₵ 20,585
Net pay
*
GH₵ 64,832
Marginal tax rate
29.1%
Average tax rate
24.1%
75.9%
Net pay
24.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
GH₵ 64,832
Net pay
GH₵ 11,104
Tax the employer pays
GH₵ 20,585
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
GH₵ 31,689
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer GH₵ 11,104 to pay you GH₵ 85,417. In other words, every time you spend GH₵ 10 of your hard-earned money, GH₵ 3.71 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
32.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 24.1% tax rate now rises to 32.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make GH₵ 85,417 a year living in Ghana, you will be taxed GH₵ 20,585. That means that your net pay will be GH₵ 64,832 per year, or GH₵ 5,403 per month. Your average tax rate is 24.1% 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.
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
GHS 85417
0.0%
1
Germany
GHS 85417
0.0%
2
Austria
GHS 85417
0.0%
3
Ireland
GHS 85417
0.0%
4
Norway
GHS 85417
0.0%
5
Spain
GHS 79993
6.4%
6
Switzerland
GHS 79163
7.3%
7
Italy
GHS 77567
9.2%
8
France
GHS 77131
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
GHS 76021
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
GHS 75978
11.1%
11
Russia
GHS 74313
13.0%
12
Hungary
GHS 69615
18.5%
13
Sweden
GHS 69220
19.0%
14
Ukraine
GHS 68761
19.5%
15
Poland
GHS 67073
21.5%
16
Greece
GHS 66754
21.9%
17
Portugal
GHS 63593
25.6%
18
Finland
GHS 59151
30.8%
19
Belgium
GHS 58084
32.0%
20
Denmark
GHS 56477
33.9%
21
Netherlands
GHS 53745
37.1%
22
Romania
GHS 49969
41.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
GHS 78019
8.7%
1
Canada
GHS 69363
18.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
GHS 85417
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
GHS 85417
0.0%
2
Pakistan
GHS 82507
3.4%
3
Thailand
GHS 80737
5.5%
4
Philippines
GHS 79533
6.9%
5
Singapore
GHS 78349
8.3%
6
Taiwan
GHS 77857
8.9%
7
Indonesia
GHS 76538
10.4%
8
South Korea
GHS 75747
11.3%
9
Malaysia
GHS 75328
11.8%
10
New Zealand
GHS 75261
11.9%
11
India
GHS 75167
12.0%
12
Vietnam
GHS 70645
17.3%
13
Japan
GHS 69409
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
GHS 67650
20.8%
15
China
GHS 64212
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
GHS 83492
7.6%
1
Puerto Rico
GHS 78626
8.0%
2
Ecuador
GHS 77345
9.5%
3
Brazil
GHS 77252
9.6%
4
Guatemala
GHS 77227
9.6%
5
Mexico
GHS 76707
10.2%
6
Costa Rica
GHS 76448
10.5%
7
Panama
GHS 76021
11.0%
8
Peru
GHS 74740
12.5%
9
Chile
GHS 70384
17.6%
10
Uruguay
GHS 68248
20.1%
11
Argentina
GHS 55425
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
GHS 84074
1.6%
1
Morocco
GHS 76528
10.4%
2
Cameroon
GHS 70176
17.8%
3
Ivory Coast
GHS 69534
18.6%
4
Kenya
GHS 68601
19.7%
5
Mozambique
GHS 68324
20.0%
6
Ghana
GHS 64832
24.1%
7
Angola
GHS 64454
24.5%
8
Zambia
GHS 61851
27.6%
9
Senegal
GHS 60430
29.3%
10
Uganda
GHS 60323
29.4%
11
Nigeria
GHS 60131
29.6%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
GHS 81146
5.0%
1
Qatar
GHS 81146
5.0%
2
Bahrain
GHS 78584
8.0%
3
Oman
GHS 78584
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
GHS 77642
9.1%
5
Kuwait
GHS 76021
11.0%
6
Israel
GHS 74185
13.2%
7
Egypt
GHS 67282
21.2%
8
Lebanon
GHS 67154
21.4%
9
Turkey
GHS 52843
38.1%
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.