Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
GH₵ 960
Social Security
- GH₵ 52.80
Total tax
- GH₵ 52.80
Net pay
* GH₵ 907
Marginal tax rate
5.5%
Average tax rate
5.5%
94.5%
Net pay
5.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
GH₵ 907
Net pay
GH₵ 125
Tax the employer pays
GH₵ 52.80
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
GH₵ 178
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer GH₵ 125 to pay you GH₵ 960. In other words, every time you spend GH₵ 10 of your hard-earned money, GH₵ 1.85 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
16.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 5.5% tax rate now rises to 16.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make GH₵ 960 a year living in Ghana, you will be taxed GH₵ 52.80. That means that your net pay will be GH₵ 907 per year, or GH₵ 75.60 per month. Your average tax rate is 5.5% and your marginal tax rate is 5.5%. 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₵ 5.50, hence, your net pay will only increase by GH₵ 94.50.
Bonus Example
A GH₵ 1,000 bonus will generate an extra GH₵ 945 of net incomes. A GH₵ 5,000 bonus will generate an extra GH₵ 4,725 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
GHS 960
0.0%
1
Germany
GHS 960
0.0%
2
Austria
GHS 960
0.0%
3
Ireland
GHS 960
0.0%
4
Sweden
GHS 960
0.0%
5
Norway
GHS 960
0.0%
6
Spain
GHS 899
6.4%
7
Italy
GHS 872
9.2%
8
France
GHS 867
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
GHS 854
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
GHS 854
11.1%
11
Russia
GHS 835
13.0%
12
Hungary
GHS 782
18.5%
13
Ukraine
GHS 773
19.5%
14
Poland
GHS 754
21.5%
15
Greece
GHS 750
21.8%
16
Portugal
GHS 715
25.6%
17
Finland
GHS 665
30.8%
18
Belgium
GHS 653
32.0%
19
Netherlands
GHS 598
37.7%
20
Romania
GHS 562
41.5%
21
Switzerland
GHS 439
54.3%
22
Denmark
GHS 0
100.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
GHS 945
1.6%
1
USA
GHS 877
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
GHS 960
0.0%
1
Singapore
GHS 960
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
GHS 960
0.0%
3
Thailand
GHS 912
5.0%
4
Indonesia
GHS 876
8.8%
5
Taiwan
GHS 875
8.9%
6
South Korea
GHS 857
10.7%
7
New Zealand
GHS 846
11.9%
8
India
GHS 845
12.0%
9
China
GHS 833
13.2%
10
Vietnam
GHS 816
15.0%
11
Malaysia
GHS 785
18.2%
12
Pakistan
GHS 783
18.4%
13
Japan
GHS 780
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
GHS 760
20.8%
15
Philippines
GHS 393
59.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
GHS 937
2.4%
1
Brazil
GHS 888
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
GHS 884
8.0%
3
Colombia
GHS 883
8.0%
4
Ecuador
GHS 869
9.5%
5
Guatemala
GHS 868
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
GHS 859
10.5%
7
Panama
GHS 854
11.0%
8
Peru
GHS 840
12.5%
9
Argentina
GHS 797
17.0%
10
Chile
GHS 791
17.6%
11
Uruguay
GHS 786
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
GHS 950
1.0%
1
Angola
GHS 922
4.0%
2
Uganda
GHS 912
5.0%
3
Ghana
GHS 907
5.5%
4
Zambia
GHS 902
6.0%
5
Morocco
GHS 895
6.7%
6
Ivory Coast
GHS 888
7.5%
7
Senegal
GHS 854
11.1%
8
Cameroon
GHS 810
15.6%
9
Nigeria
GHS 799
16.8%
10
Mozambique
GHS 698
27.3%
11
Kenya
GHS 428
55.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
GHS 960
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
GHS 960
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
GHS 912
5.0%
3
Qatar
GHS 912
5.0%
4
Lebanon
GHS 893
7.0%
5
Bahrain
GHS 883
8.0%
6
Oman
GHS 883
8.0%
7
Kuwait
GHS 854
11.0%
8
Israel
GHS 834
13.2%
9
Turkey
GHS 809
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.