Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
GH₵ 1,027
Income Tax
- GH₵ 82.47
Social Security
- GH₵ 56.49
Total tax
- GH₵ 139
Net pay
* GH₵ 888
Marginal tax rate
22.0%
Average tax rate
13.5%
86.5%
Net pay
13.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
GH₵ 888
Net pay
GH₵ 134
Tax the employer pays
GH₵ 139
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
GH₵ 272
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer GH₵ 134 to pay you GH₵ 1,027. In other words, every time you spend GH₵ 10 of your hard-earned money, GH₵ 2.65 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
23.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 13.5% tax rate now rises to 23.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make GH₵ 12,324 a year living in Ghana, you will be taxed GH₵ 1,667. That means that your net pay will be GH₵ 10,657 per year, or GH₵ 888 per month. Your average tax rate is 13.5% and your marginal tax rate is 22.0%. 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₵ 22.04, hence, your net pay will only increase by GH₵ 77.96.
Bonus Example
A GH₵ 1,000 bonus will generate an extra GH₵ 780 of net incomes. A GH₵ 5,000 bonus will generate an extra GH₵ 3,898 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
GHS 12324
0.0%
1
Germany
GHS 12324
0.0%
2
Austria
GHS 12324
0.0%
3
Ireland
GHS 12324
0.0%
4
Sweden
GHS 12324
0.0%
5
Norway
GHS 12324
0.0%
6
Spain
GHS 11541
6.4%
7
Italy
GHS 11191
9.2%
8
France
GHS 11129
9.7%
9
Switzerland
GHS 11041
10.4%
10
Czech Republic
GHS 10968
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
GHS 10962
11.1%
12
Russia
GHS 10722
13.0%
13
Hungary
GHS 10044
18.5%
14
Ukraine
GHS 9921
19.5%
15
Poland
GHS 9677
21.5%
16
Greece
GHS 9631
21.9%
17
Portugal
GHS 9175
25.6%
18
Finland
GHS 8534
30.8%
19
Belgium
GHS 8380
32.0%
20
Netherlands
GHS 7756
37.1%
21
Denmark
GHS 7301
40.8%
22
Romania
GHS 7210
41.5%
23
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Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
GHS 12324
0.0%
1
Singapore
GHS 12324
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
GHS 12324
0.0%
3
Pakistan
GHS 12147
1.4%
4
Thailand
GHS 11708
5.0%
5
Indonesia
GHS 11246
8.8%
6
Taiwan
GHS 11233
8.9%
7
Philippines
GHS 11194
9.2%
8
South Korea
GHS 11007
10.7%
9
New Zealand
GHS 10859
11.9%
10
India
GHS 10845
12.0%
11
Malaysia
GHS 10795
12.4%
12
China
GHS 10699
13.2%
13
Vietnam
GHS 10478
15.0%
14
Japan
GHS 10014
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
GHS 9761
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
GHS 12031
2.4%
1
Brazil
GHS 11400
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
GHS 11344
8.0%
3
Colombia
GHS 11338
8.0%
4
Ecuador
GHS 11159
9.5%
5
Guatemala
GHS 11142
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
GHS 11030
10.5%
7
Panama
GHS 10968
11.0%
8
Peru
GHS 10783
12.5%
9
Argentina
GHS 10229
17.0%
10
Chile
GHS 10155
17.6%
11
Uruguay
GHS 10093
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
GHS 12324
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
GHS 11708
5.0%
2
Qatar
GHS 11708
5.0%
3
Bahrain
GHS 11338
8.0%
4
Oman
GHS 11338
8.0%
5
Kuwait
GHS 10968
11.0%
6
Lebanon
GHS 10851
12.0%
7
Egypt
GHS 10745
12.8%
8
Israel
GHS 10703
13.2%
9
Turkey
GHS 10382
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.