Income tax calculator Ghana

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
GH₵ 190
Social Security
- GH₵ 10.45
Total tax
- GH₵ 10.45
Net pay
* GH₵ 180
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₵ 180
Net pay
GH₵ 24.70
Tax the employer pays
GH₵ 10.45
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
GH₵ 35.15
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer GH₵ 24.70 to pay you GH₵ 190. 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.
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Summary
If you make GH₵ 2,280 a year living in Ghana, you will be taxed GH₵ 125. That means that your net pay will be GH₵ 2,155 per year, or GH₵ 180 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
GH₵ 5,000
GH₵ 10,000
GH₵ 15,000
GH₵ 20,000
GH₵ 25,000
GH₵ 30,000
GH₵ 35,000
GH₵ 40,000
GH₵ 45,000
GH₵ 50,000
GH₵ 55,000
GH₵ 60,000
GH₵ 65,000
GH₵ 70,000
GH₵ 75,000
GH₵ 80,000
GH₵ 85,000
GH₵ 90,000
GH₵ 95,000
GH₵ 100,000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
GHS 2244
1.6%
1
USA
GHS 2083
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
GHS 2280
0.0%
1
Singapore
GHS 2280
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
GHS 2280
0.0%
3
Thailand
GHS 2166
5.0%
4
Pakistan
GHS 2103
7.7%
5
Indonesia
GHS 2079
8.8%
6
Taiwan
GHS 2078
8.9%
7
South Korea
GHS 2036
10.7%
8
New Zealand
GHS 2009
11.9%
9
India
GHS 2006
12.0%
10
China
GHS 1979
13.2%
11
Malaysia
GHS 1954
14.3%
12
Vietnam
GHS 1939
15.0%
13
Japan
GHS 1853
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
GHS 1806
20.8%
15
Philippines
GHS 1673
26.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
GHS 2226
2.4%
1
Brazil
GHS 2109
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
GHS 2099
8.0%
3
Colombia
GHS 2098
8.0%
4
Ecuador
GHS 2065
9.5%
5
Guatemala
GHS 2061
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
GHS 2041
10.5%
7
Panama
GHS 2029
11.0%
8
Peru
GHS 1995
12.5%
9
Argentina
GHS 1892
17.0%
10
Chile
GHS 1879
17.6%
11
Uruguay
GHS 1867
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
GHS 2257
1.0%
1
Uganda
GHS 2166
5.0%
2
Ghana
GHS 2155
5.5%
3
Zambia
GHS 2143
6.0%
4
Morocco
GHS 2126
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
GHS 2109
7.5%
6
Senegal
GHS 2060
9.7%
7
Angola
GHS 2041
10.5%
8
Cameroon
GHS 1924
15.6%
9
Nigeria
GHS 1898
16.8%
10
Mozambique
GHS 1846
19.0%
11
Kenya
GHS 1747
23.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
GHS 2280
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
GHS 2280
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
GHS 2166
5.0%
3
Qatar
GHS 2166
5.0%
4
Lebanon
GHS 2101
7.8%
5
Bahrain
GHS 2098
8.0%
6
Oman
GHS 2098
8.0%
7
Kuwait
GHS 2029
11.0%
8
Israel
GHS 1980
13.2%
9
Turkey
GHS 1921
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.