Income tax calculator Ghana

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
GH₵ 2,654
Income Tax
- GH₵ 352
Social Security
- GH₵ 146
Total tax
- GH₵ 498
Net pay
* GH₵ 2,157
Marginal tax rate
22.0%
Average tax rate
18.7%
81.3%
Net pay
18.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
GH₵ 2,157
Net pay
GH₵ 345
Tax the employer pays
GH₵ 498
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
GH₵ 843
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer GH₵ 345 to pay you GH₵ 2,654. In other words, every time you spend GH₵ 10 of your hard-earned money, GH₵ 3.17 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
28.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.7% tax rate now rises to 28.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make GH₵ 31,848 a year living in Ghana, you will be taxed GH₵ 5,970. That means that your net pay will be GH₵ 25,878 per year, or GH₵ 2,157 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.8% 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.
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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
GHS 31848
0.0%
1
Germany
GHS 31848
0.0%
2
Austria
GHS 31848
0.0%
3
Ireland
GHS 31848
0.0%
4
Norway
GHS 31848
0.0%
5
Sweden
GHS 31348
1.6%
6
Spain
GHS 29826
6.4%
7
Switzerland
GHS 29237
8.2%
8
Italy
GHS 28921
9.2%
9
France
GHS 28759
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
GHS 28345
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
GHS 28329
11.1%
12
Russia
GHS 27708
13.0%
13
Hungary
GHS 25956
18.5%
14
Ukraine
GHS 25638
19.5%
15
Poland
GHS 25008
21.5%
16
Greece
GHS 24890
21.9%
17
Portugal
GHS 23711
25.6%
18
Finland
GHS 22055
30.8%
19
Belgium
GHS 21657
32.0%
20
Denmark
GHS 20436
35.8%
21
Netherlands
GHS 20047
37.1%
22
Romania
GHS 18631
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
GHS 29090
8.7%
1
Canada
GHS 28907
9.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
GHS 31848
0.0%
1
Singapore
GHS 31848
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
GHS 31848
0.0%
3
Pakistan
GHS 31659
0.6%
4
Thailand
GHS 30256
5.0%
5
Philippines
GHS 29906
6.1%
6
Indonesia
GHS 29230
8.2%
7
Taiwan
GHS 29029
8.9%
8
South Korea
GHS 28444
10.7%
9
Malaysia
GHS 28072
11.9%
10
New Zealand
GHS 28061
11.9%
11
India
GHS 28026
12.0%
12
China
GHS 27649
13.2%
13
Vietnam
GHS 27079
15.0%
14
Japan
GHS 25879
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
GHS 25224
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
GHS 31092
2.4%
1
Brazil
GHS 29459
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
GHS 29316
8.0%
3
Colombia
GHS 29300
8.0%
4
Ecuador
GHS 28838
9.5%
5
Guatemala
GHS 28794
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
GHS 28504
10.5%
7
Panama
GHS 28345
11.0%
8
Peru
GHS 27867
12.5%
9
Argentina
GHS 26434
17.0%
10
Chile
GHS 26243
17.6%
11
Uruguay
GHS 26084
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
GHS 31530
1.0%
1
Zambia
GHS 29779
6.5%
2
Morocco
GHS 29701
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
GHS 27850
12.6%
4
Kenya
GHS 27798
12.7%
5
Cameroon
GHS 26871
15.6%
6
Mozambique
GHS 26505
16.8%
7
Senegal
GHS 25966
18.5%
8
Ghana
GHS 25878
18.8%
9
Uganda
GHS 25729
19.2%
10
Angola
GHS 24768
22.2%
11
Nigeria
GHS 23611
25.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
GHS 31848
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
GHS 30256
5.0%
2
Qatar
GHS 30256
5.0%
3
Bahrain
GHS 29300
8.0%
4
Oman
GHS 29300
8.0%
5
Kuwait
GHS 28345
11.0%
6
Israel
GHS 27660
13.2%
7
Lebanon
GHS 26608
16.5%
8
Egypt
GHS 25295
20.6%
9
Turkey
GHS 21540
32.4%
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.