Total tax paid
GH₵ 7,451
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer GH₵ 2,154 to pay you GH₵ 16,573. In other words, every time you spend GH₵ 10 of your hard-earned money, GH₵ 4.50 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
39.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32% tax rate now rises to 39.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7.8% higher than what it seemed at first.