Total tax paid
GH₵ 3,072
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer GH₵ 939 to pay you GH₵ 7,225. In other words, every time you spend GH₵ 10 of your hard-earned money, GH₵ 4.25 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
37.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 29.5% tax rate now rises to 37.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.1% higher than what it seemed at first.