Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
GH₵ 22,032
Income Tax
- GH₵ 2,595
Social Security
- GH₵ 1,212
Total tax
- GH₵ 3,807
Net pay
* GH₵ 18,225
Marginal tax rate
22.0%
Average tax rate
17.3%
82.7%
Net pay
17.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
GH₵ 18,225
Net pay
GH₵ 2,864
Tax the employer pays
GH₵ 3,807
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
GH₵ 6,671
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer GH₵ 2,864 to pay you GH₵ 22,032. In other words, every time you spend GH₵ 10 of your hard-earned money, GH₵ 3.03 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
26.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 17.3% tax rate now rises to 26.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make GH₵ 22,032 a year living in Ghana, you will be taxed GH₵ 3,807. That means that your net pay will be GH₵ 18,225 per year, or GH₵ 1,519 per month. Your average tax rate is 17.3% 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 22032
0.0%
1
Germany
GHS 22032
0.0%
2
Austria
GHS 22032
0.0%
3
Ireland
GHS 22032
0.0%
4
Norway
GHS 22032
0.0%
5
Sweden
GHS 22000
0.2%
6
Spain
GHS 20633
6.4%
7
Switzerland
GHS 20089
8.8%
8
Italy
GHS 20007
9.2%
9
France
GHS 19895
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
GHS 19608
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
GHS 19597
11.1%
12
Russia
GHS 19168
13.0%
13
Hungary
GHS 17956
18.5%
14
Ukraine
GHS 17736
19.5%
15
Poland
GHS 17300
21.5%
16
Greece
GHS 17218
21.9%
17
Portugal
GHS 16403
25.6%
18
Finland
GHS 15257
30.8%
19
Belgium
GHS 14982
32.0%
20
Netherlands
GHS 13863
37.1%
21
Denmark
GHS 13832
37.2%
22
Romania
GHS 12889
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
GHS 20631
6.4%
1
USA
GHS 20124
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
GHS 22032
0.0%
1
Singapore
GHS 22032
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
GHS 22032
0.0%
3
Pakistan
GHS 21855
0.8%
4
Thailand
GHS 20930
5.0%
5
Philippines
GHS 20454
7.2%
6
Indonesia
GHS 20185
8.4%
7
Taiwan
GHS 20082
8.9%
8
South Korea
GHS 19677
10.7%
9
New Zealand
GHS 19412
11.9%
10
India
GHS 19388
12.0%
11
Malaysia
GHS 19349
12.2%
12
China
GHS 19127
13.2%
13
Vietnam
GHS 18733
15.0%
14
Japan
GHS 17903
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
GHS 17449
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
GHS 21509
2.4%
1
Brazil
GHS 20380
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
GHS 20280
8.0%
3
Colombia
GHS 20269
8.0%
4
Ecuador
GHS 19950
9.5%
5
Guatemala
GHS 19919
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
GHS 19719
10.5%
7
Panama
GHS 19608
11.0%
8
Peru
GHS 19278
12.5%
9
Argentina
GHS 18287
17.0%
10
Chile
GHS 18154
17.6%
11
Uruguay
GHS 18044
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
GHS 22032
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
GHS 20930
5.0%
2
Qatar
GHS 20930
5.0%
3
Bahrain
GHS 20269
8.0%
4
Oman
GHS 20270
8.0%
5
Kuwait
GHS 19609
11.0%
6
Israel
GHS 19135
13.2%
7
Lebanon
GHS 18853
14.4%
8
Egypt
GHS 18253
17.2%
9
Turkey
GHS 18220
17.3%
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.