Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦11,010
Income Tax
- ₦690
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦275
Pension contributions
- ₦881
Total tax
- ₦1,846
Net pay
* ₦9,164
Marginal tax rate
16.8%
Average tax rate
16.8%
83.2%
Net pay
16.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦9,164
Net pay
₦1,321
Tax the employer pays
₦1,846
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦3,167
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦1,321 to pay you ₦11,010. In other words, every time you spend ₦10 of your hard-earned money, ₦2.88 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
25.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 16.8% tax rate now rises to 25.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make ₦132,120 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦22,150. That means that your net pay will be ₦109,970 per year, or ₦9,164 per month. Your average tax rate is 16.8% and your marginal tax rate is 16.8%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of ₦100 in your salary will be taxed ₦16.76, hence, your net pay will only increase by ₦83.24.
Bonus Example
A ₦1,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦832 of net incomes. A ₦5,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦4,162 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 130031
1.6%
1
USA
NGN 120668
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NGN 132117
0.0%
1
Singapore
NGN 132123
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NGN 132121
0.0%
3
Thailand
NGN 125514
5.0%
4
Indonesia
NGN 120493
8.8%
5
Taiwan
NGN 120426
8.9%
6
South Korea
NGN 117998
10.7%
7
New Zealand
NGN 116416
11.9%
8
India
NGN 116272
12.0%
9
China
NGN 114699
13.2%
10
Pakistan
NGN 114034
13.7%
11
Vietnam
NGN 112335
15.0%
12
Malaysia
NGN 107763
18.4%
13
Japan
NGN 107359
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
NGN 104639
20.8%
15
Philippines
NGN 70987
46.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NGN 128982
2.4%
1
Brazil
NGN 122211
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
NGN 121607
8.0%
3
Colombia
NGN 121550
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NGN 119628
9.5%
5
Guatemala
NGN 119451
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NGN 118247
10.5%
7
Panama
NGN 117587
11.0%
8
Peru
NGN 115604
12.5%
9
Argentina
NGN 109660
17.0%
10
Chile
NGN 108867
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NGN 108206
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 130799
1.0%
1
Uganda
NGN 125514
5.0%
2
Ghana
NGN 124853
5.5%
3
Zambia
NGN 124193
6.0%
4
Angola
NGN 123395
6.6%
5
Morocco
NGN 123215
6.7%
6
Ivory Coast
NGN 122211
7.5%
7
Senegal
NGN 118307
10.5%
8
Cameroon
NGN 111472
15.6%
9
Nigeria
NGN 109970
16.8%
10
Mozambique
NGN 100864
23.7%
11
Kenya
NGN 77564
41.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
NGN 132120
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
NGN 132119
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
NGN 125512
5.0%
3
Qatar
NGN 125512
5.0%
4
Lebanon
NGN 122872
7.0%
5
Bahrain
NGN 121571
8.0%
6
Oman
NGN 121550
8.0%
7
Kuwait
NGN 117605
11.0%
8
Israel
NGN 114747
13.2%
9
Turkey
NGN 111299
15.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the tables of Nigeria, 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.