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Income Tax Calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Withholding
Salary ₦118,014
National Housing Fund (NHF) - ₦2,950
Income Tax - ₦13,402
Pension contributions - ₦9,441
Total tax - ₦25,793
Net pay * ₦92,221
Marginal tax rate 27.5%
Average tax rate 21.9%
21.9%Total tax
78.1%
Net pay
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₦92,221
Net pay
₦14,162
Tax the employer pays
₦25,793
Tax you pay
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Total tax paid
₦39,955
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦14,162 to pay you ₦118,014. In other words, every time you spend ₦10 of your hard-earned money, ₦3.39 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
30.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 21.9% tax rate now rises to 30.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary

If you make ₦1,416,168 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦309,517. That means that your net pay will be ₦1,106,651 per year, or ₦92,221 per month. Your average tax rate is 21.9% and your marginal tax rate is 27.5%. 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 ₦27.5, hence, your net pay will only increase by ₦72.5.

Bonus Example

A ₦1,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦725 of net incomes. A ₦5,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦3,625 of net incomes.

NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Nigeria tables of NG, 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.