Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦125,014
Income Tax
- ₦14,592
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦3,125
Pension contributions
- ₦10,001
Total tax
- ₦27,718
Net pay
* ₦97,296
Marginal tax rate
27.5%
Average tax rate
22.2%
77.8%
Net pay
22.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦97,296
Net pay
₦15,002
Tax the employer pays
₦27,718
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦42,720
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦15,002 to pay you ₦125,014. In other words, every time you spend ₦10 of your hard-earned money, ₦3.42 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
30.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 22.2% tax rate now rises to 30.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make ₦1,500,168 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦332,621. That means that your net pay will be ₦1,167,547 per year, or ₦97,296 per month. Your average tax rate is 22.2% 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 ₦27.50, hence, your net pay will only increase by ₦72.50.
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.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
₦125,000
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₦140,000
₦145,000
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₦155,000
₦160,000
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₦205,000
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₦220,000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 1445932
3.6%
1
USA
NGN 1370237
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NGN 1464539
2.4%
1
Brazil
NGN 1387656
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
NGN 1380905
8.0%
3
Colombia
NGN 1380155
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NGN 1358395
9.5%
5
Guatemala
NGN 1356324
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NGN 1342650
10.5%
7
Panama
NGN 1335146
11.0%
8
Peru
NGN 1312647
12.5%
9
Argentina
NGN 1245139
17.0%
10
Chile
NGN 1236138
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NGN 1228638
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 1485167
1.0%
1
Zambia
NGN 1410158
6.0%
2
Morocco
NGN 1399057
6.7%
3
Uganda
NGN 1397887
6.8%
4
Ivory Coast
NGN 1368568
8.8%
5
Senegal
NGN 1331095
11.3%
6
Kenya
NGN 1309159
12.7%
7
Ghana
NGN 1276992
14.9%
8
Mozambique
NGN 1271180
15.3%
9
Cameroon
NGN 1265722
15.6%
10
Angola
NGN 1187403
20.9%
11
Nigeria
NGN 1167547
22.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
NGN 1500168
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
NGN 1425161
5.0%
2
Qatar
NGN 1425157
5.0%
3
Bahrain
NGN 1380137
8.0%
4
Oman
NGN 1380138
8.0%
5
Kuwait
NGN 1335133
11.0%
6
Lebanon
NGN 1311207
12.6%
7
Israel
NGN 1302896
13.2%
8
Egypt
NGN 1291093
13.9%
9
Turkey
NGN 1263295
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.