Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦14,250
Income Tax
- ₦893
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦356
Pension contributions
- ₦1,140
Total tax
- ₦2,389
Net pay
* ₦11,861
Marginal tax rate
16.8%
Average tax rate
16.8%
83.2%
Net pay
16.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦11,861
Net pay
₦1,710
Tax the employer pays
₦2,389
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦4,099
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦1,710 to pay you ₦14,250. 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.
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Summary
If you make ₦171,000 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦28,668. That means that your net pay will be ₦142,332 per year, or ₦11,861 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 ₦16.77, hence, your net pay will only increase by ₦83.23.
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
Tax per income
₦15,000
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
NGN 171009
0.0%
1
Germany
NGN 170994
0.0%
2
Austria
NGN 170994
0.0%
3
Ireland
NGN 170994
0.0%
4
Sweden
NGN 171000
0.0%
5
Norway
NGN 171000
0.0%
6
Spain
NGN 160139
6.4%
7
Italy
NGN 155274
9.2%
8
France
NGN 154400
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
NGN 152190
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
NGN 152101
11.1%
11
Russia
NGN 148770
13.0%
12
Hungary
NGN 139365
18.5%
13
Ukraine
NGN 137655
19.5%
14
Poland
NGN 134277
21.5%
15
Greece
NGN 133637
21.9%
16
Portugal
NGN 127310
25.6%
17
Finland
NGN 118416
30.8%
18
Belgium
NGN 116277
32.0%
19
Switzerland
NGN 114615
33.0%
20
Netherlands
NGN 107704
37.0%
21
Romania
NGN 100034
41.5%
22
Denmark
NGN 0
100.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 168296
1.6%
1
USA
NGN 156194
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NGN 171001
0.0%
1
Singapore
NGN 171001
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NGN 171000
0.0%
3
Thailand
NGN 162450
5.0%
4
Indonesia
NGN 155952
8.8%
5
Taiwan
NGN 155865
8.9%
6
Pakistan
NGN 152914
10.6%
7
South Korea
NGN 152722
10.7%
8
New Zealand
NGN 150666
11.9%
9
India
NGN 150483
12.0%
10
China
NGN 148454
13.2%
11
Vietnam
NGN 145393
15.0%
12
Malaysia
NGN 143185
16.3%
13
Japan
NGN 138952
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
NGN 135432
20.8%
15
Philippines
NGN 109479
36.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NGN 166939
2.4%
1
Brazil
NGN 158175
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
NGN 157402
8.0%
3
Colombia
NGN 157320
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NGN 154835
9.5%
5
Guatemala
NGN 154603
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NGN 153045
10.5%
7
Panama
NGN 152193
11.0%
8
Peru
NGN 149627
12.5%
9
Argentina
NGN 141930
17.0%
10
Chile
NGN 140904
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NGN 140049
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 169290
1.0%
1
Uganda
NGN 162450
5.0%
2
Ghana
NGN 161595
5.5%
3
Zambia
NGN 160740
6.0%
4
Morocco
NGN 159474
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
NGN 158175
7.5%
6
Angola
NGN 156757
8.3%
7
Senegal
NGN 153843
10.0%
8
Cameroon
NGN 144276
15.6%
9
Nigeria
NGN 142332
16.8%
10
Mozambique
NGN 134690
21.2%
11
Kenya
NGN 116444
31.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
NGN 171000
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
NGN 171000
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
NGN 162452
5.0%
3
Qatar
NGN 162450
5.0%
4
Lebanon
NGN 158831
7.1%
5
Bahrain
NGN 157304
8.0%
6
Oman
NGN 157318
8.0%
7
Kuwait
NGN 152205
11.0%
8
Israel
NGN 148513
13.2%
9
Turkey
NGN 144052
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.