Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦14,375
Income Tax
- ₦901
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦359
Pension contributions
- ₦1,150
Total tax
- ₦2,410
Net pay
* ₦11,965
Marginal tax rate
16.8%
Average tax rate
16.8%
83.2%
Net pay
16.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦11,965
Net pay
₦1,725
Tax the employer pays
₦2,410
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦4,135
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦1,725 to pay you ₦14,375. 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 ₦172,500 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦28,920. That means that your net pay will be ₦143,580 per year, or ₦11,965 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
Tax per income
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 169774
1.6%
1
USA
NGN 157569
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NGN 172504
0.0%
1
Singapore
NGN 172505
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NGN 172501
0.0%
3
Thailand
NGN 163875
5.0%
4
Indonesia
NGN 157320
8.8%
5
Taiwan
NGN 157232
8.9%
6
Pakistan
NGN 154414
10.5%
7
South Korea
NGN 154062
10.7%
8
New Zealand
NGN 151993
11.9%
9
India
NGN 151803
12.0%
10
China
NGN 149755
13.2%
11
Vietnam
NGN 146668
15.0%
12
Malaysia
NGN 144550
16.2%
13
Japan
NGN 140171
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
NGN 136620
20.8%
15
Philippines
NGN 110963
35.7%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 170775
1.0%
1
Uganda
NGN 163875
5.0%
2
Ghana
NGN 163013
5.5%
3
Zambia
NGN 162150
6.0%
4
Morocco
NGN 160874
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
NGN 159563
7.5%
6
Angola
NGN 158044
8.4%
7
Senegal
NGN 155214
10.0%
8
Cameroon
NGN 145542
15.6%
9
Nigeria
NGN 143580
16.8%
10
Mozambique
NGN 135995
21.2%
11
Kenya
NGN 117944
31.6%
12
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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.