Income tax calculator Nigeria
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦162,500
Income Tax
- ₦21,209
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦4,063
Pension contributions
- ₦13,000
Total tax
- ₦38,271
Net pay
*
₦124,229
Marginal tax rate
29.3%
Average tax rate
23.6%
76.4%
Net pay
23.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦124,229
Net pay
₦19,500
Tax the employer pays
₦38,271
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦57,771
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦19,500 to pay you ₦162,500. In other words, every time you spend ₦10 of your hard-earned money, ₦3.56 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.6% tax rate now rises to 31.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make ₦1,950,000 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦459,253. That means that your net pay will be ₦1,490,748 per year, or ₦124,229 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.6% and your marginal tax rate is 29.3%. 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 ₦29.30, hence, your net pay will only increase by ₦70.70.
Bonus Example
A ₦1,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦707 of net incomes. A ₦5,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦3,535 of net incomes.
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.