Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦164,320
Income Tax
- ₦21,551
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦4,108
Pension contributions
- ₦13,146
Total tax
- ₦38,804
Net pay
* ₦125,516
Marginal tax rate
29.3%
Average tax rate
23.6%
76.4%
Net pay
23.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦125,516
Net pay
₦19,718
Tax the employer pays
₦38,804
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦58,523
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦19,718 to pay you ₦164,320. In other words, every time you spend ₦10 of your hard-earned money, ₦3.56 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.6% tax rate now rises to 31.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make ₦1,971,840 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦465,651. That means that your net pay will be ₦1,506,189 per year, or ₦125,516 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 ₦29.29, hence, your net pay will only increase by ₦70.71.
Bonus Example
A ₦1,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦707 of net incomes. A ₦5,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦3,536 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
₦165,000
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
NGN 1971841
0.0%
1
Germany
NGN 1971845
0.0%
2
Austria
NGN 1971845
0.0%
3
Ireland
NGN 1971845
0.0%
4
Sweden
NGN 1971841
0.0%
5
Norway
NGN 1971840
0.0%
6
Spain
NGN 1846621
6.4%
7
Switzerland
NGN 1792138
9.1%
8
Italy
NGN 1790639
9.2%
9
France
NGN 1780587
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
NGN 1754937
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
NGN 1753959
11.1%
12
Russia
NGN 1715501
13.0%
13
Hungary
NGN 1607050
18.5%
14
Ukraine
NGN 1587331
19.5%
15
Poland
NGN 1548364
21.5%
16
Greece
NGN 1541010
21.9%
17
Portugal
NGN 1468043
25.6%
18
Finland
NGN 1365507
30.8%
19
Belgium
NGN 1340858
32.0%
20
Netherlands
NGN 1240479
37.1%
21
Denmark
NGN 1225122
37.9%
22
Romania
NGN 1153525
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 1861939
5.6%
1
USA
NGN 1801062
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NGN 1971838
0.0%
1
Singapore
NGN 1971835
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NGN 1971839
0.0%
3
Pakistan
NGN 1953754
0.9%
4
Thailand
NGN 1873248
5.0%
5
Philippines
NGN 1822016
7.6%
6
Indonesia
NGN 1805226
8.5%
7
Taiwan
NGN 1797313
8.9%
8
South Korea
NGN 1761078
10.7%
9
New Zealand
NGN 1737388
11.9%
10
India
NGN 1735219
12.0%
11
Malaysia
NGN 1730895
12.2%
12
China
NGN 1711852
13.2%
13
Vietnam
NGN 1676557
15.0%
14
Japan
NGN 1602289
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
NGN 1561697
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NGN 1925009
2.4%
1
Brazil
NGN 1823951
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
NGN 1815084
8.0%
3
Colombia
NGN 1814093
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NGN 1785496
9.5%
5
Guatemala
NGN 1782770
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NGN 1764797
10.5%
7
Panama
NGN 1754941
11.0%
8
Peru
NGN 1725362
12.5%
9
Argentina
NGN 1636627
17.0%
10
Chile
NGN 1624796
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NGN 1614937
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 1952122
1.0%
1
Zambia
NGN 1853530
6.0%
2
Morocco
NGN 1838939
6.7%
3
Uganda
NGN 1781022
9.7%
4
Ivory Coast
NGN 1772713
10.1%
5
Kenya
NGN 1722344
12.7%
6
Senegal
NGN 1710019
13.3%
7
Cameroon
NGN 1663681
15.6%
8
Mozambique
NGN 1657951
15.9%
9
Ghana
NGN 1644720
16.6%
10
Angola
NGN 1552037
21.3%
11
Nigeria
NGN 1506189
23.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
NGN 1971840
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
NGN 1873247
5.0%
2
Qatar
NGN 1873248
5.0%
3
Bahrain
NGN 1814092
8.0%
4
Oman
NGN 1814103
8.0%
5
Kuwait
NGN 1754910
11.0%
6
Israel
NGN 1712545
13.2%
7
Lebanon
NGN 1705325
13.5%
8
Egypt
NGN 1657112
16.0%
9
Turkey
NGN 1640558
16.8%
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.