Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦16,452
Income Tax
- ₦1,031
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦411
Pension contributions
- ₦1,316
Total tax
- ₦2,758
Net pay
* ₦13,694
Marginal tax rate
16.8%
Average tax rate
16.8%
83.2%
Net pay
16.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦13,694
Net pay
₦1,974
Tax the employer pays
₦2,758
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦4,732
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦1,974 to pay you ₦16,452. 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 ₦197,424 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦33,098. That means that your net pay will be ₦164,326 per year, or ₦13,694 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
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 194307
1.6%
1
USA
NGN 180331
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NGN 192735
2.4%
1
Brazil
NGN 182616
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
NGN 181723
8.0%
3
Colombia
NGN 181630
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NGN 178771
9.5%
5
Guatemala
NGN 178495
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NGN 176694
10.5%
7
Panama
NGN 175710
11.0%
8
Peru
NGN 172746
12.5%
9
Argentina
NGN 163862
17.0%
10
Chile
NGN 162677
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NGN 161690
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
NGN 197424
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
NGN 197424
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
NGN 187550
5.0%
3
Qatar
NGN 187553
5.0%
4
Lebanon
NGN 182732
7.4%
5
Bahrain
NGN 181645
8.0%
6
Oman
NGN 181628
8.0%
7
Kuwait
NGN 175726
11.0%
8
Israel
NGN 171462
13.2%
9
Turkey
NGN 166312
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.