Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦170,772
Income Tax
- ₦22,763
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦4,269
Pension contributions
- ₦13,662
Total tax
- ₦40,694
Net pay
* ₦130,078
Marginal tax rate
29.3%
Average tax rate
23.8%
76.2%
Net pay
23.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦130,078
Net pay
₦20,493
Tax the employer pays
₦40,694
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦61,187
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦20,493 to pay you ₦170,772. In other words, every time you spend ₦10 of your hard-earned money, ₦3.58 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
32.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.8% tax rate now rises to 32.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make ₦2,049,264 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦488,332. That means that your net pay will be ₦1,560,932 per year, or ₦130,078 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.8% 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
₦175,000
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 1930228
5.8%
1
USA
NGN 1871778
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NGN 2049267
0.0%
1
Singapore
NGN 2049264
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NGN 2049264
0.0%
3
Pakistan
NGN 2031178
0.9%
4
Thailand
NGN 1946801
5.0%
5
Philippines
NGN 1895719
7.5%
6
Indonesia
NGN 1876519
8.4%
7
Taiwan
NGN 1867884
8.9%
8
South Korea
NGN 1830226
10.7%
9
New Zealand
NGN 1805610
11.9%
10
India
NGN 1803352
12.0%
11
Malaysia
NGN 1799116
12.2%
12
China
NGN 1779069
13.2%
13
Vietnam
NGN 1742387
15.0%
14
Japan
NGN 1665203
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
NGN 1623017
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NGN 2000594
2.4%
1
Brazil
NGN 1895570
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
NGN 1886354
8.0%
3
Colombia
NGN 1885323
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NGN 1855609
9.5%
5
Guatemala
NGN 1852771
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NGN 1834091
10.5%
7
Panama
NGN 1823852
11.0%
8
Peru
NGN 1793104
12.5%
9
Argentina
NGN 1700889
17.0%
10
Chile
NGN 1688594
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NGN 1678347
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 2028771
1.0%
1
Zambia
NGN 1926308
6.0%
2
Morocco
NGN 1911143
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
NGN 1839053
10.3%
4
Uganda
NGN 1838230
10.3%
5
Kenya
NGN 1790167
12.6%
6
Senegal
NGN 1772219
13.5%
7
Cameroon
NGN 1729005
15.6%
8
Mozambique
NGN 1721439
16.0%
9
Ghana
NGN 1705081
16.8%
10
Angola
NGN 1611453
21.4%
11
Nigeria
NGN 1560932
23.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
NGN 2049263
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
NGN 1946799
5.0%
2
Qatar
NGN 1946802
5.0%
3
Bahrain
NGN 1885334
8.0%
4
Oman
NGN 1885334
8.0%
5
Kuwait
NGN 1823836
11.0%
6
Israel
NGN 1779785
13.2%
7
Lebanon
NGN 1767254
13.8%
8
Egypt
NGN 1716356
16.3%
9
Turkey
NGN 1701909
17.0%
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.