Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦171,250
Income Tax
- ₦22,853
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦4,281
Pension contributions
- ₦13,700
Total tax
- ₦40,834
Net pay
* ₦130,416
Marginal tax rate
29.3%
Average tax rate
23.8%
76.2%
Net pay
23.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦130,416
Net pay
₦20,550
Tax the employer pays
₦40,834
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦61,384
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦20,550 to pay you ₦171,250. 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 ₦2,055,000 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦490,012. That means that your net pay will be ₦1,564,988 per year, or ₦130,416 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 ₦29.30, 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
₦175,000
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₦270,000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
NGN 2054990
0.0%
1
Germany
NGN 2055007
0.0%
2
Austria
NGN 2055007
0.0%
3
Ireland
NGN 2055007
0.0%
4
Sweden
NGN 2054999
0.0%
5
Norway
NGN 2055000
0.0%
6
Spain
NGN 1924507
6.4%
7
Switzerland
NGN 1869656
9.0%
8
Italy
NGN 1866155
9.2%
9
France
NGN 1855657
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
NGN 1828950
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
NGN 1827925
11.1%
12
Russia
NGN 1787850
13.0%
13
Hungary
NGN 1674825
18.5%
14
Ukraine
NGN 1654275
19.5%
15
Poland
NGN 1613668
21.5%
16
Greece
NGN 1606011
21.9%
17
Portugal
NGN 1529942
25.6%
18
Finland
NGN 1423093
30.8%
19
Belgium
NGN 1397393
32.0%
20
Netherlands
NGN 1292861
37.1%
21
Denmark
NGN 1281071
37.7%
22
Romania
NGN 1202178
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 1935286
5.8%
1
USA
NGN 1877012
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NGN 2054996
0.0%
1
Singapore
NGN 2055004
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NGN 2054999
0.0%
3
Pakistan
NGN 2036914
0.9%
4
Thailand
NGN 1952250
5.0%
5
Philippines
NGN 1901179
7.5%
6
Indonesia
NGN 1881801
8.4%
7
Taiwan
NGN 1873112
8.9%
8
South Korea
NGN 1835349
10.7%
9
New Zealand
NGN 1810656
11.9%
10
India
NGN 1808400
12.0%
11
Malaysia
NGN 1804170
12.2%
12
China
NGN 1784049
13.2%
13
Vietnam
NGN 1747264
15.0%
14
Japan
NGN 1669864
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
NGN 1627560
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NGN 2006194
2.4%
1
Brazil
NGN 1900875
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
NGN 1891621
8.0%
3
Colombia
NGN 1890600
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NGN 1860809
9.5%
5
Guatemala
NGN 1857956
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NGN 1839225
10.5%
7
Panama
NGN 1828944
11.0%
8
Peru
NGN 1798127
12.5%
9
Argentina
NGN 1705650
17.0%
10
Chile
NGN 1693320
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NGN 1683045
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 2034450
1.0%
1
Zambia
NGN 1931700
6.0%
2
Morocco
NGN 1916493
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
NGN 1843968
10.3%
4
Uganda
NGN 1842468
10.3%
5
Kenya
NGN 1795192
12.6%
6
Senegal
NGN 1776827
13.5%
7
Cameroon
NGN 1733845
15.6%
8
Mozambique
NGN 1726142
16.0%
9
Ghana
NGN 1709553
16.8%
10
Angola
NGN 1615855
21.4%
11
Nigeria
NGN 1564988
23.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
NGN 2055000
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
NGN 1952247
5.0%
2
Qatar
NGN 1952249
5.0%
3
Bahrain
NGN 1890585
8.0%
4
Oman
NGN 1890605
8.0%
5
Kuwait
NGN 1828966
11.0%
6
Israel
NGN 1784767
13.2%
7
Lebanon
NGN 1771785
13.8%
8
Egypt
NGN 1720745
16.3%
9
Turkey
NGN 1706454
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.