Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦1,836
Income Tax
- ₦115
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦45.90
Pension contributions
- ₦147
Total tax
- ₦308
Net pay
* ₦1,528
Marginal tax rate
16.8%
Average tax rate
16.8%
83.2%
Net pay
16.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦1,528
Net pay
₦220
Tax the employer pays
₦308
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦528
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦220 to pay you ₦1,836. 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.
Summary
If you make ₦22,032 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦3,694. That means that your net pay will be ₦18,338 per year, or ₦1,528 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 21674
1.6%
1
USA
NGN 20128
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NGN 22027
0.0%
1
Singapore
NGN 22033
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NGN 22031
0.0%
3
Malaysia
NGN 21351
3.1%
4
Thailand
NGN 20930
5.0%
5
Indonesia
NGN 20093
8.8%
6
Taiwan
NGN 20082
8.9%
7
South Korea
NGN 19677
10.7%
8
New Zealand
NGN 19409
11.9%
9
India
NGN 19396
12.0%
10
China
NGN 19127
13.2%
11
Vietnam
NGN 18733
15.0%
12
Japan
NGN 17903
18.7%
13
Kazakhstan
NGN 17449
20.8%
14
Philippines
NGN 9021
59.1%
15
Pakistan
NGN 3946
82.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NGN 21509
2.4%
1
Brazil
NGN 20381
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
NGN 20279
7.9%
3
Colombia
NGN 20269
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NGN 19944
9.4%
5
Guatemala
NGN 19920
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NGN 19719
10.5%
7
Panama
NGN 19615
11.0%
8
Peru
NGN 19280
12.5%
9
Argentina
NGN 18287
17.0%
10
Chile
NGN 18154
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NGN 18044
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 21812
1.0%
1
Angola
NGN 21371
3.0%
2
Uganda
NGN 20930
5.0%
3
Ghana
NGN 20820
5.5%
4
Zambia
NGN 20710
6.0%
5
Morocco
NGN 20546
6.7%
6
Ivory Coast
NGN 20380
7.5%
7
Cameroon
NGN 18589
15.6%
8
Nigeria
NGN 18338
16.8%
9
Senegal
NGN 17687
19.7%
10
Mozambique
NGN 5088
76.9%
11
Kenya
NGN 22032
247.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
NGN 22032
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
NGN 22030
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
NGN 20929
5.0%
3
Qatar
NGN 20930
5.0%
4
Lebanon
NGN 20490
7.0%
5
Oman
NGN 20258
7.9%
6
Bahrain
NGN 20292
8.1%
7
Kuwait
NGN 19592
10.9%
8
Israel
NGN 19134
13.2%
9
Turkey
NGN 18560
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.