Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦18,831
Income Tax
- ₦1,180
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦471
Pension contributions
- ₦1,506
Total tax
- ₦3,157
Net pay
* ₦15,674
Marginal tax rate
16.8%
Average tax rate
16.8%
83.2%
Net pay
16.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦15,674
Net pay
₦2,260
Tax the employer pays
₦3,157
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦5,417
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦2,260 to pay you ₦18,831. 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 ₦225,972 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦37,884. That means that your net pay will be ₦188,088 per year, or ₦15,674 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 ₦16.76, hence, your net pay will only increase by ₦83.24.
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 222397
1.6%
1
USA
NGN 206397
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NGN 225974
0.0%
1
Singapore
NGN 225971
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NGN 225973
0.0%
3
Thailand
NGN 214673
5.0%
4
Pakistan
NGN 207886
8.0%
5
Indonesia
NGN 206086
8.8%
6
Taiwan
NGN 205971
8.9%
7
South Korea
NGN 201819
10.7%
8
New Zealand
NGN 199099
11.9%
9
India
NGN 198855
12.0%
10
China
NGN 196178
13.2%
11
Malaysia
NGN 193260
14.5%
12
Vietnam
NGN 192133
15.0%
13
Japan
NGN 183622
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
NGN 178970
20.8%
15
Philippines
NGN 163902
27.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 223712
1.0%
1
Uganda
NGN 214673
5.0%
2
Ghana
NGN 213543
5.5%
3
Zambia
NGN 212414
6.0%
4
Morocco
NGN 210741
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
NGN 209024
7.5%
6
Senegal
NGN 204088
9.7%
7
Angola
NGN 202779
10.3%
8
Cameroon
NGN 190657
15.6%
9
Nigeria
NGN 188088
16.8%
10
Mozambique
NGN 182516
19.2%
11
Kenya
NGN 171416
24.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
NGN 225972
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
NGN 225973
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
NGN 214672
5.0%
3
Qatar
NGN 214674
5.0%
4
Lebanon
NGN 208425
7.8%
5
Bahrain
NGN 207899
8.0%
6
Oman
NGN 207899
8.0%
7
Kuwait
NGN 201102
11.0%
8
Israel
NGN 196257
13.2%
9
Turkey
NGN 190361
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.