Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦209,761
Income Tax
- ₦30,091
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦5,244
Pension contributions
- ₦16,781
Total tax
- ₦52,116
Net pay
* ₦157,645
Marginal tax rate
29.3%
Average tax rate
24.8%
75.2%
Net pay
24.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦157,645
Net pay
₦25,171
Tax the employer pays
₦52,116
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦77,287
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦25,171 to pay you ₦209,761. In other words, every time you spend ₦10 of your hard-earned money, ₦3.68 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
32.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 24.8% tax rate now rises to 32.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make ₦2,517,132 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦625,394. That means that your net pay will be ₦1,891,738 per year, or ₦157,645 per month. Your average tax rate is 24.9% 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
₦205,000
₦210,000
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₦300,000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 2337693
7.1%
1
USA
NGN 2299131
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NGN 2457350
2.4%
1
Brazil
NGN 2328347
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
NGN 2317012
8.0%
3
Colombia
NGN 2315761
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NGN 2279255
9.5%
5
Guatemala
NGN 2275777
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NGN 2252833
10.5%
7
Panama
NGN 2240247
11.0%
8
Peru
NGN 2202491
12.5%
9
Argentina
NGN 2089220
17.0%
10
Chile
NGN 2074117
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NGN 2061531
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
NGN 2517130
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
NGN 2391272
5.0%
2
Qatar
NGN 2391276
5.0%
3
Bahrain
NGN 2315774
8.0%
4
Oman
NGN 2315769
8.0%
5
Kuwait
NGN 2240230
11.0%
6
Israel
NGN 2186130
13.2%
7
Lebanon
NGN 2136869
15.1%
8
Turkey
NGN 2072653
17.7%
9
Egypt
NGN 2060574
18.1%
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.