Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦20,992
Income Tax
- ₦1,315
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦525
Pension contributions
- ₦1,679
Total tax
- ₦3,519
Net pay
* ₦17,473
Marginal tax rate
16.8%
Average tax rate
16.8%
83.2%
Net pay
16.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦17,473
Net pay
₦2,519
Tax the employer pays
₦3,519
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦6,038
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦2,519 to pay you ₦20,992. 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 ₦251,904 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦42,232. That means that your net pay will be ₦209,672 per year, or ₦17,473 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.
Tax per income
₦25,000
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₦95,000
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₦105,000
₦110,000
₦115,000
₦120,000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 247927
1.6%
1
USA
NGN 230081
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NGN 251908
0.0%
1
Singapore
NGN 251901
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NGN 251905
0.0%
3
Thailand
NGN 239309
5.0%
4
Pakistan
NGN 233818
7.2%
5
Indonesia
NGN 229736
8.8%
6
Taiwan
NGN 229608
8.9%
7
South Korea
NGN 224979
10.7%
8
New Zealand
NGN 221950
11.9%
9
India
NGN 221676
12.0%
10
China
NGN 218692
13.2%
11
Malaysia
NGN 216172
14.2%
12
Vietnam
NGN 214181
15.0%
13
Japan
NGN 204694
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
NGN 199508
20.8%
15
Philippines
NGN 189575
24.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NGN 245921
2.4%
1
Brazil
NGN 233013
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
NGN 231876
8.0%
3
Colombia
NGN 231752
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NGN 228102
9.5%
5
Guatemala
NGN 227750
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NGN 225454
10.5%
7
Panama
NGN 224202
11.0%
8
Peru
NGN 220417
12.5%
9
Argentina
NGN 209080
17.0%
10
Chile
NGN 207569
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NGN 206309
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 249385
1.0%
1
Uganda
NGN 239309
5.0%
2
Ghana
NGN 238049
5.5%
3
Zambia
NGN 236790
6.0%
4
Morocco
NGN 234925
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
NGN 233011
7.5%
6
Senegal
NGN 227790
9.6%
7
Angola
NGN 224395
10.9%
8
Cameroon
NGN 212536
15.6%
9
Nigeria
NGN 209672
16.8%
10
Mozambique
NGN 205076
18.6%
11
Kenya
NGN 197026
21.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
NGN 251904
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
NGN 251905
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
NGN 239309
5.0%
3
Qatar
NGN 239309
5.0%
4
Bahrain
NGN 231751
8.0%
5
Lebanon
NGN 231764
8.0%
6
Oman
NGN 231773
8.0%
7
Kuwait
NGN 224187
11.0%
8
Israel
NGN 218781
13.2%
9
Turkey
NGN 212207
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.