Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦211,296
Income Tax
- ₦30,380
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦5,282
Pension contributions
- ₦16,904
Total tax
- ₦52,566
Net pay
* ₦158,730
Marginal tax rate
29.3%
Average tax rate
24.9%
75.1%
Net pay
24.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦158,730
Net pay
₦25,356
Tax the employer pays
₦52,566
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦77,921
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦25,356 to pay you ₦211,296. In other words, every time you spend ₦10 of your hard-earned money, ₦3.69 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
32.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 24.9% tax rate now rises to 32.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make ₦2,535,552 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦630,790. That means that your net pay will be ₦1,904,762 per year, or ₦158,730 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.
Tax per income
₦215,000
₦220,000
₦225,000
₦230,000
₦235,000
₦240,000
₦245,000
₦250,000
₦255,000
₦260,000
₦265,000
₦270,000
₦275,000
₦280,000
₦285,000
₦290,000
₦295,000
₦300,000
₦305,000
₦310,000
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NGN 2475332
2.4%
1
Brazil
NGN 2345385
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
NGN 2333970
8.0%
3
Colombia
NGN 2332708
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NGN 2295944
9.5%
5
Guatemala
NGN 2292431
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NGN 2269319
10.5%
7
Panama
NGN 2256645
11.0%
8
Peru
NGN 2218608
12.5%
9
Argentina
NGN 2104508
17.0%
10
Chile
NGN 2089295
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NGN 2076617
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 2510196
1.0%
1
Zambia
NGN 2383419
6.0%
2
Morocco
NGN 2364656
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
NGN 2251783
11.2%
4
Kenya
NGN 2214962
12.6%
5
Uganda
NGN 2172139
14.3%
6
Senegal
NGN 2143051
15.5%
7
Cameroon
NGN 2139296
15.6%
8
Mozambique
NGN 2120195
16.4%
9
Ghana
NGN 2084203
17.8%
10
Angola
NGN 1984641
21.7%
11
Nigeria
NGN 1904762
24.9%
12
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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.