Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦213,027
Income Tax
- ₦30,705
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦5,326
Pension contributions
- ₦17,042
Total tax
- ₦53,073
Net pay
* ₦159,954
Marginal tax rate
29.3%
Average tax rate
24.9%
75.1%
Net pay
24.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦159,954
Net pay
₦25,563
Tax the employer pays
₦53,073
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦78,636
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦25,563 to pay you ₦213,027. In other words, every time you spend ₦10 of your hard-earned money, ₦3.69 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 24.9% tax rate now rises to 33.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make ₦2,556,324 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦636,875. That means that your net pay will be ₦1,919,449 per year, or ₦159,954 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 2370480
7.3%
1
USA
NGN 2334926
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NGN 2556321
0.0%
1
Singapore
NGN 2556325
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NGN 2556325
0.0%
3
Pakistan
NGN 2538238
0.7%
4
Thailand
NGN 2428508
5.0%
5
Philippines
NGN 2384050
6.7%
6
Indonesia
NGN 2343550
8.3%
7
Taiwan
NGN 2330064
8.9%
8
South Korea
NGN 2283088
10.7%
9
New Zealand
NGN 2252381
11.9%
10
India
NGN 2249565
12.0%
11
Malaysia
NGN 2247413
12.1%
12
China
NGN 2219274
13.2%
13
Vietnam
NGN 2173514
15.0%
14
Japan
NGN 2077233
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
NGN 2024609
20.8%
16
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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.