Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦21,346
Income Tax
- ₦1,337
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦534
Pension contributions
- ₦1,708
Total tax
- ₦3,579
Net pay
* ₦17,767
Marginal tax rate
16.8%
Average tax rate
16.8%
83.2%
Net pay
16.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦17,767
Net pay
₦2,562
Tax the employer pays
₦3,579
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦6,140
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦2,562 to pay you ₦21,346. 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 ₦256,152 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦42,944. That means that your net pay will be ₦213,208 per year, or ₦17,767 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 ₦16.77, hence, your net pay will only increase by ₦83.23.
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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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
NGN 256159
0.0%
1
Germany
NGN 256152
0.0%
2
Austria
NGN 256152
0.0%
3
Ireland
NGN 256152
0.0%
4
Sweden
NGN 256153
0.0%
5
Norway
NGN 256152
0.0%
6
Spain
NGN 239879
6.4%
7
Italy
NGN 232608
9.2%
8
France
NGN 231307
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
NGN 227975
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
NGN 227849
11.1%
11
Russia
NGN 222852
13.0%
12
Hungary
NGN 208764
18.5%
13
Ukraine
NGN 206202
19.5%
14
Poland
NGN 201140
21.5%
15
Greece
NGN 200188
21.9%
16
Switzerland
NGN 193843
24.3%
17
Portugal
NGN 190706
25.6%
18
Finland
NGN 177392
30.8%
19
Belgium
NGN 174184
32.0%
20
Netherlands
NGN 161369
37.0%
21
Romania
NGN 149854
41.5%
22
Denmark
NGN 17944
94.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 252108
1.6%
1
USA
NGN 233972
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NGN 256156
0.0%
1
Singapore
NGN 256150
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NGN 256152
0.0%
3
Thailand
NGN 243344
5.0%
4
Pakistan
NGN 238066
7.1%
5
Indonesia
NGN 233611
8.8%
6
Taiwan
NGN 233480
8.9%
7
South Korea
NGN 228773
10.7%
8
New Zealand
NGN 225700
11.9%
9
India
NGN 225414
12.0%
10
China
NGN 222378
13.2%
11
Malaysia
NGN 219820
14.2%
12
Vietnam
NGN 217793
15.0%
13
Japan
NGN 208146
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
NGN 202872
20.8%
15
Philippines
NGN 193781
24.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NGN 250069
2.4%
1
Brazil
NGN 236941
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
NGN 235784
8.0%
3
Colombia
NGN 235660
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NGN 231943
9.5%
5
Guatemala
NGN 231590
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NGN 229256
10.5%
7
Panama
NGN 227971
11.0%
8
Peru
NGN 224131
12.5%
9
Argentina
NGN 212606
17.0%
10
Chile
NGN 211069
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NGN 209789
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 253590
1.0%
1
Uganda
NGN 243344
5.0%
2
Ghana
NGN 242064
5.5%
3
Zambia
NGN 240783
6.0%
4
Morocco
NGN 238888
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
NGN 236941
7.5%
6
Senegal
NGN 231672
9.6%
7
Angola
NGN 227936
11.0%
8
Cameroon
NGN 216121
15.6%
9
Nigeria
NGN 213208
16.8%
10
Mozambique
NGN 208772
18.5%
11
Kenya
NGN 201204
21.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
NGN 256152
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
NGN 256152
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
NGN 243342
5.0%
3
Qatar
NGN 243344
5.0%
4
Oman
NGN 235650
8.0%
5
Bahrain
NGN 235667
8.0%
6
Lebanon
NGN 235587
8.0%
7
Kuwait
NGN 227952
11.0%
8
Israel
NGN 222470
13.2%
9
Turkey
NGN 215785
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.