Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦22,089
Income Tax
- ₦1,384
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦552
Pension contributions
- ₦1,767
Total tax
- ₦3,703
Net pay
* ₦18,386
Marginal tax rate
16.8%
Average tax rate
16.8%
83.2%
Net pay
16.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦18,386
Net pay
₦2,651
Tax the employer pays
₦3,703
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦6,354
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦2,651 to pay you ₦22,089. 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 ₦265,068 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦44,439. That means that your net pay will be ₦220,629 per year, or ₦18,386 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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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 260878
1.6%
1
USA
NGN 242107
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NGN 265067
0.0%
1
Singapore
NGN 265074
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NGN 265068
0.0%
3
Thailand
NGN 251814
5.0%
4
Pakistan
NGN 246982
6.8%
5
Indonesia
NGN 241742
8.8%
6
Taiwan
NGN 241607
8.9%
7
South Korea
NGN 236736
10.7%
8
New Zealand
NGN 233549
11.9%
9
India
NGN 233260
12.0%
10
China
NGN 230119
13.2%
11
Malaysia
NGN 227479
14.2%
12
Vietnam
NGN 225374
15.0%
13
Japan
NGN 215390
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
NGN 209934
20.8%
15
Philippines
NGN 202608
23.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NGN 258773
2.4%
1
Brazil
NGN 245189
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
NGN 244003
8.0%
3
Colombia
NGN 243863
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NGN 240011
9.5%
5
Guatemala
NGN 239651
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NGN 237236
10.5%
7
Panama
NGN 235911
11.0%
8
Peru
NGN 231934
12.5%
9
Argentina
NGN 220006
17.0%
10
Chile
NGN 218416
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NGN 217091
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 262417
1.0%
1
Uganda
NGN 251815
5.0%
2
Ghana
NGN 250489
5.5%
3
Zambia
NGN 249164
6.0%
4
Morocco
NGN 247202
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
NGN 245188
7.5%
6
Senegal
NGN 239822
9.5%
7
Angola
NGN 235368
11.2%
8
Cameroon
NGN 223643
15.6%
9
Nigeria
NGN 220629
16.8%
10
Mozambique
NGN 216529
18.3%
11
Kenya
NGN 209972
20.8%
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.