Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦23,467
Income Tax
- ₦1,487
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦587
Pension contributions
- ₦1,877
Total tax
- ₦3,951
Net pay
* ₦19,516
Marginal tax rate
19.5%
Average tax rate
16.8%
83.2%
Net pay
16.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦19,516
Net pay
₦2,816
Tax the employer pays
₦3,951
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦6,767
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦2,816 to pay you ₦23,467. 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 ₦281,604 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦47,417. That means that your net pay will be ₦234,187 per year, or ₦19,516 per month. Your average tax rate is 16.8% and your marginal tax rate is 19.6%. 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 ₦19.55, hence, your net pay will only increase by ₦80.45.
Bonus Example
A ₦1,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦805 of net incomes. A ₦5,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦4,023 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
NGN 281602
0.0%
1
Germany
NGN 281603
0.0%
2
Austria
NGN 281603
0.0%
3
Ireland
NGN 281603
0.0%
4
Sweden
NGN 281604
0.0%
5
Norway
NGN 281604
0.0%
6
Spain
NGN 263727
6.4%
7
Italy
NGN 255724
9.2%
8
France
NGN 254280
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
NGN 250627
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
NGN 250484
11.1%
11
Russia
NGN 244995
13.0%
12
Hungary
NGN 229507
18.5%
13
Ukraine
NGN 226691
19.5%
14
Poland
NGN 221128
21.5%
15
Greece
NGN 220078
21.9%
16
Switzerland
NGN 217275
22.8%
17
Portugal
NGN 209652
25.6%
18
Finland
NGN 195019
30.8%
19
Belgium
NGN 191490
32.0%
20
Netherlands
NGN 177410
37.0%
21
Romania
NGN 164737
41.5%
22
Denmark
NGN 32432
90.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 277158
1.6%
1
USA
NGN 257220
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NGN 281607
0.0%
1
Singapore
NGN 281605
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NGN 281603
0.0%
3
Thailand
NGN 267524
5.0%
4
Pakistan
NGN 263518
6.4%
5
Indonesia
NGN 256823
8.8%
6
Taiwan
NGN 256679
8.9%
7
South Korea
NGN 251504
10.7%
8
New Zealand
NGN 248121
11.9%
9
India
NGN 247812
12.0%
10
China
NGN 244474
13.2%
11
Malaysia
NGN 241686
14.2%
12
Vietnam
NGN 239434
15.0%
13
Japan
NGN 228827
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
NGN 223030
20.8%
15
Philippines
NGN 218978
22.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NGN 274916
2.4%
1
Brazil
NGN 260484
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
NGN 259216
8.0%
3
Colombia
NGN 259076
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NGN 254989
9.5%
5
Guatemala
NGN 254602
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NGN 252036
10.5%
7
Panama
NGN 250634
11.0%
8
Peru
NGN 246405
12.5%
9
Argentina
NGN 233731
17.0%
10
Chile
NGN 232042
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NGN 230634
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 278788
1.0%
1
Uganda
NGN 267524
5.0%
2
Ghana
NGN 266116
5.5%
3
Zambia
NGN 264708
6.0%
4
Morocco
NGN 262625
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
NGN 260484
7.5%
6
Senegal
NGN 254936
9.5%
7
Angola
NGN 249151
11.5%
8
Cameroon
NGN 237595
15.6%
9
Nigeria
NGN 234187
16.8%
10
Mozambique
NGN 230916
18.0%
11
Kenya
NGN 226234
19.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
NGN 281604
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
NGN 281602
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
NGN 267523
5.0%
3
Qatar
NGN 267523
5.0%
4
Bahrain
NGN 259073
8.0%
5
Oman
NGN 259089
8.0%
6
Lebanon
NGN 258494
8.2%
7
Kuwait
NGN 250655
11.0%
8
Israel
NGN 244573
13.2%
9
Turkey
NGN 237226
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.