Income tax calculator Nigeria
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦2,363
Income Tax
- ₦148
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦59.08
Pension contributions
- ₦189
Total tax
- ₦396
Net pay
*
₦1,967
Marginal tax rate
16.8%
Average tax rate
16.8%
83.2%
Net pay
16.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦1,967
Net pay
₦284
Tax the employer pays
₦396
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦680
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦284 to pay you ₦2,363. 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.
Summary
If you make ₦28,356 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦4,754. That means that your net pay will be ₦23,602 per year, or ₦1,967 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
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
NGN 28347
0.0%
1
Germany
NGN 28356
0.0%
2
Austria
NGN 28356
0.0%
3
Ireland
NGN 28356
0.0%
4
Sweden
NGN 28356
0.0%
5
Norway
NGN 28356
0.0%
6
Spain
NGN 26556
6.4%
7
Italy
NGN 25754
9.2%
8
France
NGN 25612
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
NGN 25237
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
NGN 25220
11.1%
11
Russia
NGN 24670
13.0%
12
Hungary
NGN 23110
18.5%
13
Ukraine
NGN 22827
19.5%
14
Poland
NGN 22266
21.5%
15
Greece
NGN 22154
21.9%
16
Portugal
NGN 21102
25.5%
17
Finland
NGN 19641
30.7%
18
Belgium
NGN 19284
32.0%
19
Netherlands
NGN 17164
39.5%
20
Romania
NGN 16588
41.5%
21
Denmark
NGN 0
100.0%
22
Switzerland
NGN 28354
165.8%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 27909
1.6%
1
USA
NGN 25898
8.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NGN 28359
0.0%
1
Singapore
NGN 28362
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NGN 28355
0.0%
3
Thailand
NGN 26938
5.0%
4
Indonesia
NGN 25861
8.8%
5
Taiwan
NGN 25846
8.9%
6
Malaysia
NGN 25635
9.6%
7
South Korea
NGN 25325
10.7%
8
New Zealand
NGN 24985
11.9%
9
India
NGN 24959
12.0%
10
China
NGN 24616
13.2%
11
Vietnam
NGN 24110
15.0%
12
Japan
NGN 23042
18.7%
13
Kazakhstan
NGN 22458
20.8%
14
Philippines
NGN 11610
59.1%
15
Pakistan
NGN 10270
63.8%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NGN 27683
2.4%
1
Brazil
NGN 26230
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
NGN 26099
7.9%
3
Colombia
NGN 26088
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NGN 25680
9.5%
5
Guatemala
NGN 25636
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NGN 25379
10.5%
7
Panama
NGN 25243
11.0%
8
Peru
NGN 24810
12.5%
9
Argentina
NGN 23535
17.0%
10
Chile
NGN 23365
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NGN 23224
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 28072
1.0%
1
Angola
NGN 27505
3.0%
2
Uganda
NGN 26938
5.0%
3
Ghana
NGN 26796
5.5%
4
Zambia
NGN 26654
6.0%
5
Morocco
NGN 26445
6.7%
6
Ivory Coast
NGN 26229
7.5%
7
Cameroon
NGN 23925
15.6%
8
Nigeria
NGN 23602
16.8%
9
Senegal
NGN 23467
17.2%
10
Mozambique
NGN 10590
62.7%
11
Kenya
NGN 28356
192.4%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
NGN 28356
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
NGN 28357
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
NGN 26939
5.0%
3
Qatar
NGN 26937
5.0%
4
Lebanon
NGN 26371
7.0%
5
Oman
NGN 26096
8.0%
6
Bahrain
NGN 26076
8.0%
7
Kuwait
NGN 25213
11.0%
8
Israel
NGN 24625
13.2%
9
Turkey
NGN 23887
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.