Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦23,688
Income Tax
- ₦1,507
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦592
Pension contributions
- ₦1,895
Total tax
- ₦3,995
Net pay
* ₦19,693
Marginal tax rate
19.5%
Average tax rate
16.9%
83.1%
Net pay
16.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦19,693
Net pay
₦2,843
Tax the employer pays
₦3,995
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦6,837
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦2,843 to pay you ₦23,688. In other words, every time you spend ₦10 of your hard-earned money, ₦2.89 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
25.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 16.9% tax rate now rises to 25.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make ₦284,256 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦47,935. That means that your net pay will be ₦236,321 per year, or ₦19,693 per month. Your average tax rate is 16.9% 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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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 279765
1.6%
1
USA
NGN 259636
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NGN 277505
2.4%
1
Brazil
NGN 262938
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
NGN 261665
8.0%
3
Colombia
NGN 261516
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NGN 257388
9.5%
5
Guatemala
NGN 257001
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NGN 254409
10.5%
7
Panama
NGN 252996
11.0%
8
Peru
NGN 248723
12.5%
9
Argentina
NGN 235932
17.0%
10
Chile
NGN 234227
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NGN 232806
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 281413
1.0%
1
Uganda
NGN 270043
5.0%
2
Ghana
NGN 268622
5.5%
3
Zambia
NGN 267201
6.0%
4
Morocco
NGN 265096
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
NGN 262937
7.5%
6
Senegal
NGN 257359
9.5%
7
Angola
NGN 251362
11.6%
8
Cameroon
NGN 239832
15.6%
9
Nigeria
NGN 236321
16.9%
10
Mozambique
NGN 233223
18.0%
11
Kenya
NGN 228842
19.5%
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.