Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦23,737
Income Tax
- ₦1,512
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦593
Pension contributions
- ₦1,899
Total tax
- ₦4,004
Net pay
* ₦19,733
Marginal tax rate
19.6%
Average tax rate
16.9%
83.1%
Net pay
16.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦19,733
Net pay
₦2,848
Tax the employer pays
₦4,004
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦6,853
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦2,848 to pay you ₦23,737. 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 ₦284,844 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦48,050. That means that your net pay will be ₦236,794 per year, or ₦19,733 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.
Tax per income
₦25,000
₦30,000
₦35,000
₦40,000
₦45,000
₦50,000
₦55,000
₦60,000
₦65,000
₦70,000
₦75,000
₦80,000
₦85,000
₦90,000
₦95,000
₦100,000
₦105,000
₦110,000
₦115,000
₦120,000
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NGN 278079
2.4%
1
Brazil
NGN 263480
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
NGN 262202
8.0%
3
Colombia
NGN 262056
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NGN 257925
9.5%
5
Guatemala
NGN 257532
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NGN 254935
10.5%
7
Panama
NGN 253515
11.0%
8
Peru
NGN 249239
12.5%
9
Argentina
NGN 236421
17.0%
10
Chile
NGN 234711
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NGN 233287
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 281996
1.0%
1
Uganda
NGN 270602
5.0%
2
Ghana
NGN 269177
5.5%
3
Zambia
NGN 267753
6.0%
4
Morocco
NGN 265645
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
NGN 263481
7.5%
6
Senegal
NGN 257897
9.5%
7
Angola
NGN 251852
11.6%
8
Cameroon
NGN 240329
15.6%
9
Nigeria
NGN 236794
16.9%
10
Mozambique
NGN 233734
17.9%
11
Kenya
NGN 229420
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.