Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦24,000
Income Tax
- ₦1,536
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦600
Pension contributions
- ₦1,920
Total tax
- ₦4,056
Net pay
* ₦19,944
Marginal tax rate
19.6%
Average tax rate
16.9%
83.1%
Net pay
16.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦19,944
Net pay
₦2,880
Tax the employer pays
₦4,056
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦6,936
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦2,880 to pay you ₦24,000. 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 ₦288,000 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦48,667. That means that your net pay will be ₦239,333 per year, or ₦19,944 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
Tax per income
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
NGN 287990
0.0%
1
Germany
NGN 288001
0.0%
2
Austria
NGN 288001
0.0%
3
Ireland
NGN 288001
0.0%
4
Sweden
NGN 287999
0.0%
5
Norway
NGN 287999
0.0%
6
Spain
NGN 269715
6.4%
7
Italy
NGN 261534
9.2%
8
France
NGN 260055
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
NGN 256320
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
NGN 256170
11.1%
11
Russia
NGN 250560
13.0%
12
Hungary
NGN 234720
18.5%
13
Ukraine
NGN 231840
19.5%
14
Poland
NGN 226150
21.5%
15
Greece
NGN 225069
21.9%
16
Switzerland
NGN 223148
22.5%
17
Portugal
NGN 214410
25.6%
18
Finland
NGN 199439
30.8%
19
Belgium
NGN 195839
32.0%
20
Netherlands
NGN 181438
37.0%
21
Romania
NGN 168480
41.5%
22
Denmark
NGN 36071
89.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 283453
1.6%
1
USA
NGN 263057
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NGN 288005
0.0%
1
Singapore
NGN 287997
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NGN 288000
0.0%
3
Thailand
NGN 273600
5.0%
4
Pakistan
NGN 269914
6.3%
5
Indonesia
NGN 262656
8.8%
6
Taiwan
NGN 262509
8.9%
7
South Korea
NGN 257217
10.7%
8
New Zealand
NGN 253757
11.9%
9
India
NGN 253440
12.0%
10
China
NGN 250027
13.2%
11
Malaysia
NGN 247179
14.2%
12
Vietnam
NGN 244872
15.0%
13
Japan
NGN 234025
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
NGN 228096
20.8%
15
Philippines
NGN 225310
21.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NGN 281160
2.4%
1
Brazil
NGN 266400
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
NGN 265104
8.0%
3
Colombia
NGN 264960
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NGN 260776
9.5%
5
Guatemala
NGN 260386
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NGN 257760
10.5%
7
Panama
NGN 256312
11.0%
8
Peru
NGN 252002
12.5%
9
Argentina
NGN 239040
17.0%
10
Chile
NGN 237312
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NGN 235872
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 285120
1.0%
1
Uganda
NGN 273600
5.0%
2
Ghana
NGN 272160
5.5%
3
Zambia
NGN 270720
6.0%
4
Morocco
NGN 268589
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
NGN 266400
7.5%
6
Senegal
NGN 260781
9.5%
7
Angola
NGN 254483
11.6%
8
Cameroon
NGN 242991
15.6%
9
Nigeria
NGN 239333
16.9%
10
Mozambique
NGN 236480
17.9%
11
Kenya
NGN 232524
19.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
NGN 288000
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
NGN 288000
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
NGN 273601
5.0%
3
Qatar
NGN 273599
5.0%
4
Bahrain
NGN 264947
8.0%
5
Oman
NGN 264971
8.0%
6
Lebanon
NGN 264250
8.3%
7
Kuwait
NGN 256330
11.0%
8
Israel
NGN 250127
13.2%
9
Turkey
NGN 242614
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.