Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦241,260
Income Tax
- ₦36,011
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦6,032
Pension contributions
- ₦19,301
Total tax
- ₦61,344
Net pay
* ₦179,916
Marginal tax rate
29.3%
Average tax rate
25.4%
74.6%
Net pay
25.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦179,916
Net pay
₦28,951
Tax the employer pays
₦61,344
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦90,295
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦28,951 to pay you ₦241,260. In other words, every time you spend ₦10 of your hard-earned money, ₦3.74 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 25.4% tax rate now rises to 33.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make ₦2,895,120 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦736,125. That means that your net pay will be ₦2,158,995 per year, or ₦179,916 per month. Your average tax rate is 25.4% and your marginal tax rate is 29.3%. 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 ₦29.30, hence, your net pay will only increase by ₦70.70.
Bonus Example
A ₦1,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦707 of net incomes. A ₦5,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦3,535 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
₦245,000
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₦340,000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 2653909
8.3%
1
USA
NGN 2644378
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NGN 2895118
0.0%
1
Singapore
NGN 2895118
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NGN 2895119
0.0%
3
Pakistan
NGN 2877034
0.6%
4
Thailand
NGN 2750364
5.0%
5
Philippines
NGN 2710837
6.4%
6
Indonesia
NGN 2655750
8.3%
7
Taiwan
NGN 2638873
8.9%
8
South Korea
NGN 2585672
10.7%
9
New Zealand
NGN 2550891
11.9%
10
Malaysia
NGN 2548856
12.0%
11
India
NGN 2547706
12.0%
12
China
NGN 2513398
13.2%
13
Vietnam
NGN 2461576
15.0%
14
Japan
NGN 2352534
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
NGN 2292935
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NGN 2826361
2.4%
1
Brazil
NGN 2677987
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
NGN 2664959
8.0%
3
Colombia
NGN 2663510
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NGN 2621533
9.5%
5
Guatemala
NGN 2617521
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NGN 2591132
10.5%
7
Panama
NGN 2576659
11.0%
8
Peru
NGN 2533232
12.5%
9
Argentina
NGN 2402950
17.0%
10
Chile
NGN 2385579
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NGN 2371103
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 2866169
1.0%
1
Zambia
NGN 2721413
6.0%
2
Morocco
NGN 2699989
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
NGN 2549133
12.0%
4
Kenya
NGN 2527905
12.7%
5
Cameroon
NGN 2442671
15.6%
6
Mozambique
NGN 2415041
16.6%
7
Uganda
NGN 2402092
17.0%
8
Senegal
NGN 2398770
17.1%
9
Ghana
NGN 2364532
18.3%
10
Angola
NGN 2258681
22.0%
11
Nigeria
NGN 2158995
25.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
NGN 2895118
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
NGN 2750362
5.0%
2
Qatar
NGN 2750366
5.0%
3
Bahrain
NGN 2663489
8.0%
4
Oman
NGN 2663516
8.0%
5
Kuwait
NGN 2576674
11.0%
6
Israel
NGN 2514413
13.2%
7
Lebanon
NGN 2435480
15.9%
8
Egypt
NGN 2329701
19.5%
9
Turkey
NGN 2070307
28.5%
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.