Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦247,488
Income Tax
- ₦37,182
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦6,187
Pension contributions
- ₦19,799
Total tax
- ₦63,168
Net pay
* ₦184,320
Marginal tax rate
29.3%
Average tax rate
25.5%
74.5%
Net pay
25.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦184,320
Net pay
₦29,699
Tax the employer pays
₦63,168
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦92,867
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦29,699 to pay you ₦247,488. In other words, every time you spend ₦10 of your hard-earned money, ₦3.75 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 25.5% tax rate now rises to 33.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make ₦2,969,856 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦758,019. That means that your net pay will be ₦2,211,837 per year, or ₦184,320 per month. Your average tax rate is 25.5% 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 ₦29.29, hence, your net pay will only increase by ₦70.71.
Bonus Example
A ₦1,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦707 of net incomes. A ₦5,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦3,536 of net incomes.
Tax per income
₦245,000
₦250,000
₦255,000
₦260,000
₦265,000
₦270,000
₦275,000
₦280,000
₦285,000
₦290,000
₦295,000
₦300,000
₦305,000
₦310,000
₦315,000
₦320,000
₦325,000
₦330,000
₦335,000
₦340,000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 2716431
8.5%
1
USA
NGN 2712629
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NGN 2969858
0.0%
1
Singapore
NGN 2969853
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NGN 2969855
0.0%
3
Pakistan
NGN 2951770
0.6%
4
Thailand
NGN 2821363
5.0%
5
Philippines
NGN 2782923
6.3%
6
Indonesia
NGN 2724620
8.3%
7
Taiwan
NGN 2706994
8.9%
8
South Korea
NGN 2652420
10.7%
9
New Zealand
NGN 2616739
11.9%
10
Malaysia
NGN 2615352
11.9%
11
India
NGN 2613473
12.0%
12
China
NGN 2578280
13.2%
13
Vietnam
NGN 2525120
15.0%
14
Japan
NGN 2413263
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
NGN 2352126
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NGN 2899322
2.4%
1
Brazil
NGN 2747118
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
NGN 2733747
8.0%
3
Colombia
NGN 2732268
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NGN 2689197
9.5%
5
Guatemala
NGN 2685092
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NGN 2658021
10.5%
7
Panama
NGN 2643174
11.0%
8
Peru
NGN 2598625
12.5%
9
Argentina
NGN 2464980
17.0%
10
Chile
NGN 2447161
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NGN 2432312
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 2940157
1.0%
1
Zambia
NGN 2791664
6.0%
2
Morocco
NGN 2769688
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
NGN 2610937
12.1%
4
Kenya
NGN 2592950
12.7%
5
Cameroon
NGN 2505727
15.6%
6
Mozambique
NGN 2476324
16.6%
7
Senegal
NGN 2451921
17.4%
8
Uganda
NGN 2449629
17.5%
9
Ghana
NGN 2422798
18.4%
10
Angola
NGN 2315352
22.0%
11
Nigeria
NGN 2211837
25.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
NGN 2969858
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
NGN 2821365
5.0%
2
Qatar
NGN 2821365
5.0%
3
Bahrain
NGN 2732284
8.0%
4
Oman
NGN 2732263
8.0%
5
Kuwait
NGN 2643198
11.0%
6
Israel
NGN 2579319
13.2%
7
Lebanon
NGN 2494521
16.0%
8
Egypt
NGN 2382913
19.8%
9
Turkey
NGN 2023154
31.9%
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.