Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦282
Income Tax
- ₦17.68
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦6.82
Pension contributions
- ₦22.56
Total tax
- ₦47.06
Net pay
* ₦235
Marginal tax rate
16.9%
Average tax rate
16.7%
83.3%
Net pay
16.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦235
Net pay
₦33.84
Tax the employer pays
₦47.06
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦80.90
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦33.84 to pay you ₦282. In other words, every time you spend ₦10 of your hard-earned money, ₦2.87 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
25.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 16.7% tax rate now rises to 25.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make ₦3,384 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦565. That means that your net pay will be ₦2,819 per year, or ₦235 per month. Your average tax rate is 16.7% and your marginal tax rate is 16.9%. 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 ₦16.89, hence, your net pay will only increase by ₦83.11.
Bonus Example
A ₦1,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦831 of net incomes. A ₦5,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦4,156 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 3328
1.8%
1
USA
NGN 3086
8.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NGN 3380
0.0%
1
Singapore
NGN 3384
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NGN 3383
0.0%
3
Thailand
NGN 3215
5.0%
4
Indonesia
NGN 3086
8.8%
5
Taiwan
NGN 3085
8.9%
6
South Korea
NGN 3022
10.7%
7
New Zealand
NGN 2982
11.8%
8
India
NGN 2979
12.0%
9
China
NGN 2937
13.2%
10
Vietnam
NGN 2877
15.0%
11
Japan
NGN 2750
18.7%
12
Malaysia
NGN 2703
20.1%
13
Kazakhstan
NGN 2680
20.8%
14
Philippines
NGN 1386
59.1%
15
Pakistan
NGN 3384
534.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NGN 3304
2.4%
1
Puerto Rico
NGN 3137
7.4%
2
Brazil
NGN 3130
7.5%
3
Colombia
NGN 3113
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NGN 3070
9.4%
5
Guatemala
NGN 3060
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NGN 3029
10.5%
7
Panama
NGN 3015
10.9%
8
Peru
NGN 2963
12.5%
9
Argentina
NGN 2809
17.0%
10
Chile
NGN 2788
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NGN 2772
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 3350
1.0%
1
Kenya
NGN 3384
1,612.2%
2
Angola
NGN 3282
3.0%
3
Uganda
NGN 3215
5.0%
4
Ghana
NGN 3198
5.5%
5
Zambia
NGN 3181
6.0%
6
Morocco
NGN 3155
6.7%
7
Ivory Coast
NGN 3130
7.5%
8
Cameroon
NGN 2855
15.6%
9
Nigeria
NGN 2819
16.7%
10
Senegal
NGN 642
81.0%
11
Mozambique
NGN 3384
429.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
NGN 3384
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
NGN 3384
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
NGN 3215
5.0%
3
Qatar
NGN 3213
5.0%
4
Lebanon
NGN 3147
7.0%
5
Oman
NGN 3093
7.8%
6
Bahrain
NGN 3115
7.9%
7
Kuwait
NGN 3002
11.3%
8
Israel
NGN 2938
13.2%
9
Turkey
NGN 2851
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.