Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦3,097
Income Tax
- ₦194
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦77.43
Pension contributions
- ₦248
Total tax
- ₦519
Net pay
* ₦2,578
Marginal tax rate
16.8%
Average tax rate
16.8%
83.2%
Net pay
16.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦2,578
Net pay
₦372
Tax the employer pays
₦519
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦891
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦372 to pay you ₦3,097. In other words, every time you spend ₦10 of your hard-earned money, ₦2.88 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
25.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 16.8% tax rate now rises to 25.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make ₦37,164 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦6,231. That means that your net pay will be ₦30,933 per year, or ₦2,578 per month. Your average tax rate is 16.8% and your marginal tax rate is 16.8%. 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 ₦16.77, hence, your net pay will only increase by ₦83.23.
Bonus Example
A ₦1,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦832 of net incomes. A ₦5,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦4,162 of net incomes.
Tax per income
₦5,000
₦10,000
₦15,000
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₦25,000
₦30,000
₦35,000
₦40,000
₦45,000
₦50,000
₦55,000
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₦65,000
₦70,000
₦75,000
₦80,000
₦85,000
₦90,000
₦95,000
₦100,000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 36572
1.6%
1
USA
NGN 33949
8.7%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 36792
1.0%
1
Angola
NGN 36049
3.0%
2
Uganda
NGN 35306
5.0%
3
Ghana
NGN 35120
5.5%
4
Zambia
NGN 34934
6.0%
5
Morocco
NGN 34659
6.7%
6
Ivory Coast
NGN 34377
7.5%
7
Senegal
NGN 31517
15.2%
8
Cameroon
NGN 31356
15.6%
9
Nigeria
NGN 30933
16.8%
10
Mozambique
NGN 18253
50.9%
11
Kenya
NGN 37164
146.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
NGN 37164
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
NGN 37162
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
NGN 35305
5.0%
3
Qatar
NGN 35306
5.0%
4
Lebanon
NGN 34563
7.0%
5
Oman
NGN 34200
8.0%
6
Bahrain
NGN 34175
8.0%
7
Kuwait
NGN 33071
11.0%
8
Israel
NGN 32276
13.2%
9
Turkey
NGN 31307
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.