Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦3,346,260
Income Tax
- ₦701,443
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦83,657
Pension contributions
- ₦267,701
Total tax
- ₦1,052,801
Net pay
* ₦2,293,459
Marginal tax rate
32.0%
Average tax rate
31.5%
68.5%
Net pay
31.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦2,293,459
Net pay
₦401,551
Tax the employer pays
₦1,052,801
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦1,454,352
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦401,551 to pay you ₦3,346,260. In other words, every time you spend ₦10 of your hard-earned money, ₦4.35 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
38.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 31.5% tax rate now rises to 38.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make ₦40,155,120 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦12,633,607. That means that your net pay will be ₦27,521,513 per year, or ₦2,293,459 per month. Your average tax rate is 31.5% and your marginal tax rate is 32.0%. 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 ₦31.98, hence, your net pay will only increase by ₦68.02.
Bonus Example
A ₦1,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦680 of net incomes. A ₦5,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦3,401 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
₦1,905,000
₦1,910,000
₦1,915,000
₦1,920,000
₦1,925,000
₦1,930,000
₦1,935,000
₦1,940,000
₦1,945,000
₦1,950,000
₦1,955,000
₦1,960,000
₦1,965,000
₦1,970,000
₦1,975,000
₦1,980,000
₦1,985,000
₦1,990,000
₦1,995,000
₦2,000,000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
NGN 33667421
16.2%
1
Canada
NGN 29829994
25.7%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 32353015
19.4%
1
Mozambique
NGN 29724278
26.0%
2
Angola
NGN 29502817
26.5%
3
Kenya
NGN 28956546
27.9%
4
Ivory Coast
NGN 28243083
29.7%
5
Ghana
NGN 28231907
29.7%
6
Morocco
NGN 28115279
30.0%
7
Nigeria
NGN 27521513
31.5%
8
Uganda
NGN 26592850
33.8%
9
Cameroon
NGN 26511022
34.0%
10
Senegal
NGN 26002862
35.2%
11
Zambia
NGN 25184100
37.3%
12
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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.