Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦41,000
Income Tax
- ₦3,074
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦1,025
Pension contributions
- ₦3,280
Total tax
- ₦7,379
Net pay
* ₦33,621
Marginal tax rate
19.6%
Average tax rate
18.0%
82.0%
Net pay
18.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦33,621
Net pay
₦4,920
Tax the employer pays
₦7,379
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦12,299
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦4,920 to pay you ₦41,000. In other words, every time you spend ₦10 of your hard-earned money, ₦3 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
26.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18% tax rate now rises to 26.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make ₦492,000 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦88,547. That means that your net pay will be ₦403,453 per year, or ₦33,621 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.0% and your marginal tax rate is 19.6%. 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 ₦19.55, hence, your net pay will only increase by ₦80.45.
Bonus Example
A ₦1,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦805 of net incomes. A ₦5,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦4,023 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
₦45,000
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
NGN 491992
0.0%
1
Germany
NGN 492003
0.0%
2
Austria
NGN 492003
0.0%
3
Ireland
NGN 492003
0.0%
4
Sweden
NGN 492000
0.0%
5
Norway
NGN 492000
0.0%
6
Spain
NGN 460760
6.4%
7
Italy
NGN 446786
9.2%
8
France
NGN 444273
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
NGN 437880
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
NGN 437625
11.1%
11
Russia
NGN 428040
13.0%
12
Switzerland
NGN 412506
16.2%
13
Hungary
NGN 400980
18.5%
14
Ukraine
NGN 396060
19.5%
15
Poland
NGN 386337
21.5%
16
Greece
NGN 384495
21.9%
17
Portugal
NGN 366298
25.6%
18
Finland
NGN 340704
30.8%
19
Belgium
NGN 334555
32.0%
20
Netherlands
NGN 309282
37.1%
21
Romania
NGN 287821
41.5%
22
Denmark
NGN 165850
66.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 484224
1.6%
1
USA
NGN 449393
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NGN 491997
0.0%
1
Singapore
NGN 491997
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NGN 492000
0.0%
3
Pakistan
NGN 473914
3.7%
4
Thailand
NGN 467400
5.0%
5
Indonesia
NGN 448704
8.8%
6
Taiwan
NGN 448453
8.9%
7
South Korea
NGN 439412
10.7%
8
New Zealand
NGN 433497
11.9%
9
India
NGN 432960
12.0%
10
China
NGN 427129
13.2%
11
Malaysia
NGN 423355
14.0%
12
Philippines
NGN 421054
14.4%
13
Vietnam
NGN 418323
15.0%
14
Japan
NGN 399792
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
NGN 389664
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NGN 480315
2.4%
1
Brazil
NGN 455099
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
NGN 452882
8.0%
3
Colombia
NGN 452640
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NGN 445502
9.5%
5
Guatemala
NGN 444825
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NGN 440340
10.5%
7
Panama
NGN 437885
11.0%
8
Peru
NGN 430500
12.5%
9
Argentina
NGN 408360
17.0%
10
Chile
NGN 405408
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NGN 402948
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 487080
1.0%
1
Uganda
NGN 467400
5.0%
2
Zambia
NGN 462480
6.0%
3
Ghana
NGN 461914
6.1%
4
Morocco
NGN 458839
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
NGN 455100
7.5%
6
Senegal
NGN 447237
9.1%
7
Kenya
NGN 431109
12.4%
8
Cameroon
NGN 415110
15.6%
9
Mozambique
NGN 413960
15.9%
10
Angola
NGN 404978
17.7%
11
Nigeria
NGN 403453
18.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
NGN 492001
0.0%
1
Egypt
NGN 473016
3.9%
2
United Arab Emirates
NGN 467398
5.0%
3
Qatar
NGN 467399
5.0%
4
Bahrain
NGN 452644
8.0%
5
Oman
NGN 452654
8.0%
6
Lebanon
NGN 445593
9.4%
7
Kuwait
NGN 437895
11.0%
8
Israel
NGN 427303
13.2%
9
Turkey
NGN 414466
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.