Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦41,508
Income Tax
- ₦3,120
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦1,038
Pension contributions
- ₦3,321
Total tax
- ₦7,478
Net pay
* ₦34,030
Marginal tax rate
19.5%
Average tax rate
18.0%
82.0%
Net pay
18.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦34,030
Net pay
₦4,981
Tax the employer pays
₦7,478
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦12,459
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦4,981 to pay you ₦41,508. 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 ₦498,096 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦89,738. That means that your net pay will be ₦408,358 per year, or ₦34,030 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.0% and your marginal tax rate is 19.5%. 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 ₦19.54, hence, your net pay will only increase by ₦80.46.
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
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 490231
1.6%
1
USA
NGN 454962
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NGN 486266
2.4%
1
Brazil
NGN 460738
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
NGN 458501
8.0%
3
Colombia
NGN 458248
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NGN 451020
9.5%
5
Guatemala
NGN 450335
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NGN 445796
10.5%
7
Panama
NGN 443312
11.0%
8
Peru
NGN 435833
12.5%
9
Argentina
NGN 413420
17.0%
10
Chile
NGN 410431
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NGN 407941
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 493115
1.0%
1
Uganda
NGN 473191
5.0%
2
Zambia
NGN 468210
6.0%
3
Ghana
NGN 467079
6.2%
4
Morocco
NGN 464524
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
NGN 460739
7.5%
6
Senegal
NGN 452809
9.1%
7
Kenya
NGN 436596
12.4%
8
Cameroon
NGN 420254
15.6%
9
Mozambique
NGN 419263
15.8%
10
Angola
NGN 409168
17.9%
11
Nigeria
NGN 408358
18.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
NGN 498096
0.0%
1
Egypt
NGN 477690
4.1%
2
United Arab Emirates
NGN 473189
5.0%
3
Qatar
NGN 473190
5.0%
4
Bahrain
NGN 458251
8.0%
5
Oman
NGN 458231
8.0%
6
Lebanon
NGN 450784
9.5%
7
Kuwait
NGN 443298
11.0%
8
Israel
NGN 432598
13.2%
9
Turkey
NGN 419601
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.