Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦428,703
Income Tax
- ₦74,752
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦10,718
Pension contributions
- ₦34,296
Total tax
- ₦119,766
Net pay
* ₦308,937
Marginal tax rate
32.0%
Average tax rate
27.9%
72.1%
Net pay
27.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦308,937
Net pay
₦51,444
Tax the employer pays
₦119,766
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦171,210
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦51,444 to pay you ₦428,703. In other words, every time you spend ₦10 of your hard-earned money, ₦3.99 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 27.9% tax rate now rises to 35.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make ₦5,144,436 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦1,437,191. That means that your net pay will be ₦3,707,245 per year, or ₦308,937 per month. Your average tax rate is 27.9% 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
₦425,000
₦430,000
₦435,000
₦440,000
₦445,000
₦450,000
₦455,000
₦460,000
₦465,000
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₦475,000
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₦485,000
₦490,000
₦495,000
₦500,000
₦505,000
₦510,000
₦515,000
₦520,000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
NGN 4698870
8.7%
1
Canada
NGN 4490101
12.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NGN 5144436
0.0%
1
Singapore
NGN 5144434
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NGN 5144435
0.0%
3
Pakistan
NGN 5088169
1.1%
4
Thailand
NGN 4887214
5.0%
5
Philippines
NGN 4850550
5.7%
6
Indonesia
NGN 4728495
8.1%
7
Taiwan
NGN 4689102
8.9%
8
South Korea
NGN 4594567
10.7%
9
Malaysia
NGN 4535874
11.8%
10
New Zealand
NGN 4532760
11.9%
11
India
NGN 4527104
12.0%
12
China
NGN 4466143
13.2%
13
Vietnam
NGN 4342346
15.6%
14
Japan
NGN 4180296
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
NGN 4074393
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NGN 4998740
2.8%
1
Colombia
NGN 5273750
7.2%
2
Brazil
NGN 4745020
7.8%
3
Puerto Rico
NGN 4735452
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NGN 4658295
9.5%
5
Guatemala
NGN 4651161
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NGN 4604270
10.5%
7
Panama
NGN 4578549
11.0%
8
Peru
NGN 4501382
12.5%
9
Argentina
NGN 4269882
17.0%
10
Chile
NGN 4239015
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NGN 4213293
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 5092992
1.0%
1
Morocco
NGN 4781918
7.1%
2
Kenya
NGN 4425535
14.0%
3
Ivory Coast
NGN 4386063
14.7%
4
Cameroon
NGN 4340383
15.6%
5
Zambia
NGN 4287985
16.7%
6
Mozambique
NGN 4222748
17.9%
7
Ghana
NGN 4085957
20.6%
8
Angola
NGN 3943940
23.3%
9
Senegal
NGN 3893234
24.3%
10
Uganda
NGN 3841211
25.3%
11
Nigeria
NGN 3707245
27.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
NGN 5144434
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
NGN 4887214
5.0%
2
Qatar
NGN 4887212
5.0%
3
Bahrain
NGN 4732871
8.0%
4
Oman
NGN 4732873
8.0%
5
Kuwait
NGN 4578528
11.0%
6
Israel
NGN 4467945
13.2%
7
Lebanon
NGN 4175012
18.8%
8
Egypt
NGN 4045638
21.4%
9
Turkey
NGN 3313257
35.6%
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.