Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦481,260
Income Tax
- ₦86,041
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦12,032
Pension contributions
- ₦38,501
Total tax
- ₦136,574
Net pay
* ₦344,686
Marginal tax rate
32.0%
Average tax rate
28.4%
71.6%
Net pay
28.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦344,686
Net pay
₦57,751
Tax the employer pays
₦136,574
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦194,325
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦57,751 to pay you ₦481,260. In other words, every time you spend ₦10 of your hard-earned money, ₦4.04 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
36.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 28.4% tax rate now rises to 36.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make ₦5,775,120 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦1,638,883. That means that your net pay will be ₦4,136,237 per year, or ₦344,686 per month. Your average tax rate is 28.4% 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
₦485,000
₦490,000
₦495,000
₦500,000
₦505,000
₦510,000
₦515,000
₦520,000
₦525,000
₦530,000
₦535,000
₦540,000
₦545,000
₦550,000
₦555,000
₦560,000
₦565,000
₦570,000
₦575,000
₦580,000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
NGN 5274936
8.7%
1
Canada
NGN 4987156
13.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NGN 5775124
0.0%
1
Singapore
NGN 5775121
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NGN 5775120
0.0%
3
Pakistan
NGN 5703086
1.3%
4
Thailand
NGN 5486364
5.0%
5
Philippines
NGN 5465018
5.4%
6
Indonesia
NGN 5309670
8.1%
7
Taiwan
NGN 5263964
8.9%
8
South Korea
NGN 5156161
10.7%
9
Malaysia
NGN 5093005
11.8%
10
New Zealand
NGN 5088457
11.9%
11
India
NGN 5082106
12.0%
12
China
NGN 5013671
13.2%
13
Vietnam
NGN 4850362
16.0%
14
Japan
NGN 4692781
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
NGN 4573895
20.8%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 5717368
1.0%
1
Morocco
NGN 5348819
7.4%
2
Kenya
NGN 4961826
14.1%
3
Ivory Coast
NGN 4877387
15.5%
4
Cameroon
NGN 4870974
15.7%
5
Mozambique
NGN 4708375
18.5%
6
Zambia
NGN 4655365
19.4%
7
Ghana
NGN 4532954
21.5%
8
Angola
NGN 4409525
23.7%
9
Senegal
NGN 4275617
26.0%
10
Uganda
NGN 4248592
26.4%
11
Nigeria
NGN 4136237
28.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
NGN 5775118
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
NGN 5486362
5.0%
2
Qatar
NGN 5486364
5.0%
3
Bahrain
NGN 5313094
8.0%
4
Oman
NGN 5313090
8.0%
5
Kuwait
NGN 5139868
11.0%
6
Israel
NGN 5015692
13.2%
7
Lebanon
NGN 4648025
19.5%
8
Egypt
NGN 4550185
21.2%
9
Turkey
NGN 3680574
36.3%
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.