Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦48,962
Income Tax
- ₦3,885
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦1,224
Pension contributions
- ₦3,917
Total tax
- ₦9,026
Net pay
* ₦39,936
Marginal tax rate
22.3%
Average tax rate
18.4%
81.6%
Net pay
18.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦39,936
Net pay
₦5,875
Tax the employer pays
₦9,026
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦14,902
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦5,875 to pay you ₦48,962. In other words, every time you spend ₦10 of your hard-earned money, ₦3.04 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
27.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.4% tax rate now rises to 27.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make ₦587,544 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦108,314. That means that your net pay will be ₦479,230 per year, or ₦39,936 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.4% and your marginal tax rate is 22.3%. 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 ₦22.33, hence, your net pay will only increase by ₦77.67.
Bonus Example
A ₦1,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦777 of net incomes. A ₦5,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦3,884 of net incomes.
Tax per income
₦45,000
₦50,000
₦55,000
₦60,000
₦65,000
₦70,000
₦75,000
₦80,000
₦85,000
₦90,000
₦95,000
₦100,000
₦105,000
₦110,000
₦115,000
₦120,000
₦125,000
₦130,000
₦135,000
₦140,000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 578260
1.6%
1
USA
NGN 536665
8.7%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 581669
1.0%
1
Uganda
NGN 557622
5.1%
2
Zambia
NGN 552291
6.0%
3
Morocco
NGN 547943
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
NGN 543478
7.5%
5
Ghana
NGN 542863
7.6%
6
Senegal
NGN 534565
9.0%
7
Kenya
NGN 517099
12.0%
8
Mozambique
NGN 497083
15.4%
9
Cameroon
NGN 495723
15.6%
10
Nigeria
NGN 479230
18.4%
11
Angola
NGN 475662
19.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
NGN 587543
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
NGN 558166
5.0%
2
Qatar
NGN 558165
5.0%
3
Egypt
NGN 546262
7.0%
4
Bahrain
NGN 540530
8.0%
5
Oman
NGN 540528
8.0%
6
Lebanon
NGN 527798
10.2%
7
Kuwait
NGN 522920
11.0%
8
Israel
NGN 510284
13.2%
9
Turkey
NGN 494953
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.