Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦498,397
Income Tax
- ₦89,722
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦12,460
Pension contributions
- ₦39,872
Total tax
- ₦142,054
Net pay
* ₦356,343
Marginal tax rate
32.0%
Average tax rate
28.5%
71.5%
Net pay
28.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦356,343
Net pay
₦59,808
Tax the employer pays
₦142,054
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦201,862
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦59,808 to pay you ₦498,397. In other words, every time you spend ₦10 of your hard-earned money, ₦4.05 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
36.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 28.5% tax rate now rises to 36.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make ₦5,980,764 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦1,704,648. That means that your net pay will be ₦4,276,116 per year, or ₦356,343 per month. Your average tax rate is 28.5% 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
₦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
₦585,000
₦590,000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
NGN 5980755
0.0%
1
Germany
NGN 5980767
0.0%
2
Austria
NGN 5980767
0.0%
3
Ireland
NGN 5980767
0.0%
4
Norway
NGN 5980764
0.0%
5
Spain
NGN 5600977
6.4%
6
Switzerland
NGN 5528466
7.6%
7
Italy
NGN 5431142
9.2%
8
France
NGN 5400629
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
NGN 5322880
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
NGN 5319891
11.1%
11
Russia
NGN 5203265
13.0%
12
Sweden
NGN 5087903
14.9%
13
Hungary
NGN 4874323
18.5%
14
Ukraine
NGN 4814515
19.5%
15
Poland
NGN 4696330
21.5%
16
Greece
NGN 4674004
21.9%
17
Portugal
NGN 4452679
25.6%
18
Finland
NGN 4141686
30.8%
19
Belgium
NGN 4066918
32.0%
20
Denmark
NGN 3922301
34.4%
21
Netherlands
NGN 3762537
37.1%
22
Romania
NGN 3498748
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
NGN 5462764
8.7%
1
Canada
NGN 5149229
13.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NGN 5980761
0.0%
1
Singapore
NGN 5980763
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NGN 5980765
0.0%
3
Pakistan
NGN 5903589
1.3%
4
Thailand
NGN 5681726
5.0%
5
Philippines
NGN 5666624
5.3%
6
Indonesia
NGN 5497315
8.1%
7
Taiwan
NGN 5451407
8.9%
8
South Korea
NGN 5336836
10.8%
9
Malaysia
NGN 5274659
11.8%
10
New Zealand
NGN 5269653
11.9%
11
India
NGN 5263072
12.0%
12
China
NGN 5176342
13.5%
13
Vietnam
NGN 5016008
16.1%
14
Japan
NGN 4859884
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
NGN 4736765
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NGN 5730553
4.2%
1
Colombia
NGN 6043171
7.3%
2
Brazil
NGN 5506080
7.9%
3
Puerto Rico
NGN 5505302
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NGN 5415581
9.5%
5
Guatemala
NGN 5407298
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NGN 5352784
10.5%
7
Panama
NGN 5322880
11.0%
8
Peru
NGN 5233169
12.5%
9
Chile
NGN 4928150
17.6%
10
Uruguay
NGN 4829139
19.3%
11
Argentina
NGN 4275132
28.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 5920957
1.0%
1
Morocco
NGN 5526377
7.6%
2
Kenya
NGN 5114435
14.5%
3
Ivory Coast
NGN 5037591
15.8%
4
Cameroon
NGN 5033757
15.8%
5
Mozambique
NGN 4866720
18.6%
6
Zambia
NGN 4771554
20.2%
7
Ghana
NGN 4678704
21.8%
8
Angola
NGN 4561126
23.7%
9
Senegal
NGN 4407067
26.3%
10
Uganda
NGN 4381544
26.7%
11
Nigeria
NGN 4276116
28.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
NGN 5980766
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
NGN 5681726
5.0%
2
Qatar
NGN 5681726
5.0%
3
Bahrain
NGN 5502304
8.0%
4
Oman
NGN 5502298
8.0%
5
Kuwait
NGN 5322906
11.0%
6
Israel
NGN 5194295
13.2%
7
Lebanon
NGN 4802258
19.7%
8
Egypt
NGN 4714701
21.2%
9
Turkey
NGN 3800343
36.5%
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.