Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦51
Income Tax
- ₦3.23
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦0.74
Pension contributions
- ₦4.08
Total tax
- ₦8.05
Net pay
* ₦42.95
Marginal tax rate
16.9%
Average tax rate
15.8%
84.2%
Net pay
15.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦42.95
Net pay
₦6.12
Tax the employer pays
₦8.05
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦14.17
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦6.12 to pay you ₦51. In other words, every time you spend ₦10 of your hard-earned money, ₦2.78 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
24.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 15.8% tax rate now rises to 24.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make ₦612 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦96.64. That means that your net pay will be ₦515 per year, or ₦42.95 per month. Your average tax rate is 15.8% and your marginal tax rate is 16.9%. 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 ₦16.89, hence, your net pay will only increase by ₦83.11.
Bonus Example
A ₦1,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦831 of net incomes. A ₦5,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦4,156 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 601
2.0%
1
USA
NGN 554
8.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NGN 615
0.0%
1
Singapore
NGN 614
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NGN 612
0.0%
3
Indonesia
NGN 558
8.8%
4
New Zealand
NGN 539
11.5%
5
India
NGN 539
12.0%
6
China
NGN 531
13.3%
7
Vietnam
NGN 520
15.0%
8
Japan
NGN 497
18.7%
9
Pakistan
NGN 612
2,399.9%
10
Thailand
NGN 581
5.0%
11
Taiwan
NGN 558
8.9%
12
South Korea
NGN 547
10.7%
13
Kazakhstan
NGN 485
20.8%
14
Philippines
NGN 251
59.1%
15
Malaysia
NGN 246
59.9%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
NGN 612
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
NGN 612
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
NGN 580
5.2%
3
Qatar
NGN 584
5.2%
4
Lebanon
NGN 569
7.0%
5
Bahrain
NGN 578
7.1%
6
Oman
NGN 566
7.1%
7
Kuwait
NGN 546
9.1%
8
Israel
NGN 532
13.1%
9
Turkey
NGN 516
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.