Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦5,462
Income Tax
- ₦342
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦137
Pension contributions
- ₦437
Total tax
- ₦916
Net pay
* ₦4,546
Marginal tax rate
16.8%
Average tax rate
16.8%
83.2%
Net pay
16.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦4,546
Net pay
₦655
Tax the employer pays
₦916
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦1,571
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦655 to pay you ₦5,462. In other words, every time you spend ₦10 of your hard-earned money, ₦2.88 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
25.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 16.8% tax rate now rises to 25.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make ₦65,544 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦10,988. That means that your net pay will be ₦54,556 per year, or ₦4,546 per month. Your average tax rate is 16.8% and your marginal tax rate is 16.8%. 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 ₦16.77, hence, your net pay will only increase by ₦83.23.
Bonus Example
A ₦1,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦832 of net incomes. A ₦5,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦4,162 of net incomes.
Tax per income
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₦100,000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 64505
1.6%
1
USA
NGN 59864
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NGN 65542
0.0%
1
Singapore
NGN 65548
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NGN 65544
0.0%
3
Thailand
NGN 62267
5.0%
4
Indonesia
NGN 59776
8.8%
5
Taiwan
NGN 59743
8.9%
6
South Korea
NGN 58538
10.7%
7
New Zealand
NGN 57749
11.9%
8
India
NGN 57679
12.0%
9
China
NGN 56902
13.2%
10
Vietnam
NGN 55729
15.0%
11
Japan
NGN 53260
18.7%
12
Kazakhstan
NGN 51911
20.8%
13
Malaysia
NGN 51254
21.8%
14
Pakistan
NGN 47458
27.6%
15
Philippines
NGN 26836
59.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NGN 63987
2.4%
1
Brazil
NGN 60629
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
NGN 60334
8.0%
3
Colombia
NGN 60300
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NGN 59344
9.4%
5
Guatemala
NGN 59258
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NGN 58662
10.5%
7
Panama
NGN 58341
11.0%
8
Peru
NGN 57351
12.5%
9
Argentina
NGN 54402
17.0%
10
Chile
NGN 54008
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NGN 53681
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
NGN 65544
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
NGN 65546
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
NGN 62267
5.0%
3
Qatar
NGN 62266
5.0%
4
Lebanon
NGN 60956
7.0%
5
Oman
NGN 60296
8.0%
6
Bahrain
NGN 60296
8.0%
7
Kuwait
NGN 58339
11.0%
8
Israel
NGN 56924
13.2%
9
Turkey
NGN 55215
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.