Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦6,154
Income Tax
- ₦386
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦154
Pension contributions
- ₦492
Total tax
- ₦1,032
Net pay
* ₦5,122
Marginal tax rate
16.8%
Average tax rate
16.8%
83.2%
Net pay
16.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦5,122
Net pay
₦738
Tax the employer pays
₦1,032
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦1,770
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦738 to pay you ₦6,154. 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 ₦73,848 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦12,381. That means that your net pay will be ₦61,467 per year, or ₦5,122 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 ₦16.76, hence, your net pay will only increase by ₦83.24.
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.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 72674
1.6%
1
USA
NGN 67446
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NGN 73851
0.0%
1
Singapore
NGN 73845
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NGN 73847
0.0%
3
Thailand
NGN 70156
5.0%
4
Indonesia
NGN 67349
8.8%
5
Taiwan
NGN 67312
8.9%
6
South Korea
NGN 65955
10.7%
7
New Zealand
NGN 65070
11.9%
8
India
NGN 64990
12.0%
9
China
NGN 64112
13.2%
10
Vietnam
NGN 62789
15.0%
11
Japan
NGN 60008
18.7%
12
Malaysia
NGN 59560
19.4%
13
Kazakhstan
NGN 58488
20.8%
14
Pakistan
NGN 55762
24.5%
15
Philippines
NGN 30236
59.1%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
NGN 73848
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
NGN 73846
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
NGN 70154
5.0%
3
Qatar
NGN 70158
5.0%
4
Lebanon
NGN 68679
7.0%
5
Bahrain
NGN 67950
8.0%
6
Oman
NGN 67920
8.0%
7
Kuwait
NGN 65706
11.0%
8
Israel
NGN 64137
13.2%
9
Turkey
NGN 62210
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.