Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦663
Income Tax
- ₦41.54
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦16.58
Pension contributions
- ₦53.04
Total tax
- ₦111
Net pay
* ₦552
Marginal tax rate
16.8%
Average tax rate
16.8%
83.2%
Net pay
16.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦552
Net pay
₦79.56
Tax the employer pays
₦111
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦191
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦79.56 to pay you ₦663. 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 ₦7,956 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦1,334. That means that your net pay will be ₦6,622 per year, or ₦552 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.
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 7821
1.7%
1
USA
NGN 7263
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NGN 7957
0.0%
1
Singapore
NGN 7958
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NGN 7956
0.0%
3
Thailand
NGN 7558
5.0%
4
Malaysia
NGN 7277
8.6%
5
Indonesia
NGN 7256
8.8%
6
Taiwan
NGN 7252
8.9%
7
South Korea
NGN 7106
10.7%
8
New Zealand
NGN 7012
11.9%
9
India
NGN 7004
12.0%
10
China
NGN 6906
13.2%
11
Vietnam
NGN 6765
15.0%
12
Japan
NGN 6465
18.7%
13
Kazakhstan
NGN 6301
20.8%
14
Philippines
NGN 3257
59.1%
15
Pakistan
NGN 7956
227.3%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 7876
1.0%
1
Angola
NGN 7717
3.0%
2
Uganda
NGN 7558
5.0%
3
Ghana
NGN 7518
5.5%
4
Zambia
NGN 7479
6.0%
5
Morocco
NGN 7420
6.8%
6
Ivory Coast
NGN 7359
7.5%
7
Cameroon
NGN 6713
15.6%
8
Nigeria
NGN 6622
16.8%
9
Senegal
NGN 4821
39.4%
10
Mozambique
NGN 7956
190.0%
11
Kenya
NGN 7956
685.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
NGN 7956
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
NGN 7957
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
NGN 7558
5.0%
3
Qatar
NGN 7560
5.0%
4
Lebanon
NGN 7399
7.0%
5
Bahrain
NGN 7298
7.9%
6
Oman
NGN 7319
8.2%
7
Kuwait
NGN 7095
11.0%
8
Israel
NGN 6909
13.2%
9
Turkey
NGN 6702
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.