Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦687,500
Income Tax
- ₦130,342
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦17,188
Pension contributions
- ₦55,000
Total tax
- ₦202,529
Net pay
* ₦484,971
Marginal tax rate
32.0%
Average tax rate
29.5%
70.5%
Net pay
29.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦484,971
Net pay
₦82,500
Tax the employer pays
₦202,529
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦285,029
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦82,500 to pay you ₦687,500. In other words, every time you spend ₦10 of your hard-earned money, ₦4.15 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
37.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 29.5% tax rate now rises to 37.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make ₦8,250,000 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦2,430,350. That means that your net pay will be ₦5,819,650 per year, or ₦484,971 per month. Your average tax rate is 29.5% 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
₦685,000
₦690,000
₦695,000
₦700,000
₦705,000
₦710,000
₦715,000
₦720,000
₦725,000
₦730,000
₦735,000
₦740,000
₦745,000
₦750,000
₦755,000
₦760,000
₦765,000
₦770,000
₦775,000
₦780,000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
NGN 7535471
8.7%
1
Canada
NGN 6758387
18.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NGN 8249999
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
NGN 8249999
0.0%
2
Pakistan
NGN 8014531
2.9%
3
Singapore
NGN 7820650
5.2%
4
Thailand
NGN 7812313
5.3%
5
Philippines
NGN 7749062
6.1%
6
Taiwan
NGN 7519792
8.9%
7
Indonesia
NGN 7428277
10.0%
8
South Korea
NGN 7322798
11.2%
9
Malaysia
NGN 7273876
11.8%
10
New Zealand
NGN 7269076
11.9%
11
India
NGN 7260000
12.0%
12
Vietnam
NGN 6843878
17.0%
13
Japan
NGN 6703834
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
NGN 6534000
20.8%
15
China
NGN 6201937
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
NGN 8130868
7.5%
1
Puerto Rico
NGN 7594128
8.0%
2
Brazil
NGN 7497107
9.1%
3
Ecuador
NGN 7470374
9.5%
4
Guatemala
NGN 7458948
9.6%
5
Mexico
NGN 7425648
10.0%
6
Costa Rica
NGN 7383750
10.5%
7
Panama
NGN 7342493
11.0%
8
Peru
NGN 7218748
12.5%
9
Chile
NGN 6798000
17.6%
10
Uruguay
NGN 6591750
20.1%
11
Argentina
NGN 5361625
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 8148371
1.2%
1
Morocco
NGN 7429808
9.9%
2
Cameroon
NGN 6819342
17.3%
3
Ivory Coast
NGN 6760785
18.1%
4
Kenya
NGN 6677518
19.1%
5
Mozambique
NGN 6614032
19.8%
6
Ghana
NGN 6287026
23.8%
7
Angola
NGN 6234006
24.4%
8
Zambia
NGN 6053673
26.6%
9
Senegal
NGN 5868455
28.9%
10
Uganda
NGN 5854522
29.0%
11
Nigeria
NGN 5819650
29.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
NGN 7837497
5.0%
1
Qatar
NGN 7837499
5.0%
2
Saudi Arabia
NGN 7797430
5.5%
3
Bahrain
NGN 7590020
8.0%
4
Oman
NGN 7589998
8.0%
5
Kuwait
NGN 7342497
11.0%
6
Israel
NGN 7165123
13.2%
7
Egypt
NGN 6504808
21.2%
8
Lebanon
NGN 6504185
21.2%
9
Turkey
NGN 5121968
37.9%
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.