Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦7,135
Income Tax
- ₦447
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦178
Pension contributions
- ₦571
Total tax
- ₦1,196
Net pay
* ₦5,939
Marginal tax rate
16.8%
Average tax rate
16.8%
83.2%
Net pay
16.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦5,939
Net pay
₦856
Tax the employer pays
₦1,196
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦2,052
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦856 to pay you ₦7,135. 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 ₦85,620 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦14,354. That means that your net pay will be ₦71,266 per year, or ₦5,939 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 84268
1.6%
1
USA
NGN 78181
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NGN 83586
2.4%
1
Brazil
NGN 79200
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
NGN 78801
8.0%
3
Colombia
NGN 78770
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NGN 77527
9.4%
5
Guatemala
NGN 77410
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NGN 76630
10.5%
7
Panama
NGN 76197
11.0%
8
Peru
NGN 74918
12.5%
9
Argentina
NGN 71065
17.0%
10
Chile
NGN 70551
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NGN 70123
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 84764
1.0%
1
Angola
NGN 83051
3.0%
2
Uganda
NGN 81339
5.0%
3
Ghana
NGN 80911
5.5%
4
Zambia
NGN 80483
6.0%
5
Morocco
NGN 79849
6.7%
6
Ivory Coast
NGN 79199
7.5%
7
Senegal
NGN 75806
11.5%
8
Cameroon
NGN 72239
15.6%
9
Nigeria
NGN 71266
16.8%
10
Mozambique
NGN 60409
29.4%
11
Kenya
NGN 31064
63.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
NGN 85620
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
NGN 85621
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
NGN 81342
5.0%
3
Qatar
NGN 81340
5.0%
4
Lebanon
NGN 79627
7.0%
5
Oman
NGN 78768
8.0%
6
Bahrain
NGN 78763
8.0%
7
Kuwait
NGN 76184
11.0%
8
Israel
NGN 74359
13.2%
9
Turkey
NGN 72127
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.