Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦83,100
Income Tax
- ₦8,156
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦2,078
Pension contributions
- ₦6,648
Total tax
- ₦16,882
Net pay
* ₦66,218
Marginal tax rate
23.9%
Average tax rate
20.3%
79.7%
Net pay
20.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦66,218
Net pay
₦9,972
Tax the employer pays
₦16,882
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦26,854
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦9,972 to pay you ₦83,100. In other words, every time you spend ₦10 of your hard-earned money, ₦3.23 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
28.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 20.3% tax rate now rises to 28.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make ₦997,200 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦202,580. That means that your net pay will be ₦794,620 per year, or ₦66,218 per month. Your average tax rate is 20.3% and your marginal tax rate is 23.9%. 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 ₦23.93, hence, your net pay will only increase by ₦76.07.
Bonus Example
A ₦1,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦761 of net incomes. A ₦5,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦3,804 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
₦85,000
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 981447
1.6%
1
USA
NGN 910830
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NGN 997196
0.0%
1
Singapore
NGN 997203
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NGN 997201
0.0%
3
Pakistan
NGN 979114
1.8%
4
Thailand
NGN 947340
5.0%
5
Indonesia
NGN 909446
8.8%
6
Taiwan
NGN 908938
8.9%
7
Philippines
NGN 892608
10.5%
8
South Korea
NGN 890613
10.7%
9
New Zealand
NGN 878633
11.9%
10
India
NGN 877536
12.0%
11
Malaysia
NGN 872693
12.5%
12
China
NGN 865720
13.2%
13
Vietnam
NGN 847869
15.0%
14
Japan
NGN 810311
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
NGN 789782
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NGN 973517
2.4%
1
Brazil
NGN 922409
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
NGN 917925
8.0%
3
Colombia
NGN 917424
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NGN 902963
9.5%
5
Guatemala
NGN 901583
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NGN 892494
10.5%
7
Panama
NGN 887512
11.0%
8
Peru
NGN 872552
12.5%
9
Argentina
NGN 827676
17.0%
10
Chile
NGN 821693
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NGN 816707
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 987228
1.0%
1
Uganda
NGN 943836
5.4%
2
Zambia
NGN 937368
6.0%
3
Morocco
NGN 929988
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
NGN 922410
7.5%
5
Senegal
NGN 908990
8.9%
6
Ghana
NGN 884866
11.3%
7
Kenya
NGN 872301
12.5%
8
Mozambique
NGN 851906
14.6%
9
Cameroon
NGN 841358
15.6%
10
Angola
NGN 796818
20.1%
11
Nigeria
NGN 794620
20.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
NGN 997201
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
NGN 947342
5.0%
2
Qatar
NGN 947340
5.0%
3
Bahrain
NGN 917436
8.0%
4
Oman
NGN 917420
8.0%
5
Lebanon
NGN 888198
10.9%
6
Kuwait
NGN 887524
11.0%
7
Egypt
NGN 875682
12.2%
8
Israel
NGN 866068
13.2%
9
Turkey
NGN 840051
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.