Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦88,920
Income Tax
- ₦8,938
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦2,223
Pension contributions
- ₦7,114
Total tax
- ₦18,274
Net pay
* ₦70,646
Marginal tax rate
23.9%
Average tax rate
20.6%
79.4%
Net pay
20.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦70,646
Net pay
₦10,670
Tax the employer pays
₦18,274
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦28,945
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦10,670 to pay you ₦88,920. In other words, every time you spend ₦10 of your hard-earned money, ₦3.26 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 20.6% tax rate now rises to 29.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make ₦1,067,040 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦219,289. That means that your net pay will be ₦847,751 per year, or ₦70,646 per month. Your average tax rate is 20.6% 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 1050181
1.6%
1
USA
NGN 974619
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NGN 1041698
2.4%
1
Brazil
NGN 987011
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
NGN 982217
8.0%
3
Colombia
NGN 981677
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NGN 966199
9.5%
5
Guatemala
NGN 964727
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NGN 955001
10.5%
7
Panama
NGN 949673
11.0%
8
Peru
NGN 933662
12.5%
9
Argentina
NGN 885643
17.0%
10
Chile
NGN 879241
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NGN 873906
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 1056369
1.0%
1
Uganda
NGN 1009778
5.4%
2
Zambia
NGN 1003018
6.0%
3
Morocco
NGN 995122
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
NGN 987012
7.5%
5
Senegal
NGN 972824
8.8%
6
Ghana
NGN 939315
12.0%
7
Kenya
NGN 927602
13.1%
8
Mozambique
NGN 911303
14.6%
9
Cameroon
NGN 900283
15.6%
10
Angola
NGN 851053
20.2%
11
Nigeria
NGN 847751
20.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
NGN 1067042
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
NGN 1013687
5.0%
2
Qatar
NGN 1013687
5.0%
3
Bahrain
NGN 981693
8.0%
4
Oman
NGN 981680
8.0%
5
Kuwait
NGN 949683
11.0%
6
Lebanon
NGN 947245
11.2%
7
Egypt
NGN 935325
12.3%
8
Israel
NGN 926726
13.2%
9
Turkey
NGN 898885
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.