Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦9,180
Income Tax
- ₦575
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦230
Pension contributions
- ₦734
Total tax
- ₦1,539
Net pay
* ₦7,641
Marginal tax rate
16.8%
Average tax rate
16.8%
83.2%
Net pay
16.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦7,641
Net pay
₦1,102
Tax the employer pays
₦1,539
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦2,641
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦1,102 to pay you ₦9,180. 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.
Summary
If you make ₦110,160 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦18,468. That means that your net pay will be ₦91,692 per year, or ₦7,641 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 108417
1.6%
1
USA
NGN 100607
8.7%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
NGN 110160
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
NGN 110160
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
NGN 104651
5.0%
3
Qatar
NGN 104651
5.0%
4
Lebanon
NGN 102449
7.0%
5
Oman
NGN 101335
8.0%
6
Bahrain
NGN 101369
8.0%
7
Kuwait
NGN 98068
11.0%
8
Israel
NGN 95676
13.2%
9
Turkey
NGN 92800
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.