Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦9,230
Income Tax
- ₦578
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦231
Pension contributions
- ₦738
Total tax
- ₦1,547
Net pay
* ₦7,683
Marginal tax rate
16.8%
Average tax rate
16.8%
83.2%
Net pay
16.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦7,683
Net pay
₦1,108
Tax the employer pays
₦1,547
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦2,655
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦1,108 to pay you ₦9,230. 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 ₦110,760 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦18,569. That means that your net pay will be ₦92,191 per year, or ₦7,683 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 109006
1.6%
1
USA
NGN 101160
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NGN 110759
0.0%
1
Singapore
NGN 110754
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NGN 110760
0.0%
3
Thailand
NGN 105222
5.0%
4
Indonesia
NGN 101013
8.8%
5
Taiwan
NGN 100957
8.9%
6
South Korea
NGN 98921
10.7%
7
New Zealand
NGN 97595
11.9%
8
India
NGN 97476
12.0%
9
China
NGN 96157
13.2%
10
Vietnam
NGN 94174
15.0%
11
Pakistan
NGN 92674
16.3%
12
Japan
NGN 90002
18.7%
13
Malaysia
NGN 89848
18.9%
14
Kazakhstan
NGN 87722
20.8%
15
Philippines
NGN 49840
55.0%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
NGN 110760
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
NGN 110758
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
NGN 105222
5.0%
3
Qatar
NGN 105221
5.0%
4
Lebanon
NGN 103007
7.0%
5
Oman
NGN 101902
8.0%
6
Bahrain
NGN 101903
8.0%
7
Kuwait
NGN 98559
11.0%
8
Israel
NGN 96194
13.2%
9
Turkey
NGN 93305
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.