Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦19,615
Income Tax
- ₦3,413
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦490
Pension contributions
- ₦1,569
Total tax
- ₦5,473
Net pay
* ₦14,142
Marginal tax rate
32.0%
Average tax rate
27.9%
72.1%
Net pay
27.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦14,142
Net pay
₦2,354
Tax the employer pays
₦5,473
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦7,827
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦2,354 to pay you ₦19,615. In other words, every time you spend ₦10 of your hard-earned money, ₦3.99 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 27.9% tax rate now rises to 35.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make ₦5,099,900 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦1,422,948. That means that your net pay will be ₦3,676,952 per year, or ₦306,413 per month. Your average tax rate is 27.9% and your marginal tax rate is 32.0%. 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 ₦31.98, hence, your net pay will only increase by ₦68.02.
Bonus Example
A ₦1,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦680 of net incomes. A ₦5,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦3,401 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
₦15,000
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₦35,000
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₦45,000
₦50,000
₦55,000
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₦110,000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
NGN 4658194
8.7%
1
Canada
NGN 4454995
12.7%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 5048901
1.0%
1
Morocco
NGN 4741886
7.0%
2
Kenya
NGN 4387664
14.0%
3
Ivory Coast
NGN 4351368
14.7%
4
Cameroon
NGN 4302814
15.6%
5
Zambia
NGN 4260195
16.5%
6
Mozambique
NGN 4188455
17.9%
7
Ghana
NGN 4054140
20.5%
8
Angola
NGN 3910983
23.3%
9
Senegal
NGN 3866232
24.2%
10
Uganda
NGN 3812573
25.2%
11
Nigeria
NGN 3676952
27.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
NGN 5099901
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
NGN 4844903
5.0%
2
Qatar
NGN 4844906
5.0%
3
Bahrain
NGN 4691888
8.0%
4
Oman
NGN 4691921
8.0%
5
Kuwait
NGN 4538908
11.0%
6
Israel
NGN 4429265
13.2%
7
Lebanon
NGN 4141610
18.8%
8
Egypt
NGN 4010009
21.4%
9
Turkey
NGN 3287319
35.5%
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.