Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦20,992
Income Tax
- ₦3,709
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦525
Pension contributions
- ₦1,679
Total tax
- ₦5,913
Net pay
* ₦15,079
Marginal tax rate
32.0%
Average tax rate
28.2%
71.8%
Net pay
28.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦15,079
Net pay
₦2,519
Tax the employer pays
₦5,913
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦8,432
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦2,519 to pay you ₦20,992. In other words, every time you spend ₦10 of your hard-earned money, ₦4.02 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 28.2% tax rate now rises to 35.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make ₦5,457,920 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦1,537,443. That means that your net pay will be ₦3,920,477 per year, or ₦326,706 per month. Your average tax rate is 28.2% 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
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
NGN 5457921
0.0%
1
Germany
NGN 5457912
0.0%
2
Austria
NGN 5457912
0.0%
3
Ireland
NGN 5457912
0.0%
4
Norway
NGN 5457919
0.0%
5
Spain
NGN 5111345
6.4%
6
Switzerland
NGN 5041179
7.6%
7
Italy
NGN 4956338
9.2%
8
France
NGN 4928499
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
NGN 4857549
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
NGN 4854819
11.1%
11
Russia
NGN 4748390
13.0%
12
Sweden
NGN 4726003
13.4%
13
Hungary
NGN 4448205
18.5%
14
Ukraine
NGN 4393626
19.5%
15
Poland
NGN 4285772
21.5%
16
Greece
NGN 4265395
21.9%
17
Portugal
NGN 4063425
25.6%
18
Finland
NGN 3779612
30.8%
19
Belgium
NGN 3711385
32.0%
20
Denmark
NGN 3570524
34.6%
21
Netherlands
NGN 3433151
37.1%
22
Romania
NGN 3192885
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
NGN 4985208
8.7%
1
Canada
NGN 4737163
13.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NGN 5457925
0.0%
1
Singapore
NGN 5457923
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NGN 5457919
0.0%
3
Pakistan
NGN 5393816
1.2%
4
Thailand
NGN 5185024
5.0%
5
Philippines
NGN 5154046
5.6%
6
Indonesia
NGN 5017371
8.1%
7
Taiwan
NGN 4974839
8.9%
8
South Korea
NGN 4874544
10.7%
9
Malaysia
NGN 4812801
11.8%
10
New Zealand
NGN 4808978
11.9%
11
India
NGN 4802970
12.0%
12
China
NGN 4738293
13.2%
13
Vietnam
NGN 4594858
15.8%
14
Japan
NGN 4435029
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
NGN 4322673
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NGN 5292636
3.0%
1
Colombia
NGN 5562155
7.3%
2
Brazil
NGN 5030291
7.8%
3
Puerto Rico
NGN 5024022
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NGN 4942151
9.5%
5
Guatemala
NGN 4934587
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NGN 4884838
10.5%
7
Panama
NGN 4857542
11.0%
8
Peru
NGN 4775680
12.5%
9
Argentina
NGN 4514732
17.3%
10
Chile
NGN 4497326
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NGN 4453151
18.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 5403340
1.0%
1
Morocco
NGN 5063698
7.2%
2
Kenya
NGN 4692101
14.0%
3
Ivory Coast
NGN 4630278
15.2%
4
Cameroon
NGN 4604829
15.6%
5
Zambia
NGN 4476148
18.0%
6
Mozambique
NGN 4464131
18.2%
7
Ghana
NGN 4308139
21.1%
8
Angola
NGN 4175685
23.5%
9
Senegal
NGN 4083299
25.2%
10
Uganda
NGN 4043517
25.9%
11
Nigeria
NGN 3920477
28.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
NGN 5457921
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
NGN 5185023
5.0%
2
Qatar
NGN 5185023
5.0%
3
Bahrain
NGN 5021269
8.0%
4
Oman
NGN 5021282
8.0%
5
Kuwait
NGN 4857561
11.0%
6
Israel
NGN 4740202
13.2%
7
Lebanon
NGN 4410125
19.2%
8
Egypt
NGN 4296425
21.3%
9
Turkey
NGN 3495833
36.0%
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.