Income Tax Calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Enter your gross income

Salary rate

Withholding

Salary ₦3,713

National Housing Fund (NHF) - ₦93

Income Tax - ₦697

Pension contributions - ₦297

Total tax - ₦1,087

Net pay * ₦2,625

Marginal tax rate 32.0%

Average tax rate 29.3%

29.3%Total tax

70.7%

Net pay

The Taxberg

₦2,625

Net pay

₦446

Tax the employer pays

₦1,087

Tax you pay

Total tax paid

₦1,533

Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦446 to pay you ₦3,713. In other words, every time you spend ₦10 of your hard-earned money, ₦4.13 goes to the government.

Real tax rate

36.9%

So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 29.3% tax rate now rises to 36.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7.6% higher than what it seemed at first.

Summary

If you make ₦7,722,333 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦2,261,602. That means that your net pay will be ₦5,460,730 per year, or ₦455,061 per month. Your average tax rate is 29.3% 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 ₦32, hence, your net pay will only increase by ₦68.

Bonus Example

A ₦1,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦680 of net incomes. A ₦5,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦3,400 of net incomes.

Tax per income

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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Nigeria tables of NG, 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.