Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦7,412
Income Tax
- ₦464
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦185
Pension contributions
- ₦593
Total tax
- ₦1,243
Net pay
* ₦6,169
Marginal tax rate
16.8%
Average tax rate
16.8%
83.2%
Net pay
16.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦6,169
Net pay
₦889
Tax the employer pays
₦1,243
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦2,132
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦889 to pay you ₦7,412. 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.
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Summary
If you make ₦177,888 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦29,823. That means that your net pay will be ₦148,065 per year, or ₦12,339 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.
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 175072
1.6%
1
USA
NGN 162484
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NGN 173663
2.4%
1
Brazil
NGN 164546
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
NGN 163742
8.0%
3
Colombia
NGN 163657
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NGN 161075
9.5%
5
Guatemala
NGN 160831
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NGN 159210
10.5%
7
Panama
NGN 158323
11.0%
8
Peru
NGN 155650
12.5%
9
Argentina
NGN 147647
17.0%
10
Chile
NGN 146580
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NGN 145690
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 176109
1.0%
1
Uganda
NGN 168994
5.0%
2
Ghana
NGN 168105
5.5%
3
Zambia
NGN 167215
6.0%
4
Morocco
NGN 165898
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
NGN 164546
7.5%
6
Angola
NGN 162668
8.6%
7
Senegal
NGN 160139
10.0%
8
Cameroon
NGN 150088
15.6%
9
Nigeria
NGN 148065
16.8%
10
Mozambique
NGN 140682
20.9%
11
Kenya
NGN 123332
30.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
NGN 177888
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
NGN 177889
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
NGN 168991
5.0%
3
Qatar
NGN 168995
5.0%
4
Lebanon
NGN 165146
7.2%
5
Bahrain
NGN 163667
8.0%
6
Oman
NGN 163635
8.0%
7
Kuwait
NGN 158317
11.0%
8
Israel
NGN 154496
13.2%
9
Turkey
NGN 149855
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.