Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦255,060
Income Tax
- ₦15,980
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦6,377
Pension contributions
- ₦20,405
Total tax
- ₦42,761
Net pay
* ₦212,299
Marginal tax rate
16.8%
Average tax rate
16.8%
83.2%
Net pay
16.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦212,299
Net pay
₦30,607
Tax the employer pays
₦42,761
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦73,368
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦30,607 to pay you ₦255,060. 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 ₦255,060 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦42,761. That means that your net pay will be ₦212,299 per year, or ₦17,692 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 ₦16.76, hence, your net pay will only increase by ₦83.24.
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
Tax per income
₦255,000
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
NGN 255062
0.0%
1
Germany
NGN 255065
0.0%
2
Austria
NGN 255065
0.0%
3
Ireland
NGN 255065
0.0%
4
Sweden
NGN 255060
0.0%
5
Norway
NGN 255060
0.0%
6
Spain
NGN 238864
6.4%
7
Italy
NGN 231627
9.2%
8
France
NGN 230309
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
NGN 227003
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
NGN 226869
11.1%
11
Russia
NGN 221902
13.0%
12
Hungary
NGN 207874
18.5%
13
Ukraine
NGN 205323
19.5%
14
Poland
NGN 200281
21.5%
15
Greece
NGN 199332
21.9%
16
Switzerland
NGN 192855
24.4%
17
Portugal
NGN 189886
25.6%
18
Finland
NGN 176626
30.8%
19
Belgium
NGN 173435
32.0%
20
Netherlands
NGN 160692
37.0%
21
Romania
NGN 149210
41.5%
22
Denmark
NGN 17322
94.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 251027
1.6%
1
USA
NGN 232966
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NGN 255058
0.0%
1
Singapore
NGN 255060
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NGN 255059
0.0%
3
Thailand
NGN 242307
5.0%
4
Pakistan
NGN 236974
7.1%
5
Indonesia
NGN 232615
8.8%
6
Taiwan
NGN 232484
8.9%
7
South Korea
NGN 227798
10.7%
8
New Zealand
NGN 224732
11.9%
9
India
NGN 224453
12.0%
10
China
NGN 221430
13.2%
11
Malaysia
NGN 218883
14.2%
12
Vietnam
NGN 216865
15.0%
13
Japan
NGN 207258
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
NGN 202008
20.8%
15
Philippines
NGN 192700
24.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NGN 249003
2.4%
1
Brazil
NGN 235930
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
NGN 234777
8.0%
3
Colombia
NGN 234655
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NGN 230953
9.5%
5
Guatemala
NGN 230604
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NGN 228279
10.5%
7
Panama
NGN 227000
11.0%
8
Peru
NGN 223179
12.5%
9
Argentina
NGN 211700
17.0%
10
Chile
NGN 210169
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NGN 208894
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NGN 252509
1.0%
1
Uganda
NGN 242307
5.0%
2
Ghana
NGN 241032
5.5%
3
Zambia
NGN 239757
6.0%
4
Morocco
NGN 237870
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
NGN 235931
7.5%
6
Senegal
NGN 230674
9.6%
7
Angola
NGN 227025
11.0%
8
Cameroon
NGN 215199
15.6%
9
Nigeria
NGN 212299
16.8%
10
Mozambique
NGN 207822
18.5%
11
Kenya
NGN 200130
21.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
NGN 255060
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
NGN 255062
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
NGN 242305
5.0%
3
Qatar
NGN 242305
5.0%
4
Oman
NGN 234648
8.0%
5
Bahrain
NGN 234643
8.0%
6
Lebanon
NGN 234604
8.0%
7
Kuwait
NGN 227025
11.0%
8
Israel
NGN 221522
13.2%
9
Turkey
NGN 214865
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.