Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦87,235
Income Tax
- ₦5,465
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦2,181
Pension contributions
- ₦6,979
Total tax
- ₦14,625
Net pay
* ₦72,610
Marginal tax rate
16.8%
Average tax rate
16.8%
83.2%
Net pay
16.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦72,610
Net pay
₦10,468
Tax the employer pays
₦14,625
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦25,093
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦10,468 to pay you ₦87,235. 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 ₦87,235 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦14,625. That means that your net pay will be ₦72,610 per year, or ₦6,051 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.
Tax per income
₦85,000
₦90,000
₦95,000
₦100,000
₦105,000
₦110,000
₦115,000
₦120,000
₦125,000
₦130,000
₦135,000
₦140,000
₦145,000
₦150,000
₦155,000
₦160,000
₦165,000
₦170,000
₦175,000
₦180,000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 85854
1.6%
1
USA
NGN 79657
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NGN 85163
2.4%
1
Brazil
NGN 80692
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
NGN 80294
8.0%
3
Colombia
NGN 80256
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NGN 78986
9.4%
5
Guatemala
NGN 78870
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NGN 78075
10.5%
7
Panama
NGN 77637
11.0%
8
Peru
NGN 76333
12.5%
9
Argentina
NGN 72405
17.0%
10
Chile
NGN 71882
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NGN 71445
18.1%
12
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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.