Income tax calculator Nigeria

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₦972,213
Income Tax
- ₦94,520
National Housing Fund (NHF)
- ₦24,305
Pension contributions
- ₦77,777
Total tax
- ₦196,602
Net pay
* ₦775,611
Marginal tax rate
23.9%
Average tax rate
20.2%
79.8%
Net pay
20.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₦775,611
Net pay
₦116,666
Tax the employer pays
₦196,602
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦313,268
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦116,666 to pay you ₦972,213. In other words, every time you spend ₦10 of your hard-earned money, ₦3.22 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
28.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 20.2% tax rate now rises to 28.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make ₦972,213 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦196,602. That means that your net pay will be ₦775,611 per year, or ₦64,634 per month. Your average tax rate is 20.2% and your marginal tax rate is 23.9%. 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 ₦23.93, hence, your net pay will only increase by ₦76.07.
Bonus Example
A ₦1,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦761 of net incomes. A ₦5,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦3,804 of net incomes.
Tax per income
₦975,000
₦980,000
₦985,000
₦990,000
₦995,000
₦1,000,000
₦1,005,000
₦1,010,000
₦1,015,000
₦1,020,000
₦1,025,000
₦1,030,000
₦1,035,000
₦1,040,000
₦1,045,000
₦1,050,000
₦1,055,000
₦1,060,000
₦1,065,000
₦1,070,000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NGN 956854
1.6%
1
USA
NGN 888001
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NGN 949123
2.4%
1
Brazil
NGN 899298
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
NGN 894929
8.0%
3
Colombia
NGN 894436
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NGN 880336
9.5%
5
Guatemala
NGN 878992
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NGN 870131
10.5%
7
Panama
NGN 865268
11.0%
8
Peru
NGN 850687
12.5%
9
Argentina
NGN 806937
17.0%
10
Chile
NGN 801104
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NGN 796242
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
NGN 972215
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
NGN 923599
5.0%
2
Qatar
NGN 923601
5.0%
3
Bahrain
NGN 894430
8.0%
4
Oman
NGN 894417
8.0%
5
Lebanon
NGN 866210
10.9%
6
Kuwait
NGN 865258
11.0%
7
Egypt
NGN 854343
12.1%
8
Israel
NGN 844367
13.2%
9
Turkey
NGN 819002
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.