Income Tax Calculator Nigeria
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Withholding
Salary ₦55,598
National Housing Fund (NHF) - ₦1,390
Income Tax - ₦3,483
Pension contributions - ₦4,448
Total tax - ₦9,321
Net pay * ₦46,277
Marginal tax rate 16.8%
Average tax rate 16.8%
16.8%Total tax
83.2%
Net payThe Taxberg
₦46,277
Net pay
₦6,672
Tax the employer pays
₦9,321
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦15,993
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦6,672 to pay you ₦55,598. 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 ₦55,598 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦9,321. That means that your net pay will be ₦46,277 per year, or ₦3,856 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 ₦16.8, hence, your net pay will only increase by ₦83.2.
Bonus ExampleA ₦1,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦832 of net incomes. A ₦5,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦4,160 of net incomes.
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.