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Salaries in Nigeria - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Nigeria is, by default, in the range of 1,032 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 4,116 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total annual salary including bonuses. Salaries can vary significantly within individual job positions. If you are interested in salaries for a specific position, participate in the survey.
Gross salary in Nigeria is
80% of people earn:
1,032 - 4,116 EUR
10% earn less lthan 1,032 EUR
10% earns more than 4,116 EUR
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Distribution of employees in Nigeria into salary brackets in EUR.

Average salary and range in Nigeria by age in EUR.

<24
 
 
Average 1,704
Median 1,560
10% 876
25% 1,152
75% 2,088
90% 2,700
25-34
 
 
Average 2,280
Median 1,932
10% 804
25% 1,248
75% 2,916
90% 4,164
35-44
 
 
Average 2,712
Median 2,328
10% 1,032
25% 1,536
75% 3,444
90% 4,848
45-54
 
 
Average 2,520
Median 2,184
10% 1,008
25% 1,476
75% 3,192
90% 4,428
55+
 
 
Average 2,256
Median 1,980
10% 924
25% 1,344
75% 2,856
90% 3,936

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Nigeria (EUR).

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Men
2,412 EUR
2,316 EUR
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Women
In general, in Nigeria, men earn 4.2% more than women.

The best paid positions in Nigeria

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Nigeria (EUR).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
372,973,935,485 EUR
2. Software Engineer Information Technology
356,406,958,159 EUR
3. Managing Director Top Management
266,030,513,050 EUR
4. Sales Director Top Management
230,522,621,538 EUR
5. IT Director Top Management
216,144,757,755 EUR
6. Call Centre Director Top Management
208,506,592,532 EUR
7. Leasing Director Leasing
202,984,906,008 EUR
8. Head of product development Management
199,379,772,568 EUR
9. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
187,574,812,383 EUR
10. Country Manager/Director Top Management
187,218,829,727 EUR
11. Lead developer Information Technology
186,918,222,151 EUR
12. Plant manager Top Management
185,584,905,296 EUR
13. IT Architect Information Technology
173,439,304,469 EUR
14. Head of the Legal Department Management
172,498,647,270 EUR
15. Marketing Manager Management
165,810,967,723 EUR
16. Senior Project Manager Management
165,441,081,368 EUR
17. Marketing Director Top Management
165,148,144,799 EUR
18. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
160,650,058,234 EUR
19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics
157,647,338,541 EUR
20. Technical Director Top Management
157,178,687,974 EUR

The worst paid positions in Nigeria

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Nigeria (EUR)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
33,458,054,685 EUR
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
37,132,946,342 EUR
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
37,949,668,839 EUR
4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care
38,245,961,473 EUR
5. Porter, Information Staff General labour
38,357,910,228 EUR
6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
39,702,973,312 EUR
7. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care
39,842,969,185 EUR
8. Housekeeper Service Industries
39,887,077,473 EUR
9. Cleaner General labour
40,207,342,004 EUR
10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
40,471,512,298 EUR
11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
41,328,267,861 EUR
12. Packer Production
41,584,527,429 EUR
13. Assistant Administration
41,691,921,523 EUR
14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
41,808,664,657 EUR
15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
41,840,547,278 EUR
16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
42,048,863,055 EUR
17. General Labourer General labour
42,200,844,875 EUR
18. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
42,265,089,557 EUR
19. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
42,457,104,444 EUR
20. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
42,642,886,638 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

LithuaniaLithuania
24,448 EUR (net)
BulgariaBulgaria
18,053 EUR (net)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
23,802 EUR (gross)
CroatiaCroatia
19,151 EUR (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

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Marketing assistant
Marketing, Advertising, PR
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Lagos State
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
104 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
150,000 NGN
Anually salary
1,248 USD
Anually salary
1,800,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2025-11-04 11:56:35
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Logistics Controller
Transport, Haulage, Logistics
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Lagos State
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
313 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
453,917 NGN
Anually salary
3,756 USD
Anually salary
5,447,004 NGN
ClockPosted: 2025-11-03 16:17:00
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PR Manager
Marketing, Advertising, PR
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Lagos State
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
135 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
195,000 NGN
Anually salary
1,620 USD
Anually salary
2,340,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2025-10-30 16:19:59
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Junior Graphic Designer
Journalism, Printing Arts & Media
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Delta State
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
35 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
50,000 NGN
Anually salary
420 USD
Anually salary
600,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2025-10-29 20:25:13
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Customer Support Specialist
Customer Support
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Federal Capital Territory Abuja
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
104 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
150,000 NGN
Anually salary
1,248 USD
Anually salary
1,800,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2025-10-28 21:43:30
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Technical Director
Top Management
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Delta State
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
354 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
512,145 NGN
Anually salary
4,248 USD
Anually salary
6,145,740 NGN
ClockPosted: 2025-10-28 21:38:05
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Mortgage Specialist
Banking
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Federal Capital Territory Abuja
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
251 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
363,834 NGN
Anually salary
3,012 USD
Anually salary
4,366,008 NGN
ClockPosted: 2025-10-28 08:27:38
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Chef
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Rivers State
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
244 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
354,167 NGN
Anually salary
2,928 USD
Anually salary
4,250,004 NGN
ClockPosted: 2025-10-27 14:27:31
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HR Manager
Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Federal Capital Territory Abuja
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
213 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
308,667 NGN
Anually salary
2,556 USD
Anually salary
3,704,004 NGN
ClockPosted: 2025-10-23 01:56:29
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Medical Laboratory Technician
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Federal Capital Territory Abuja
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
48 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
70,000 NGN
Anually salary
576 USD
Anually salary
840,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2025-10-20 22:17:37
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