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Salaries in Nigeria - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Nigeria is, by default, in the range of 98.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 347.00 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Nigeria is
80% of people earn:
98 - 347 EUR
10% earn less lthan 98 EUR
10% earns more than 347 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 152
Median 142
10% 87
25% 110
75% 184
90% 230
25-34
 
 
Average 205
Median 182
10% 90
25% 127
75% 257
90% 348
35-44
 
 
Average 234
Median 207
10% 103
25% 144
75% 293
90% 397
45-54
 
 
Average 225
Median 198
10% 94
25% 135
75% 284
90% 390
55+
 
 
Average 202
Median 181
10% 94
25% 129
75% 251
90% 335

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

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Men
211 EUR
196 EUR
Woman icon
Women
In general, in Nigeria, men earn 7.7% more than women.

The best paid positions in Nigeria

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

1. Software Engineer Information Technology
985.00 EUR
2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
978.00 EUR
3. Managing Director Top Management
695.00 EUR
4. IT Director Top Management
566.00 EUR
5. Sales Director Top Management
541.00 EUR
6. Leasing Director Leasing
531.00 EUR
7. Lead developer Information Technology
521.00 EUR
8. IT Architect Information Technology
497.00 EUR
9. Head of product development Management
493.00 EUR
10. Country Manager/Director Top Management
486.00 EUR
11. Plant manager Top Management
486.00 EUR
12. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
481.00 EUR
13. Marketing Manager Management
452.00 EUR
14. IT Product Manager Information Technology
449.00 EUR
15. Marketing Director Top Management
436.00 EUR
16. Senior Project Manager Management
431.00 EUR
17. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
423.00 EUR
18. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
420.00 EUR
19. Technical Director Top Management
414.00 EUR
20. Finance Manager Management
414.00 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
87.00 EUR
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
97.00 EUR
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
99.00 EUR
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
100.00 EUR
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
104.00 EUR
6. Cleaner General labour
105.00 EUR
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
106.00 EUR
8. Assistant Administration
107.00 EUR
9. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
108.00 EUR
10. Packer Production
108.00 EUR
11. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
109.00 EUR
12. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
109.00 EUR
13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
110.00 EUR
14. General Labourer General labour
110.00 EUR
15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
110.00 EUR
16. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
111.00 EUR
17. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
111.00 EUR
18. Cashier Banking
112.00 EUR
19. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
112.00 EUR
20. Security Guard Security & Protection
113.00 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

MacedoniaMacedonia
762 EUR (net)
BulgariaBulgaria
1,550 EUR (net)
EstoniaEstonia
1,988 EUR (net)
LatviaLatvia
1,730 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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School Principal
Top Management
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Edo State
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
36 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
50,000 NGN
Anually salary
432 USD
Anually salary
600,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-03-09 23:26:22
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HR Generalist
Human Resources
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Katsina State
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
280 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
388,000 NGN
Anually salary
3,360 USD
Anually salary
4,656,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-03-09 00:37:08
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Software Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Lagos State
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,323 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,216,670 NGN
Anually salary
27,876 USD
Anually salary
38,600,040 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-03-06 03:54:22
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Medical/Pharmaceutical Sales Representative
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Lagos State
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
207 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
286,000 NGN
Anually salary
2,484 USD
Anually salary
3,432,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-03-04 14:37:12
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Editor-In-Chief
Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Federal Capital Territory Abuja
Education:
Postgraduate (Doctorate)
Basic gross monthly salary
480 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
665,000 NGN
Anually salary
5,760 USD
Anually salary
7,980,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-03-04 11:15:39
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HR Officer
Human Resources
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Federal Capital Territory Abuja
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
202 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
280,000 NGN
Anually salary
2,424 USD
Anually salary
3,360,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-02-27 14:34:42
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Editor
Journalism, Printing Arts & Media
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Lagos State
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
144 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
200,000 NGN
Anually salary
1,728 USD
Anually salary
2,400,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-02-18 03:48:21
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Interpreter
Translating, interpreting
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Ogun State
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
616 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
853,000 NGN
Anually salary
7,392 USD
Anually salary
10,236,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-02-16 10:11:19
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Logistics Manager
Management
Age group
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Lagos State
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
679 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
940,000 NGN
Anually salary
8,148 USD
Anually salary
11,280,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-02-12 16:29:27
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Project Manager
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Lagos State
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
292 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
404,000 NGN
Anually salary
3,504 USD
Anually salary
4,848,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-02-10 15:08:57
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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary level in $country.

The total gross average salary for job positions in the country based on Paylab.com data in Nigeria is 210 EUR.

The best-paid positions in the country Nigeria are Software Engineer, Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director, IT Director, Sales Director.

The worst-paid positions in the country Nigeria are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Social counselor, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Seamstress.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country Nigeria, regardless of the work they do, women earn 7.11% less than men.

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