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Salaries in Nigeria - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Nigeria is, by default, in the range of 1,768,644 NGN (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 6,844,140 NGN (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:
1.8M - 6.8M NGN
10% earn less lthan 1.8M NGN
10% earns more than 6.8M NGN
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Distribution of employees in Nigeria into salary brackets in NGN.

Average salary and range in Nigeria by age in NGN.

<24
 
 
Average 2.9M
Median 2.7M
10% 1.5M
25% 2.0M
75% 3.6M
90% 4.6M
25-34
 
 
Average 3.9M
Median 3.4M
10% 1.5M
25% 2.2M
75% 5.0M
90% 6.9M
35-44
 
 
Average 4.4M
Median 3.9M
10% 1.8M
25% 2.6M
75% 5.6M
90% 7.8M
45-54
 
 
Average 4.3M
Median 3.7M
10% 1.7M
25% 2.5M
75% 5.4M
90% 7.5M
55+
 
 
Average 3.9M
Median 3.5M
10% 1.7M
25% 2.4M
75% 4.9M
90% 6.6M

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

Men
4,003,392 NGN
3,846,156 NGN
Women
In general, in Nigeria, men earn 4.1% more than women.

The best paid positions in Nigeria

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

1. Software Engineer Information Technology
237,168,000 NGN
2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
230,909,760 NGN
3. Managing Director Top Management
159,966,720 NGN
4. Country Manager/Director Top Management
140,338,656 NGN
5. IT Director Top Management
130,596,768 NGN
6. Senior Project Manager Management
129,289,104 NGN
7. Sales Director Top Management
122,810,400 NGN
8. Leasing Director Leasing
122,645,376 NGN
9. Head of product development Management
120,060,576 NGN
10. Lead developer Information Technology
114,435,072 NGN
11. Plant manager Top Management
112,132,224 NGN
12. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
110,215,872 NGN
13. Finance Manager Management
106,873,200 NGN
14. Marketing Manager Management
106,280,496 NGN
15. IT Architect Information Technology
103,136,544 NGN
16. Head of the Legal Department Management
101,606,112 NGN
17. Solution architect Information Technology
101,586,528 NGN
18. Marketing Director Top Management
98,667,072 NGN
19. Economic/Financial Director Top Management
96,881,760 NGN
20. Technical Director Top Management
94,968,864 NGN

The worst paid positions in Nigeria

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
20,215,728 NGN
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
22,929,552 NGN
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
23,176,224 NGN
4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
23,988,960 NGN
5. Cleaner General labour
24,293,664 NGN
6. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
24,316,416 NGN
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
24,453,360 NGN
8. Packer Production
25,125,696 NGN
9. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
25,191,936 NGN
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
25,261,200 NGN
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
25,280,496 NGN
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
25,406,352 NGN
13. General Labourer General labour
25,498,224 NGN
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
25,536,960 NGN
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
25,765,344 NGN
16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
25,812,720 NGN
17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
25,914,240 NGN
18. Florist Service Industries
26,136,720 NGN
19. Security Guard Security & Protection
26,181,648 NGN
20. Assistant Administration
26,291,952 NGN

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

RomaniaRomania
25,247,200 NGN (net)
MacedoniaMacedonia
14,301,734 NGN (net)
LatviaLatvia
32,602,145 NGN (net)
BulgariaBulgaria
9,144,440 NGN (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Male
Aircraft Technician
Transport, Haulage, Logistics
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Lagos State
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
594 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
800,000 NGN
Anually salary
7,128 USD
Anually salary
9,600,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-09-27 10:52:07
Male
Stock Broker
Banking
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Osun State
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
57 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
76,667 NGN
Anually salary
684 USD
Anually salary
920,004 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-09-25 16:13:50
Male
Recruiter
Human Resources
Age group
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Lagos State
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
402 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
541,667 NGN
Anually salary
4,824 USD
Anually salary
6,500,004 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-09-22 17:05:38
Male
Fitness Instructor
Education, Science & Research
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Lagos State
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
223 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
300,000 NGN
Anually salary
2,676 USD
Anually salary
3,600,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-09-15 13:53:44
Male
Medical Orderly
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Ondo State
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
264 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
355,000 NGN
Anually salary
3,168 USD
Anually salary
4,260,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-09-04 17:15:14
Male
Logistics Manager
Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Lagos State
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
316 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
425,000 NGN
Anually salary
3,792 USD
Anually salary
5,100,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-09-03 16:54:45
Male
Chemist
Chemical Industry
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Ebonyi State
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
79 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
106,667 NGN
Anually salary
948 USD
Anually salary
1,280,004 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-08-28 20:53:31
Male
Software Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Lagos State
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,769 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,381,333 NGN
Anually salary
21,228 USD
Anually salary
28,575,996 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-08-24 03:59:34
Female
HR Generalist
Human Resources
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Lagos State
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
115 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
67,200 CFA
Anually salary
1,380 USD
Anually salary
806,400 CFA
ClockPosted: 2026-08-21 06:56:31
Female
Nurse
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Lagos State
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
74 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
100,000 NGN
Anually salary
888 USD
Anually salary
1,200,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-08-14 23:39:21
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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 335,934 NGN.

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

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

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 3.93% less than men.

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