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Salaries in Nigeria - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Nigeria is, by default, in the range of 99.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 395.00 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly 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:
99 - 395 USD
10% earn less lthan 99 USD
10% earns more than 395 USD
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Distribution of employees in Nigeria into salary brackets in USD.

Average salary and range in Nigeria by age in USD.

<24
 
 
Average 163
Median 149
10% 84
25% 111
75% 200
90% 259
25-34
 
 
Average 219
Median 185
10% 77
25% 119
75% 280
90% 399
35-44
 
 
Average 260
Median 224
10% 98
25% 148
75% 331
90% 465
45-54
 
 
Average 242
Median 210
10% 96
25% 141
75% 306
90% 425
55+
 
 
Average 217
Median 189
10% 89
25% 129
75% 274
90% 378

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

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Men
231 USD
222 USD
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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 (USD).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
2,249,519,519.02 USD
2. Software Engineer Information Technology
2,149,599,027.75 USD
3. Managing Director Top Management
1,604,511,132.88 USD
4. Sales Director Top Management
1,390,352,213.35 USD
5. IT Director Top Management
1,303,634,933.29 USD
6. Call Centre Director Top Management
1,257,566,830.07 USD
7. Leasing Director Leasing
1,224,263,855.16 USD
8. Head of product development Management
1,202,520,196.24 USD
9. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,131,320,882.20 USD
10. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,129,173,842.27 USD
11. Lead developer Information Technology
1,127,360,786.33 USD
12. Plant manager Top Management
1,119,319,145.87 USD
13. IT Architect Information Technology
1,046,065,324.27 USD
14. Head of the Legal Department Management
1,040,391,933.91 USD
15. Marketing Manager Management
1,000,056,499.60 USD
16. Senior Project Manager Management
997,825,602.21 USD
17. Marketing Director Top Management
996,058,812.45 USD
18. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
968,929,480.98 USD
19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics
950,819,163.03 USD
20. Technical Director Top Management
947,992,588.57 USD

The worst paid positions in Nigeria

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
201,795,728.66 USD
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
223,960,120.66 USD
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
228,886,023.05 USD
4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care
230,673,054.26 USD
5. Porter, Information Staff General labour
231,348,251.33 USD
6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
239,460,736.88 USD
7. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care
240,305,094.67 USD
8. Housekeeper Service Industries
240,571,125.21 USD
9. Cleaner General labour
242,502,738.24 USD
10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
244,096,029.82 USD
11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
249,263,383.83 USD
12. Packer Production
250,808,963.42 USD
13. Assistant Administration
251,456,689.94 USD
14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
252,160,803.37 USD
15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
252,353,097.19 USD
16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
253,609,513.14 USD
17. General Labourer General labour
254,526,161.84 USD
18. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
254,913,641.10 USD
19. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
256,071,741.43 USD
20. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
257,192,250.48 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

CroatiaCroatia
1,838 USD (net)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
1,099 USD (net)
SloveniaSlovenia
2,759 USD (gross)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
2,284 USD (gross)

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
314 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
453,917 NGN
Anually salary
3,768 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
252 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
363,834 NGN
Anually salary
3,024 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
245 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
354,167 NGN
Anually salary
2,940 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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