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Salaries in Nigeria - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Nigeria is, by default, in the range of 106.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 414.00 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Nigeria is
80% of people earn:
106 - 414 USD
10% earn less lthan 106 USD
10% earns more than 414 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 175
Median 161
10% 89
25% 119
75% 215
90% 280
25-34
 
 
Average 228
Median 194
10% 81
25% 125
75% 292
90% 416
35-44
 
 
Average 270
Median 231
10% 100
25% 151
75% 344
90% 486
45-54
 
 
Average 252
Median 218
10% 98
25% 146
75% 320
90% 446
55+
 
 
Average 225
Median 199
10% 98
25% 138
75% 283
90% 384

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

Men
244 USD
230 USD
Women
In general, in Nigeria, men earn 6.1% more than women.

The best paid positions in Nigeria

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

1. Software Engineer Information Technology
1,153.00 USD
2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
1,138.00 USD
3. Managing Director Top Management
805.00 USD
4. IT Director Top Management
656.00 USD
5. Senior Project Manager Management
642.00 USD
6. Leasing Director Leasing
616.00 USD
7. Sales Director Top Management
614.00 USD
8. Head of product development Management
607.00 USD
9. Country Manager/Director Top Management
583.00 USD
10. Lead developer Information Technology
577.00 USD
11. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
564.00 USD
12. Plant manager Top Management
563.00 USD
13. IT Architect Information Technology
531.00 USD
14. Marketing Manager Management
528.00 USD
15. Finance Manager Management
525.00 USD
16. Head of the Legal Department Management
513.00 USD
17. Solution architect Information Technology
510.00 USD
18. Marketing Director Top Management
506.00 USD
19. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
483.00 USD
20. Agile Coach Information Technology
475.00 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
101.00 USD
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
115.00 USD
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
116.00 USD
4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
120.00 USD
5. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
122.00 USD
6. Cleaner General labour
122.00 USD
7. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
122.00 USD
8. Assistant Administration
122.00 USD
9. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
126.00 USD
10. Packer Production
126.00 USD
11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
127.00 USD
12. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
127.00 USD
13. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
127.00 USD
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
128.00 USD
15. General Labourer General labour
128.00 USD
16. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
129.00 USD
17. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
129.00 USD
18. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
130.00 USD
19. Florist Service Industries
131.00 USD
20. Security Guard Security & Protection
132.00 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
2,384 USD (gross)
SerbiaSerbia
1,464 USD (net)
Czech RepublicCzech Republic
2,764 USD (gross)
SloveniaSlovenia
2,888 USD (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Male
Junior Architect
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Adamawa State
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
47 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
65,000 NGN
Anually salary
564 USD
Anually salary
780,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-07-11 16:37:43
Female
University Teacher
Education, Science & Research
Age group
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Imo State
Education:
Postgraduate (Doctorate)
Basic gross monthly salary
286 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
393,507 NGN
Anually salary
3,432 USD
Anually salary
4,722,084 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-07-09 22:42:15
Female
Professor
Education, Science & Research
Age group
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Imo State
Education:
Postgraduate (Doctorate)
Basic gross monthly salary
286 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
393,507 NGN
Anually salary
3,432 USD
Anually salary
4,722,084 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-07-09 22:35:01
Male
Telecommunication network installer
Electrical & Power Engineering
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Imo State
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
121 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
166,667 NGN
Anually salary
1,452 USD
Anually salary
2,000,004 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-07-09 20:05:43
Male
HR Officer
Human Resources
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Oyo State
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
145 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
200,000 NGN
Anually salary
1,740 USD
Anually salary
2,400,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-07-04 22:20:08
Male
Quantity Surveyor
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Lagos State
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
233 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
320,000 NGN
Anually salary
2,796 USD
Anually salary
3,840,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-07-01 22:49:15
Male
IT/Technical Support Specialist
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Federal Capital Territory Abuja
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
109 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
150,000 NGN
Anually salary
1,308 USD
Anually salary
1,800,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-06-30 22:12:19
Female
Assistant
Administration
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Anambra State
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
109 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
150,000 NGN
Anually salary
1,308 USD
Anually salary
1,800,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-06-30 20:01:34
Female
E-Commerce Manager
Commerce
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Lagos State
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
509 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
700,000 NGN
Anually salary
6,108 USD
Anually salary
8,400,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-06-30 12:09:29
Male
HR Business Partner
Human Resources
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Rivers State
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
788 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,083,333 NGN
Anually salary
9,456 USD
Anually salary
12,999,996 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-06-30 10:32:06
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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 243 USD.

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

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

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 5.74% less than men.

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