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Salaries in Nigeria - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Nigeria is, by default, in the range of 94.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 368.00 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Nigeria is
80% of people earn:
94 - 368 EUR
10% earn less lthan 94 EUR
10% earns more than 368 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 156
Median 142
10% 79
25% 105
75% 191
90% 248
25-34
 
 
Average 203
Median 172
10% 72
25% 111
75% 259
90% 369
35-44
 
 
Average 240
Median 205
10% 89
25% 134
75% 306
90% 432
45-54
 
 
Average 224
Median 193
10% 87
25% 129
75% 284
90% 396
55+
 
 
Average 200
Median 177
10% 87
25% 123
75% 251
90% 341

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

Men
217 EUR
204 EUR
Women
In general, in Nigeria, men earn 6.4% 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
1,023.00 EUR
2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
1,010.00 EUR
3. Managing Director Top Management
715.00 EUR
4. IT Director Top Management
582.00 EUR
5. Senior Project Manager Management
569.00 EUR
6. Leasing Director Leasing
547.00 EUR
7. Sales Director Top Management
545.00 EUR
8. Head of product development Management
539.00 EUR
9. Country Manager/Director Top Management
517.00 EUR
10. Lead developer Information Technology
512.00 EUR
11. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
501.00 EUR
12. Plant manager Top Management
500.00 EUR
13. IT Architect Information Technology
471.00 EUR
14. Marketing Manager Management
469.00 EUR
15. Finance Manager Management
466.00 EUR
16. Head of the Legal Department Management
455.00 EUR
17. Solution architect Information Technology
453.00 EUR
18. Marketing Director Top Management
449.00 EUR
19. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
429.00 EUR
20. Agile Coach Information Technology
422.00 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
90.00 EUR
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
102.00 EUR
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
103.00 EUR
4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
107.00 EUR
5. Cleaner General labour
108.00 EUR
6. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
108.00 EUR
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
109.00 EUR
8. Assistant Administration
109.00 EUR
9. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
112.00 EUR
10. Packer Production
112.00 EUR
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
112.00 EUR
12. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
113.00 EUR
13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
113.00 EUR
14. General Labourer General labour
113.00 EUR
15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
113.00 EUR
16. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
114.00 EUR
17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
115.00 EUR
18. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
115.00 EUR
19. Florist Service Industries
116.00 EUR
20. Security Guard Security & Protection
117.00 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

LithuaniaLithuania
2,098 EUR (net)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
2,086 EUR (gross)
CroatiaCroatia
1,628 EUR (net)
HungaryHungary
2,367 EUR (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

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
266 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
355,000 NGN
Anually salary
3,192 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
318 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
425,000 NGN
Anually salary
3,816 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
80 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
106,667 NGN
Anually salary
960 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
1,781 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,381,333 NGN
Anually salary
21,372 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
119 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
67,200 CFA
Anually salary
1,428 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
75 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
100,000 NGN
Anually salary
900 USD
Anually salary
1,200,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-08-14 23:39:21
Female
Receptionist
Administration
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Lagos State
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
90 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
120,000 NGN
Anually salary
1,080 USD
Anually salary
1,440,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-08-13 18:59:49
Female
Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Lagos State
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
352 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
470,000 NGN
Anually salary
4,224 USD
Anually salary
5,640,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-08-12 19:05:07
Male
HR Manager
Management
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Lagos State
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
757 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,011,667 NGN
Anually salary
9,084 USD
Anually salary
12,140,004 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-08-07 17:35:46
Male
Terminal operator
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
281 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
375,000 NGN
Anually salary
3,372 USD
Anually salary
4,500,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-07-28 04:30:24
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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 216 EUR.

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, 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 5.99% less than men.

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