Salaries in Nigeria - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Nigeria is, by default, in the range of 1,720,728 NGN (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 6,860,100 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:

1.7M - 6.9M NGN

10% earn less lthan 1.7M NGN

10% earns more than 6.9M 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 2.8M

Median 2.6M

10% 1.5M

25% 1.9M

75% 3.5M

90% 4.5M

25-34

Average 3.8M

Median 3.2M

10% 1.3M

25% 2.1M

75% 4.9M

90% 6.9M

35-44

Average 4.5M

Median 3.9M

10% 1.7M

25% 2.6M

75% 5.7M

90% 8.1M

45-54

Average 4.2M

Median 3.6M

10% 1.7M

25% 2.5M

75% 5.3M

90% 7.4M

55+

Average 3.8M

Median 3.3M

10% 1.5M

25% 2.2M

75% 4.8M

90% 6.6M

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

Men

4,008,216 NGN

3,855,912 NGN

Women

In general, in Nigeria, men earn 4.0% more than women.

The best paid positions in Nigeria

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

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

224,046,720 NGN

2. Software Engineer Information Technology

214,094,880 NGN

3. Managing Director Top Management

159,805,440 NGN

4. Sales Director Top Management

138,475,728 NGN

5. IT Director Top Management

129,838,896 NGN

6. Call Centre Director Top Management

125,250,624 NGN

7. Leasing Director Leasing

121,933,728 NGN

8. Head of product development Management

119,768,112 NGN

9. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

112,676,832 NGN

10. Country Manager/Director Top Management

112,462,992 NGN

11. Lead developer Information Technology

112,282,416 NGN

12. Plant manager Top Management

111,481,488 NGN

13. IT Architect Information Technology

104,185,584 NGN

14. Head of the Legal Department Management

103,620,528 NGN

15. Marketing Manager Management

99,603,216 NGN

16. Senior Project Manager Management

99,381,024 NGN

17. Marketing Director Top Management

99,205,056 NGN

18. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

96,503,040 NGN

19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

94,699,296 NGN

20. Technical Director Top Management

94,417,776 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

20,098,368 NGN

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

22,305,888 NGN

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

22,796,496 NGN

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

22,974,480 NGN

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

23,041,728 NGN

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

23,849,712 NGN

7. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care

23,933,808 NGN

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

23,960,304 NGN

9. Cleaner General labour

24,152,688 NGN

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

24,311,376 NGN

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

24,826,032 NGN

12. Packer Production

24,979,968 NGN

13. Assistant Administration

25,044,480 NGN

14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

25,114,608 NGN

15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

25,133,760 NGN

16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

25,258,896 NGN

17. General Labourer General labour

25,350,192 NGN

18. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

25,388,784 NGN

19. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

25,504,128 NGN

20. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

25,615,728 NGN

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Estonia

41,019,319 NGN (net)

Hungary

43,579,360 NGN (gross)

Poland

54,214,813 NGN (gross)

Slovenia

49,702,181 NGN (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

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

206 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

308,667 NGN

Anually salary

2,472 USD

Anually salary

3,704,004 NGN

Posted: 2025-10-23 01:56:29

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

47 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

70,000 NGN

Anually salary

564 USD

Anually salary

840,000 NGN

Posted: 2025-10-20 22:17:37

Data analyst
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

200 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

300,000 NGN

Anually salary

2,400 USD

Anually salary

3,600,000 NGN

Posted: 2025-10-19 00:17:13

Product Manager - Specialist
Banking

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Federal Capital Territory Abuja

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

147 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

220,000 NGN

Anually salary

1,764 USD

Anually salary

2,640,000 NGN

Posted: 2025-10-17 13:10:14

Professor
Education, Science & Research

Age group

55+

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Edo State

Education:

Postgraduate (Doctorate)

Basic gross monthly salary

333 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

500,000 NGN

Anually salary

3,996 USD

Anually salary

6,000,000 NGN

Posted: 2025-10-14 03:45:08

Medical Laboratory Technician
Medicine & Social Care

Age group

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Delta State

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

249 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

374,000 NGN

Anually salary

2,988 USD

Anually salary

4,488,000 NGN

Posted: 2025-10-10 12:56:23

Lawyer
Law & Legislation

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Lagos State

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

93 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

140,000 NGN

Anually salary

1,116 USD

Anually salary

1,680,000 NGN

Posted: 2025-10-07 16:23:18

Interior Designer
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Oyo State

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

133 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

200,000 NGN

Anually salary

1,596 USD

Anually salary

2,400,000 NGN

Posted: 2025-10-07 11:31:43

Civil Engineer
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Lagos State

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

867 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,300,000 NGN

Anually salary

10,404 USD

Anually salary

15,600,000 NGN

Posted: 2025-10-07 03:53:19

Financial Analyst
Banking

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Lagos State

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,389 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,083,330 NGN

Anually salary

16,668 USD

Anually salary

24,999,960 NGN

Posted: 2025-10-03 20:12:44

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Salaries in Nigeria - Paylab.com

Distribution of employees in Nigeria into salary brackets in NGN.

Average salary and range in Nigeria by age in NGN.

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

The best paid positions in Nigeria

The worst paid positions in Nigeria

Salaries in selected countries

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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