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Salaries in Nigeria - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Nigeria is, by default, in the range of 1,712,244 NGN (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 6,921,372 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 3.0M
Median 2.7M
10% 1.4M
25% 2.0M
75% 3.7M
90% 4.9M
25-34
 
 
Average 4.0M
Median 3.4M
10% 1.5M
25% 2.2M
75% 5.1M
90% 7.1M
35-44
 
 
Average 4.5M
Median 3.7M
10% 1.4M
25% 2.3M
75% 5.7M
90% 8.4M
45-54
 
 
Average 4.2M
Median 3.5M
10% 1.2M
25% 2.1M
75% 5.5M
90% 8.2M
55+
 
 
Average 3.9M
Median 3.3M
10% 1.3M
25% 2.1M
75% 5.0M
90% 7.2M

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

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Men
3,996,732 NGN
3,851,688 NGN
Woman icon
Women
In general, in Nigeria, men earn 3.8% 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
233,963,856 NGN
2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
224,426,880 NGN
3. Managing Director Top Management
156,152,160 NGN
4. IT Director Top Management
130,510,656 NGN
5. Senior Project Manager Management
126,252,432 NGN
6. Leasing Director Leasing
122,564,448 NGN
7. Sales Director Top Management
120,487,392 NGN
8. Head of product development Management
118,675,296 NGN
9. Lead developer Information Technology
116,024,112 NGN
10. Country Manager/Director Top Management
112,850,928 NGN
11. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
112,789,008 NGN
12. Plant manager Top Management
112,058,208 NGN
13. Finance Manager Management
109,002,816 NGN
14. IT Architect Information Technology
108,026,784 NGN
15. Solution architect Information Technology
105,022,224 NGN
16. Marketing Manager Management
103,226,832 NGN
17. Marketing Director Top Management
98,569,872 NGN
18. Agile Coach Information Technology
97,820,640 NGN
19. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
97,748,064 NGN
20. IT Product Manager Information Technology
96,349,104 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
20,202,336 NGN
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
22,177,440 NGN
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
23,160,960 NGN
4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
23,973,120 NGN
5. Cleaner General labour
24,277,680 NGN
6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
24,437,232 NGN
7. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
24,535,872 NGN
8. Assistant Administration
25,084,224 NGN
9. Packer Production
25,109,136 NGN
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
25,244,496 NGN
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
25,263,792 NGN
12. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
25,327,296 NGN
13. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
25,389,504 NGN
14. General Labourer General labour
25,481,376 NGN
15. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
25,520,112 NGN
16. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
25,748,352 NGN
17. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
25,795,584 NGN
18. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
25,897,104 NGN
19. Florist Service Industries
26,119,584 NGN
20. Security Guard Security & Protection
26,148,672 NGN

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Czech RepublicCzech Republic
46,024,087 NGN (gross)
MacedoniaMacedonia
14,884,751 NGN (net)
RomaniaRomania
27,310,301 NGN (net)
CroatiaCroatia
32,850,653 NGN (net)

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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Personnel Manager
Top Management
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Lagos State
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
979 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,350,000 NGN
Anually salary
11,748 USD
Anually salary
16,200,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-05-25 12:12:48
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Data scientist
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
125 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
172,500 NGN
Anually salary
1,500 USD
Anually salary
2,070,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-05-21 13:31:12
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Research Worker, Scientific Worker
Education, Science & Research
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Ondo State
Education:
University education (Master'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: 2026-05-19 17:19:43
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ICT Specialist
Telecommunications
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
609 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
840,000 NGN
Anually salary
7,308 USD
Anually salary
10,080,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-05-19 13:38:58
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Account Executive
Marketing, Advertising, PR
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Enugu State
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
110 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
151,350 NGN
Anually salary
1,320 USD
Anually salary
1,816,200 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-05-17 08:34:16
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Senior Project Manager
Management
Age group
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Lagos State
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
907 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,250,000 NGN
Anually salary
10,884 USD
Anually salary
15,000,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-05-15 09:46:40
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IT Manager
Management
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Lagos State
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
186 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
256,000 NGN
Anually salary
2,232 USD
Anually salary
3,072,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-05-14 16:51:59
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HR Consultant
Human Resources
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Lagos State
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
123 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
170,000 NGN
Anually salary
1,476 USD
Anually salary
2,040,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-05-14 14:05:02
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Forester
Water Management, Forestry, Environment
Age group
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Federal Capital Territory Abuja
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
334 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
460,000 NGN
Anually salary
4,008 USD
Anually salary
5,520,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-05-14 12:41:07
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Receptionist
Administration
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Lagos State
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
61 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
84,500 NGN
Anually salary
732 USD
Anually salary
1,014,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-05-13 18:17:06
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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 335,713 NGN.

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 3.63% less than men.

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