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Salaries in Nigeria - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Nigeria is, by default, in the range of 114.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 400.00 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:
114 - 400 USD
10% earn less lthan 114 USD
10% earns more than 400 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 176
Median 164
10% 100
25% 127
75% 212
90% 266
25-34
 
 
Average 237
Median 210
10% 104
25% 146
75% 296
90% 401
35-44
 
 
Average 270
Median 239
10% 118
25% 167
75% 338
90% 459
45-54
 
 
Average 260
Median 228
10% 108
25% 156
75% 328
90% 450
55+
 
 
Average 233
Median 209
10% 109
25% 149
75% 290
90% 387

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

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Men
243 USD
226 USD
Woman icon
Women
In general, in Nigeria, men earn 7.5% 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
1,129.00 USD
2. Software Engineer Information Technology
1,099.00 USD
3. Managing Director Top Management
802.00 USD
4. IT Director Top Management
653.00 USD
5. Sales Director Top Management
625.00 USD
6. Leasing Director Leasing
613.00 USD
7. Lead developer Information Technology
581.00 USD
8. Head of product development Management
575.00 USD
9. Country Manager/Director Top Management
562.00 USD
10. Plant manager Top Management
561.00 USD
11. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
556.00 USD
12. IT Architect Information Technology
554.00 USD
13. Marketing Manager Management
527.00 USD
14. Marketing Director Top Management
503.00 USD
15. Senior Project Manager Management
502.00 USD
16. IT Product Manager Information Technology
501.00 USD
17. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
485.00 USD
18. Finance Manager Management
482.00 USD
19. Technical Director Top Management
478.00 USD
20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
472.00 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. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
112.00 USD
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
114.00 USD
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
116.00 USD
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
120.00 USD
6. Cleaner General labour
121.00 USD
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
122.00 USD
8. Assistant Administration
124.00 USD
9. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
125.00 USD
10. Packer Production
125.00 USD
11. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
126.00 USD
12. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
126.00 USD
13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
127.00 USD
14. General Labourer General labour
127.00 USD
15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
127.00 USD
16. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
128.00 USD
17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
129.00 USD
18. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
129.00 USD
19. Cashier Banking
130.00 USD
20. Florist Service Industries
130.00 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

SloveniaSlovenia
2,895 USD (gross)
HungaryHungary
2,635 USD (gross)
RomaniaRomania
1,731 USD (net)
BulgariaBulgaria
1,832 USD (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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Art Director
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Lagos State
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
216 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
299,000 NGN
Anually salary
2,592 USD
Anually salary
3,588,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-01-29 19:42:37
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Head of Customer Support
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Lagos State
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
79 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
110,000 NGN
Anually salary
948 USD
Anually salary
1,320,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-01-29 13:25:30
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Insurance Broker
Insurance
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Lagos State
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
601 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
833,333 NGN
Anually salary
7,212 USD
Anually salary
9,999,996 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-01-29 09:40:42
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Hotel manager
Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Imo State
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
72 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
100,000 NGN
Anually salary
864 USD
Anually salary
1,200,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-01-22 10:34:42
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Teacher
Education, Science & Research
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Oyo State
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
58 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
80,000 NGN
Anually salary
696 USD
Anually salary
960,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-01-20 11:08:20
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Welder
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Ogun State
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
237 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
328,333 NGN
Anually salary
2,844 USD
Anually salary
3,939,996 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-01-17 16:45:39
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Architect
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Lagos State
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
252 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
350,000 NGN
Anually salary
3,024 USD
Anually salary
4,200,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-01-17 03:48:56
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Data analyst
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Lagos State
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
216 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
300,000 NGN
Anually salary
2,592 USD
Anually salary
3,600,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-01-16 14:03:04
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Managing Director
Top Management
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Oyo State
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
613 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
850,000 NGN
Anually salary
7,356 USD
Anually salary
10,200,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-01-16 08:23:10
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Pharmaceutical Laboratory Technician
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Lagos State
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
58 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
80,000 NGN
Anually salary
696 USD
Anually salary
960,000 NGN
ClockPosted: 2026-01-15 19:24:04
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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 242 USD.

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

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

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 7.00% less than men.

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