Take-home pay calculator for Nigeria
Monthly net pay after pension and PAYE under the 2026 tax bands, with rent relief, NHF and NHIS. Each result shows the source behind it and the date it was checked. Nothing you type leaves your browser.
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2026 key rates at a glance
| First ₦800,000 of chargeable income a year | Nil |
| ₦800,000 to ₦3,000,000 of chargeable income a year | 15% |
| ₦3,000,000 to ₦12,000,000 of chargeable income a year | 18% |
| ₦12,000,000 to ₦25,000,000 of chargeable income a year | 21% |
| ₦25,000,000 to ₦50,000,000 of chargeable income a year | 23% |
| Over ₦50,000,000 of chargeable income a year | 25% |
| Rent relief, share of annual rent | 20% up to ₦500,000 a year |
| Employee pension, share of monthly emoluments | 8% |
| National Housing Fund, share of basic salary | 2.5% |
| Consolidated Relief Allowance | Abolished from 1 January 2026 |
The bands are from the Nigeria Tax Act 2025, in force from 1 January 2026. They were read on secondary guides because the official text could not be opened. Every value, its source and the date it was checked is on Sources and rates.