Local Salaries · Nigeria
What is a good salary in 🇳🇬 Nigeria (Lagos)?
The median is about $58/month; top-10% earners clear $155/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $188 | $2,256 | 285,456 NGN/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $44 | $528 | 66,809 NGN/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $58 | $696 | 88,066 NGN/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $97 | $1,164 | 147,283 NGN/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $155 | $1,860 | 235,349 NGN/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $342 | $4,104 | 519,286 NGN/mo |
Modeled from World Bank GNI $1,360 (2025) and Gini 33.9 (consumption-based, widened to 40.9). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇮🇳 India — median $199/mo
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam — median $230/mo
- 🇵🇭 Philippines — median $253/mo
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia — median $265/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Nigeria · a fair US → Nigeria salary
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Nigeria?
- The median wage is about $58/month ($696/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $97/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $155/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Nigeria?
- Roughly $155/month ($1,860/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $342/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Nigeria?
- About $44/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Nigeria salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($1,360, 2025) and the Gini index (33.9, consumption-based — widened to 40.9 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.