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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Nigeria? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Nigeria ≈ $58/mo; top 10% above $155/mo, minimum $44/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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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 | $205 | $2,460 | 311,268 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 |

Modelled 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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=NG).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇲🇱 Mali](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/mali/) — median $57/mo
- [🇪🇹 Ethiopia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/ethiopia/) — median $60/mo
- [🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/guinea-bissau/) — median $60/mo
- [🇸🇱 Sierra Leone](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/sierra-leone/) — median $54/mo

See also: [what everyday life costs in Nigeria](https://geo-parity.com/cost-of-living/united-states-vs-nigeria/) · [a fair US → Nigeria salary](https://geo-parity.com/salary/united-states-to-nigeria/)

## 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.

Log-normal model from World Bank data — estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data. Agents: GET /api/wage-bands.json?country=NG.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/nigeria/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/wage-bands.json?country=NG