28 Mar 2018 — The typical middle class income may vary but the range can be from 150,000 naira to 500,000 naira depending on the firm and that is without side jobs.
The salary range of employees working in Nigeria is, by default, in the range of 90,152 NGN (low salaries, employees’ actual wages may be even lower) to 337,360 NGN (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.
In general, in Nigeria, men earn 8.4% more than women.
The best paid positions in Nigeria
List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Nigeria (NGN).
1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
819,008 NGN
2. Managing Director Top Management
594,596 NGN
3. Country Manager/Director Top Management
531,653 NGN
4. IT Director Top Management
522,936 NGN
5. Leasing Director Leasing
507,066 NGN
6. Business Development Manager Management
502,970 NGN
7. Sales Director Top Management
498,451 NGN
8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
476,513 NGN
9. Finance Manager Management
473,832 NGN
10. Lead developer Information Technology
472,674 NGN
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
463,908 NGN
12. IT Product Manager Information Technology
460,723 NGN
13. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics
459,822 NGN
14. Judge Law & Legislation
445,580 NGN
15. IT tester – automated tests Information Technology
443,132 NGN
16. Software Engineer Information Technology
435,505 NGN
17. Sailor Transport, Haulage, Logistics
431,501 NGN
18. IT Architect Information Technology
431,142 NGN
19. Marketing Director Top Management
430,456 NGN
20. DevOps Engineer Information Technology
428,264 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
89,026 NGN
2. Cleaner General labour
93,814 NGN
3. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
95,305 NGN
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
100,279 NGN
5. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
101,067 NGN
6. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
102,212 NGN
7. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
103,603 NGN
8. Security Guard Security & Protection
104,868 NGN
9. Shop Assistant Commerce
105,219 NGN
10. Carer, Personal Assistant Medicine & Social Care
105,724 NGN
11. Cashier Commerce
106,470 NGN
12. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
106,524 NGN
13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
106,801 NGN
14. Cobbler Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
108,840 NGN
15. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
108,927 NGN
16. Petrol Station Attendant Service Industries
109,086 NGN
17. Lifeguard, Swimming Instructor Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
109,420 NGN
18. Cashier Banking
109,736 NGN
19. Au-pair General labour
110,196 NGN
20. Packer Production
110,460 NGN