The salary range of employees working in Nigeria is, by default, in the range of 156,433 NGN (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 546,427 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.
Distribution of employees in Nigeria into salary brackets in NGN.
Average salary and range in Nigeria by age in NGN.
Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Nigeria (NGN).
List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Nigeria (NGN).
1. Managing Director Top Management
2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
3. Software Engineer Information Technology
4. IT Director Top Management
5. Call Centre Director Top Management
6. Leasing Director Leasing
7. Technical Director Top Management
8. Sales Director Top Management
9. Country Manager/Director Top Management
10. Senior Project Manager Management
11. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
12. Head of product development Management
13. Plant manager Top Management
14. IT Architect Information Technology
15. Lead developer Information Technology
16. Marketing Director Top Management
17. Finance Manager Management
18. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics
19. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
20. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Nigeria (NGN)
1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
6. Housekeeper Service Industries
7. Cleaner General labour
8. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
9. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
10. Packer Production
11. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
12. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
13. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
14. General Labourer General labour
15. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
16. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
17. Concierge Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
18. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
19. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
20. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
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