Employer of record in Nigeria
23 sourced figures on hiring in Nigeria, drawn from 8 sources and normalized for comparison: statutory rules, employer cost and exactly what an EOR covers locally. Every figure is dated.
Hiring here: straightforward, inexpensive to employ, and fast to hire via EOR.
Employer of record in Nigeria: the statutory snapshot
The headline employer costs, pay floor and worker protections for hiring in Nigeria through an employer of record, each figure sourced and dated. 33 EOR providers cover Nigeria.
| Minimum wage | NGN 70,000/mo | Manual / editor, 2024-07-01 |
|---|---|---|
| Employer social security | 11% | ISSA Country Profiles, 2024-01-01 |
| Corporate tax | 30% | PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, 2026-05-29 |
| Notice period | 3.2 weeks | ILO EPLex |
| Severance | None | ILO EPLex |
| Annual leave | 6 days | Perplexity (AI gap-fill), 2026-01-01 |
| Public holidays | 11 days | Perplexity (AI gap-fill), 2026-01-01 |
| Maternity leave | 12 weeks | Perplexity (AI gap-fill), 2026-01-01 |
As of 2026-08-30. Each value is the winning figure from primary and harmonized sources, resolved by a documented priority chain. Full record with provenance below.
Reading the data
What the figures say about Nigeria
The statutory minimum wage sits at NGN 70,000 per month, close to the average monthly wage of NGN 76,489, which signals a compressed pay floor with little distance between the legal minimum and what workers typically earn. Employers take on an 11% social security contribution on top of payroll, while employees contribute 13%, and a 30% corporate tax rate applies to profits, with the top personal income tax rate at 25% and VAT at 7.5%. Separation costs are low: there is no statutory severance, and the required notice period is 3.2 weeks. On leave, employees are entitled to 12 weeks of maternity leave, no paternity leave, 6 days of statutory annual leave, and 11 public holidays. The labour force stands at 116.6 million people, the reported unemployment rate is 3.06%, and an inflation rate of 23.01% is a relevant factor when setting or reviewing compensation in nominal terms.
Where to start
Three ways to hire in Nigeria
You are the employer. Lowest per head cost at scale, months to establish.
You direct the work, the provider's local entity is the employer on paper. Compliant in days.
See the 33 providers below ↓Not your employee. Fastest and cheapest, with misclassification exposure.
The full record
Every figure behind the snapshot
Not a guide, a record: 23 figures for Nigeria from 8 sources, last refreshed 2026-08-30. Each value carries its source and the date it was pulled. Hover any provenance tag for the full chain.
Average monthly earnings in Nigeria by occupation (2024)
Gross monthly earnings of employees per ISCO-08 major occupation group, in NGN — the official ILOSTAT survey figures, not estimates. Use them to sanity-check an offer before an EOR quote turns it into total employer cost.
| Occupation group | Monthly (NGN) | ≈ USD |
|---|---|---|
| All occupations | 76,489 | $52 |
| Managers · ISCO 1 | 106,454 | $72 |
| Professionals · ISCO 2 | 75,811 | $51 |
| Technicians and associate professionals · ISCO 3 | 93,785 | $63 |
| Clerical support workers · ISCO 4 | 73,343 | $50 |
| Service and sales workers · ISCO 5 | 58,952 | $40 |
| Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers · ISCO 6 | 53,935 | $36 |
| Craft and related trades workers · ISCO 7 | 72,955 | $49 |
| Plant and machine operators and assemblers · ISCO 8 | 91,001 | $62 |
| Elementary occupations · ISCO 9 | 56,610 | $38 |
Source: ILOSTAT (EAR_EMTA, employees, both sexes), reference year 2024. Survey earnings differ from statutory minimums above.
What the average salary takes home in Nigeria
The employee keeps an estimated 76% of gross at the average wage. For an employer, this is the gap between the offer you quote and what your hire actually receives.
Illustration at the ILOSTAT average wage using statutory rates (ISSA Country Profiles; OECD) applied to gross pay. Individual allowances, deductions and regional rates vary — not tax advice.
The differentiator
What an EOR handles in Nigeria
An EOR removes the entity and the payroll machinery. It does not remove your obligations as the people manager.
Provider × country
Who can employ in Nigeria
33 providers operate an EOR in Nigeria, ranked by Select Score.
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