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Real salaries from 873 job listings on HeadHunter.ng from the last 12 months, refreshed hourly. Search by role, city, and experience level to see what employers are actually paying.
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Salaries in Nigeria vary widely by industry, role, and city. Use the search below to check any role, or scroll down for breakdowns by industry and city.
Median monthly salary in Naira, matched by job title. Based on job listings on HeadHunter.ng from the last 12 months, refreshed hourly.
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| Role | Entry | Mid | Senior | Sample size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | - | ₦400K – ₦650K/mo | - | 7 listings |
| Product Manager | - | ₦750K/mo | ₦500K – ₦900K/mo | 7 listings |
| Data Analyst | - | ₦150K – ₦350K/mo | - | 10 listings |
| Accountant | ₦80K – ₦150K/mo | ₦150K – ₦350K/mo | ₦625K – ₦800K/mo | 19 listings |
| Marketing Manager | - | ₦200K – ₦350K/mo | - | 6 listings |
| Business Analyst | - | - | - | 3 listings |
| Sales Executive | ₦200K – ₦400K/mo | ₦150K – ₦350K/mo | - | 19 listings |
| Project Manager | - | ₦400K – ₦650K/mo | - | 12 listings |
Dashes mean fewer than 3 listings for this role and level in the last 12 months - not enough for a reliable median. Sample size counts every level. Widen your search using the tool below.
Median monthly salary across listings from the last 12 months, by employer industry. Industries with fewer than 3 listings are omitted.
Multinationals, fintechs and banks. 528 listings. Lagos jobs →
Government-adjacent, NGO and consulting roles. 102 listings. Abuja jobs →
Oil & gas and engineering. 61 listings. PH jobs →
Roles you can do from anywhere in Nigeria. 79 listings. Remote jobs →
Median monthly salary of listings in each place from the last 12 months.
Nigeria's national minimum wage is ₦70,000 per month, signed into law in July 2024. It is a legal floor rather than a market rate - almost every role advertised on HeadHunter.ng pays well above it, and the medians on this page reflect what employers are actually offering.
Accountant listings on HeadHunter.ng from the last 12 months pay a median of ₦400,000–₦450,000 per month (19 listings), and senior accountant roles ₦625,000–₦800,000. The table above breaks this down by experience level.
The typical listing on HeadHunter.ng pays ₦150,000–₦350,000 per month, so ₦500,000 is above the middle of the market. What it buys depends heavily on city - Lagos and Abuja carry noticeably higher living costs than most other states.
Across 873 listings with a stated salary from the last 12 months, the median monthly pay on HeadHunter.ng is ₦150,000–₦350,000. In Lagos it is ₦200,000–₦350,000, and in Abuja ₦250,000–₦350,000. Pay varies widely by role and experience - see the table above.
Among the roles in the table above, product manager, business analyst and project manager have the highest median pay on HeadHunter.ng right now. By industry, Education Technology and Real Estate & Construction lead. Senior roles pay well above the medians in every field.
Software engineer listings in Lagos pay a median of ₦300,000–₦500,000 per month (5 listings).
Entry-level listings on HeadHunter.ng pay a median of ₦80,000–₦150,000 per month (170 listings from the last 12 months). Tech and finance roles tend to start higher, while administrative and retail positions cluster at the lower end.
On HeadHunter.ng the median Lagos listing pays ₦200,000–₦350,000 per month and the median Abuja listing ₦250,000–₦350,000 - about 8% more in Abuja. Abuja is also strong for government-adjacent, NGO and consulting roles.
From the salary ranges employers state in job listings on HeadHunter.ng, plus imported listings that state a naira salary, from the last 12 months. Yearly figures are converted to monthly, and obvious entry mistakes (under ₦30,000 or over ₦10 million a month) are left out. These are advertised ranges, not a survey of what people are paid.
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Yes. Use the search tool above to filter by job title, city or state, and experience level (entry, mid, senior, etc.) to get the most relevant salary range for your situation.
Data sourced from job listings on HeadHunter.ng. Updated hourly. All salary figures in Nigerian Naira (₦).