Project Manager salary in Nigeria (2026)
Project Manager pay in Nigeria typically runs from ₦300,000 to ₦1,800,000 a month gross, with a median around ₦700,000. Below: what that buys in each city, and what you actually take home.
Salary data: NaijaCalc compiled range from published Nigerian salary surveys and job-board postings, Sep 2026. · Data as of 2026-09-10 · Confidence: medium
Figures are MONTHLY GROSS salary in naira, compiled as ranges from published Nigerian salary surveys (MySalaryScale, SalaryExplorer, Payscale, Glassdoor NG) and job-board postings. They are planning estimates for negotiation and budgeting — not offers, not averages from a census, and not tax advice. Every page renders the confidence tier and this caveat. The single highest-value maintenance task on this site is replacing these estimates with reader-submitted, verified payslips.
Take-home pay on the median
Under the Nigeria Tax Act 2025 the first ₦800,000 of chargeable income is tax-free, and 8% goes to pension. On a gross salary of ₦700,000:
| Line | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| Gross salary | ₦8,400,000 | ₦700,000 |
| Pension (8%) | −₦672,000 | −₦56,000 |
| Take-home (before PAYE) | ₦7,728,000 | ₦644,000 |
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Project Manager salary by city
Adjusted using each city's overall cost index against a national baseline of 100.
| City | Low | Median | High | Cost index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | ₦555,000 | ₦1,295,000 | ₦3,330,000 | 185 |
| Abuja | ₦510,000 | ₦1,190,000 | ₦3,060,000 | 170 |
| Port Harcourt | ₦435,000 | ₦1,015,000 | ₦2,610,000 | 145 |
| Ibadan | ₦290,000 | ₦670,000 | ₦1,730,000 | 96 |
| Kano | ₦265,000 | ₦615,000 | ₦1,585,000 | 88 |
| Enugu | ₦290,000 | ₦680,000 | ₦1,745,000 | 97 |
| Benin City | ₦270,000 | ₦630,000 | ₦1,620,000 | 90 |
| Kaduna | ₦260,000 | ₦600,000 | ₦1,550,000 | 86 |
| Warri | ₦355,000 | ₦825,000 | ₦2,125,000 | 118 |
| Jos | ₦250,000 | ₦580,000 | ₦1,495,000 | 83 |
| Abeokuta | ₦260,000 | ₦610,000 | ₦1,565,000 | 87 |
| Ilorin | ₦235,000 | ₦555,000 | ₦1,420,000 | 79 |
| Uyo | ₦280,000 | ₦660,000 | ₦1,690,000 | 94 |
| Owerri | ₦280,000 | ₦650,000 | ₦1,675,000 | 93 |
| Calabar | ₦255,000 | ₦595,000 | ₦1,530,000 | 85 |
| Sokoto | ₦230,000 | ₦530,000 | ₦1,370,000 | 76 |
| Maiduguri | ₦220,000 | ₦520,000 | ₦1,330,000 | 74 |
| Asaba | ₦295,000 | ₦685,000 | ₦1,765,000 | 98 |
Entry route
Domain experience plus PMP or PRINCE2.
Construction, oil-and-gas and donor-funded development programmes pay at the top.
Remote work: this profession is commonly performed remotely, which matters a great deal in Nigeria — a foreign employer paying in dollars or pounds can sit several multiples above the local ceiling for the same work.