Software Development salary in Nigeria

Software Development roles in Nigeria pay a median of ₦450,000 per month in take-home pay. The middle half earn between ₦250,000 and ₦675,000, while the wider range runs from ₦150,000 at the lower end to ₦925,000 at the top. Based on 700 NGN salaries reported between 2020 and 2026.

₦450k/ mo
Median

Software Development by level

Software Development salaries

Showing 51–100 of 700

RoleCompanyLocationLevelTotal comp / mo
Mid-level · Application Analyst🔒 BankingNigeria · HybridL3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate₦982,0002026net/mo
Associate · Site Reliability Engineer🔒 Financial TechnologyNigeria · RemoteL2 — Associate₦980,0002026net/mo
Mid-level · QA Engineer🔒 BankingLagos · On-siteL3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate₦980,0002026net/mo
Mid-level · Software Engineer🔒 BankingNigeria · HybridL3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate₦970,0002026net/mo
Senior · Frontend Developer🔒 Financial TechnologyNigeria · HybridL4 — Senior₦970,0002026net/mo
Mid-level · DevOps Engineer🔒 BankingNigeria · RemoteL3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate₦960,0002026net/mo
Core Banking Platform Lead🔒 Trade / Commerce / RetailNigeria · RemoteL5 — Lead / Staff₦958,0002026net/mo
Mid-level · Backend Engineer🔒 Financial TechnologyNigeria · RemoteL3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate₦950,0002026net/mo
Senior · Software Engineer🔒 Financial TechnologyNigeria · RemoteL4 — Senior₦950,0002026net/mo
Mid-level · ERP Developer🔒 Telecoms / GSMNigeria · HybridL3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate₦950,0002026net/mo
Mid-level · Digital Technologies and Infrastructure Coordinator🔒 Non-Profit / NGONigeria · HybridL3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate₦950,0002026net/mo
Senior · Software Engineer🔒 Financial TechnologyNigeria · HybridL4 — Senior₦950,0002026net/mo
VP · Software Engineering🔒 Financial TechnologyNigeria · HybridL8 — Senior Director / VP₦950,0002026net/mo
Lead · Backend Engineer🔒 Financial TechnologyNigeria · HybridL5 — Lead / Staff₦950,0002026net/mo
Senior · Software Engineer🔒 Financial TechnologyNigeria · RemoteL4 — Senior₦948,0922026net/mo
Senior · Software Engineer🔒 Financial TechnologyNigeria · HybridL4 — Senior₦930,0002026net/mo
Quality Assurance Supervisor🔒 FMCG (Consumer Goods)Nigeria · On-siteL3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate₦930,0002026net/mo
Mid-level · Software Engineer🔒 Telecoms / GSMNigeriaL3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate₦920,4602026net/mo
Mid-level · Backend Developer🔒 Information Technology (IT)Nigeria · HybridL3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate₦920,0002026net/mo
Mid-level · Backend Engineer🔒 Telecoms / GSMNigeria · On-siteL3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate₦902,0002026net/mo
Mid-level · Software Engineer🔒 Telecoms / GSMLagos · On-siteL3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate₦900,0002026net/mo
Senior · DevOps Engineer🔒 Infrastructure / Software As a Service (SaaS)Nigeria · RemoteL4 — Senior₦900,0002026net/mo
Senior · Frontend Engineer🔒 Financial TechnologyNigeria · RemoteL4 — Senior₦900,0002026net/mo
Lead · Frontend Engineer🔒 ConsultingNigeria · RemoteL5 — Lead / Staff₦900,0002026net/mo
Mid-level · Front End Engineer🔒 Infrastructure / Software As a Service (SaaS)Nigeria · RemoteL3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate₦900,0002026net/mo
Mid-level · Frontend Engineer🔒 Financial TechnologyNigeria · RemoteL3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate₦900,0002026net/mo
Mid-level · Implementation Engineer🔒 Financial TechnologyNigeria · HybridL3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate₦900,0002026net/mo
Mid-level · Software Engineer🔒 BankingNigeria · HybridL3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate₦900,0002026net/mo
Senior · Software Developer🔒 BankingNigeria · On-siteL4 — Senior₦882,0002026net/mo
Mid-level · Full-stack Engineer🔒 Infrastructure / Software As a Service (SaaS)Nigeria · RemoteL3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate₦880,0002026net/mo
Mid-level · Software Engineer🔒 Infrastructure / Software As a Service (SaaS)Nigeria · RemoteL3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate₦850,0002026net/mo
Senior · Frontend Engineer🔒 Financial TechnologyNigeria · HybridL4 — Senior₦850,0002026net/mo
Mid-level · Software Engineer🔒 Financial TechnologyNigeria · On-siteL3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate₦850,0002026net/mo
Chief Technology Officer🔒 Information Technology (IT)Nigeria · HybridL12 — C-Level / C-Suite₦850,0002026net/mo
Senior · Software Engineer🔒 Infrastructure / Software As a Service (SaaS)Nigeria · RemoteL4 — Senior₦835,0002026net/mo
Entry-level · Cloud Administrator🔒 BankingNigeria · HybridL1 — Entry Level / Junior₦833,0002026net/mo
Graduate Trainee🔒 Oil & GasNigeria · On-siteGraduate Trainee₦830,0002026net/mo
Senior · Frontend Developer🔒 Financial TechnologyNigeria · HybridL4 — Senior₦829,0002026net/mo
Mid-level · Frontend Engineer🔒 Infrastructure / Software As a Service (SaaS)Nigeria · HybridL3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate₦825,0002026net/mo
Mid-level · Cloud Engineer🔒 Accounting & AuditNigeria · HybridL3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate₦805,0002026net/mo
Mid-level · Software Engineer🔒 Trade / Commerce / RetailNigeria · RemoteL3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate₦800,0002026net/mo
Senior · Backend Engineer🔒 Education ServicesNigeria · RemoteL4 — Senior₦800,0002026net/mo
Mid-level · Software Engineer🔒 FMCG (Consumer Goods)Nigeria · On-siteL3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate₦800,0002026net/mo
Mid-level · Backend Engineer🔒 Financial TechnologyNigeria · RemoteL3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate₦800,0002026net/mo
Entry-level · Quality Assurance Engineer🔒 Information Technology (IT)Nigeria · RemoteL1 — Entry Level / Junior₦800,0002026net/mo
Lead · Backend Engineer🔒 Infrastructure / Software As a Service (SaaS)Nigeria · RemoteL5 — Lead / Staff₦800,0002026net/mo
Senior · Backend Engineer🔒 Information Technology (IT)Nigeria · HybridL4 — Senior₦800,0002026net/mo
Mid-level · Full-stack Developer🔒 Information Technology (IT)Nigeria · RemoteL3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate₦800,0002026net/mo
Mid-level · QA Engineer🔒 Financial TechnologyNigeria · RemoteL3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate₦800,0002026net/mo
Head of Engineering🔒 Media & ContentNigeria · RemoteL6 — Head / Principal₦800,0002026net/mo