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
MedianLow earners
Starts around ₦150k
Middle earners
₦250k – ₦675k
Top earners
Above ₦925k
Software Development by level
Software Development salaries
Showing 101–150 of 700
| Role | Company | Location | Level | Total comp / mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-level · Frontend Engineer | 🔒 Financial Technology | Nigeria · Hybrid | L3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate | ₦800,0002026net/mo |
| Mid-level · Analyst II | 🔒 Investment / Asset Management | Nigeria · Remote | L3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate | ₦800,0002026net/mo |
| Senior · QA | 🔒 Financial Technology | Nigeria · Remote | L4 — Senior | ₦800,0002026net/mo |
| Mid-level · Mobile Engineer | 🔒 Financial Technology | Nigeria · Remote | L3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate | ₦800,0002026net/mo |
| Senior · Software Engineer | 🔒 Financial Technology | Nigeria · Hybrid | L4 — Senior | ₦800,0002026net/mo |
| Senior · Frontend Engineer | 🔒 Financial Technology | Nigeria · Hybrid | L4 — Senior | ₦800,0002026net/mo |
| Mid-level · Software Engineer | 🔒 Financial Technology | Nigeria · Hybrid | L3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate | ₦800,0002026net/mo |
| Mid-level · Frontend Developer | 🔒 Blockchain / Crypto / Web3 | Nigeria · Remote | L3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate | ₦800,0002026net/mo |
| Senior · Software Engineer | 🔒 Infrastructure / Software As a Service (SaaS) | Nigeria · Remote | L4 — Senior | ₦782,9972026net/mo |
| Mid-level · Software Engineer | 🔒 Food & Agriculture | Nigeria · Hybrid | L3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate | ₦780,0002026net/mo |
| Senior · Frontend Engineer | 🔒 Consulting | Nigeria · Remote | L4 — Senior | ₦772,0002026net/mo |
| Mid-level · Backend Engineer | 🔒 Credit / Loan / BNPL | Nigeria · Remote | L3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate | ₦770,0002026net/mo |
| Senior · Frontend Developer | 🔒 Infrastructure / Software As a Service (SaaS) | Nigeria · Hybrid | L4 — Senior | ₦767,0002026net/mo |
| Mid-level · DevOps Engineer | 🔒 Financial Technology | Nigeria · Remote | L3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate | ₦766,0002026net/mo |
| Senior · Cloud DevOps Engineer | 🔒 Banking | Nigeria · Hybrid | L4 — Senior | ₦760,0002026net/mo |
| Mid-level · Mobile Developer | 🔒 Financial Technology | Kogi · Remote | L3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate | ₦750,0002026net/mo |
| Mid-level · Mobile Developer | 🔒 Blockchain / Crypto / Web3 | Nigeria · Remote | L3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate | ₦750,0002026net/mo |
| Senior · Backend Engineer | 🔒 Financial Technology | Nigeria · Remote | L4 — Senior | ₦750,0002026net/mo |
| Mid-level · Backend Engineer | 🔒 Banking | Nigeria · Hybrid | L3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate | ₦750,0002026net/mo |
| Mid-level · Software Engineer | 🔒 Trade / Commerce / Retail | Nigeria · Remote | L3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate | ₦750,0002026net/mo |
| Mid-level · Site Reliability Engineer | 🔒 Financial Technology | Nigeria · Remote | L3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate | ₦750,0002026net/mo |
| Senior · Frontend Developer | 🔒 Credit / Loan / BNPL | Nigeria · Remote | L4 — Senior | ₦750,0002026net/mo |
| Entry-level role | 🔒 Oil & Gas | Nigeria · On-site | L1 — Entry Level / Junior | ₦750,0002026net/mo |
| Senior · Mobile Engineer | 🔒 Telecoms / GSM | Nigeria · Remote | L4 — Senior | ₦750,0002026net/mo |
| Mid-level · Software Engineer | 🔒 Financial Technology | Nigeria · Hybrid | L3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate | ₦750,0002026net/mo |
| Associate · Software Developer | 🔒 Banking | Nigeria · Hybrid | L2 — Associate | ₦747,0002026net/mo |
| Mid-level · QA Engineer | 🔒 Banking | Nigeria · Hybrid | L3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate | ₦740,0002026net/mo |
| Mid-level · Software Engineer | 🔒 Banking | Nigeria · Hybrid | L3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate | ₦740,0002026net/mo |
| Lead Software Engineer | 🔒 Banking | Nigeria · Hybrid | L5 — Lead / Staff | ₦740,0002026net/mo |
| Mid-level · Software Engineer | 🔒 Insurance | Nigeria · Hybrid | L3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate | ₦730,0002026net/mo |
| Mid-level · Software Engineer | 🔒 Non-Profit / NGO | Nigeria · Hybrid | L3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate | ₦730,0002026net/mo |
| Associate · Backend Developer | 🔒 Banking | Nigeria · Hybrid | L2 — Associate | ₦727,0002026net/mo |
| Senior · DevOps Engineer | 🔒 Telecoms / GSM | Nigeria · Hybrid | L4 — Senior | ₦725,5002026net/mo |
| Senior · Software Engineer | 🔒 Health Services | Nigeria · Remote | L4 — Senior | ₦720,0002026net/mo |
| Mid-level · Software Engineer | 🔒 Non-Profit / NGO | Nigeria · Hybrid | L3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate | ₦720,0002026net/mo |
| Graduate Trainee | 🔒 Oil & Gas | Nigeria · On-site | Graduate Trainee | ₦720,0002026net/mo |
| Mid-level · Software Engineer | 🔒 Insurance | Nigeria · Hybrid | L3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate | ₦710,0002026net/mo |
| Mid-level · Field Service Engineer | 🔒 Telecoms / GSM | Nigeria · On-site | L3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate | ₦702,0002026net/mo |
| Mid-level · QA Engineer | 🔒 Information Technology (IT) | Nigeria · Hybrid | L3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate | ₦700,0002026net/mo |
| Senior · Software Engineer | 🔒 Trade / Commerce / Retail | Nigeria · Remote | L4 — Senior | ₦700,0002026net/mo |
| Mid-level · Software Engineer | 🔒 Financial Technology | Nigeria · Hybrid | L3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate | ₦700,0002026net/mo |
| Mid-level · Backend Engineer | 🔒 Information Technology (IT) | Nigeria · Remote | L3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate | ₦700,0002026net/mo |
| Mid-level · Software Engineer | 🔒 Media & Content | Nigeria · Remote | L3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate | ₦700,0002026net/mo |
| Entry-level · Software Engineer | 🔒 Financial Technology | Nigeria · Remote | L1 — Entry Level / Junior | ₦700,0002026net/mo |
| Senior · Frontend Engineer | 🔒 Banking | Nigeria · Hybrid | L4 — Senior | ₦700,0002026net/mo |
| Senior · Mobile Developer | 🔒 Trade / Commerce / Retail | Nigeria · Remote | L4 — Senior | ₦700,0002026net/mo |
| Associate · Mobile Developer | 🔒 Banking | Nigeria · Hybrid | L2 — Associate | ₦700,0002026net/mo |
| Mid-level · Full-stack Engineer | 🔒 Information Technology (IT) | Nigeria · Remote | L3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate | ₦700,0002026net/mo |
| Senior · Frontend Engineer | 🔒 Investment / Asset Management | Nigeria · Remote | L4 — Senior | ₦700,0002026net/mo |
| Mid-level · Software Engineer | 🔒 Financial Technology | Nigeria · Hybrid | L3 — Mid-Level / Intermediate | ₦700,0002026net/mo |