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What specialist roles actually pay in Nigeria

Banking & Finance, Medical, Oil & Gas and Technology — by job title, city and employer. Every figure is calculated from salaries advertised on BOQQS right now, and every one shows the sample it rests on.

Median advertised

₦4,500,000

across every priced role

Middle half of the market

₦3,600,000 – ₦6,000,000

25th to 75th percentile

Listings behind it

157

updated 16 Oct 2026

9 roles

Subsea EngineerOil & Gas₦6,600,000median advertised, per yearfrom 3 listings3 live jobsHSE ManagerOil & Gas₦5,400,000median advertised, per yearfrom 34 listings34 live jobsPetroleum EngineerOil & Gas₦4,800,000median advertised, per yearfrom 7 listings7 live jobsSoftware EngineerTechnology₦4,800,000median advertised, per yearfrom 11 listings11 live jobsProduct ManagerTechnology₦4,800,000median advertised, per yearfrom 17 listings17 live jobsInvestment BankerBanking & Finance₦4,200,000median advertised, per yearfrom 23 listings23 live jobsRisk ManagerBanking & Finance₦3,600,000median advertised, per yearfrom 40 listings40 live jobsData EngineerTechnology₦3,075,000median advertised, per yearfrom 6 listings6 live jobsSurgeonMedical₦3,600,000median advertised, per yearfrom 13 listings13 live jobs

Pay by sector

Median advertised salary in each sector the board covers.

Oil & Gas₦5,400,000median · 44 listingsTechnology₦4,800,000median · 34 listingsBanking & Finance₦4,200,000median · 65 listingsMedical₦3,600,000median · 13 listings

How these figures are worked out

  • Advertised, not earned. These are the salaries employers are offering today. Advertised pay runs ahead of what people are actually paid, because employers advertise to attract.
  • Specialist, not national. Everything here is banking & finance, medical, oil & gas and technology, and nothing under ₦3,000,000 a year is carried at all. That is why these figures sit well above the national median for all jobs.
  • Median, not mean. A handful of director roles drags an average upwards. The median is the typical advert.
  • Day and hourly rates are annualised at 260 working days and 37.5 hours a week, so a contract rate and a salary can sit in the same figure.
  • A guide is published only once a role has listings with advertised pay behind it. Sample sizes are on every page for exactly this reason.