Software Engineer salary in Nigeria
₦5,563,636
average advertised per year · most adverts fall between ₦3,900,000 and ₦7,200,000
From 11 live software engineer listings with advertised pay · newest 13 Oct 2026
What software engineers are offered
Every advertised salary in the sample, from lowest to highest.
- Lower quartile
- ₦3,900,000
- a quarter pay less
- Median
- ₦4,800,000
- the typical advert
- Upper quartile
- ₦7,200,000
- a quarter pay more
How to read a software engineer salary range
The middle half of software engineer adverts sits between ₦3,900,000 and ₦7,200,000 — the top of that band is 1.8× the bottom. Where you land inside it is decided less by the job title than by three things: the level the role is pitched at, the employer's size and the city. On this board Abuja pays most for the role at ₦6,500,000 on average.
An advert quoting a wide range is usually a level range in disguise: the bottom is what they would pay someone they have to train, the top is what they would pay someone who can run the work unsupervised. Ask which end the role is really budgeted at before you anchor on the top figure.
The figures on this page are advertised pay, which runs a little ahead of what people in post earn. If an offer sits below the median here for the level, that is a fair thing to raise; if it sits above the 75th percentile, it is a good offer for this market.
Highest paying cities for software engineers
Cities with a single listing are shown but move easily — read them with the count beside them.
Highest paying employers for software engineers
Live software engineer roles
Civil Site Engineer Job at Fort Hermon Limited
Fort Hermon LimitedSoftware EngineerviaCareerjetAbeokutaContract₦400,000–₦500,000 a monthLead AI Engineer Job at BorederlessHR
BorederlessHRSoftware EngineerviaCareerjetAbujaPermanent₦850,000 a monthFull Stack Engineer Job at Redswitch Collections
RedSwitch CollectionsSoftware EngineerviaCareerjetLagosPermanent₦600,000–₦800,000 a monthSenior Full-Stack Developer Job at Hassiad Technologies Limited
Hassiad Technologies LimitedSoftware EngineerviaCareerjetLagosPermanent₦400,000–₦800,000 a monthJob Openings at Proforce Galaxies Limited
Proforce Galaxies LimitedSoftware EngineerviaCareerjetAbeokutaPermanent₦250,000–₦350,000 a monthBackend Developer Job at Accretio Africa
Accretio AfricaSoftware EngineerviaCareerjetAbujaPermanent₦500,000–₦550,000 a monthSoftware Engineer salary: common questions
- How much does a software engineer earn in Nigeria?
- The median advertised software engineer salary is ₦4,800,000 a year, from 11 live listings on BOQQS. Most adverts fall between ₦3,900,000 and ₦7,200,000. These are salaries employers are offering, which runs a little ahead of what people are actually paid.
- What is the salary range for a software engineer?
- Advertised pay in the current sample runs from ₦3,000,000 to ₦10,200,000. The middle half sits between ₦3,900,000 and ₦7,200,000 — the ends are real adverts, but they are not typical ones.
- Which cities pay software engineers the most?
- Abuja leads at ₦6,500,000 on average, against ₦5,563,636 across the whole sample. Lagos follows at ₦5,925,000.
- What is a software engineer salary per hour?
- About ₦2,853.15 an hour, or ₦21,398.60 a day, converting the annual figure at 37.5 hours a week and 260 working days.
- Which employers pay software engineers the most?
- From current listings, BorederlessHR advertises the highest at ₦10,200,000 on average. This reflects what is advertised now, not a long-run ranking.
Similar roles
Figures are medians and averages of salaries advertised on BOQQS, not a survey of what people are paid — advertised pay leads actual pay. Day and hourly rates are annualised at 260 working days and 37.5 hours a week. Nothing below ₦3,000,000 a year is carried on this board, so these figures describe the specialist market rather than all jobs in Nigeria. How the figures are worked out