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🇳🇬 Updated March 2, 2026

Data Scientist in Nigeria

Detailed salary information for Data Scientist positions in Nigeria, including pay in NGN and USD with national income comparison.

Annual Salary (per year)
6,203,500 NGN
Salary in USD / year
$4,750.73
National Percentile
Top 12%

Job Details

Job TitleData Scientist
CategoryScience and Technical Services
Country🇳🇬 Nigeria
CurrencyNGN
Annual Salary (per year)6,203,500 NGN
Annual Salary in USD (per year)$4,750.73
Income TierTop 10%

Income Distribution Comparison

How this salary compares to national income brackets

This Salary
6,203,500
Bottom 50% Avg
360,702
Middle 40% Avg
2,319,421
Top 10% Avg
9,467,613
Top 1% Avg
27,456,095

Salary Insight

2.8x
compared to national average

A Data Scientist in Nigeria earns 2.8x the national average income of 2,233,428 NGN.

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