Data and AI salaries in Nigeria
The median senior Data and AI salary in Nigeria is NGN 25,800,000 per year, with the market band from NGN 21,600,000 to NGN 30,000,000 (techcabal.com, 2026-08-31).
By seniority
senior (Medium quality data)
- P25
- NGN 21,600,000
- Median
- NGN 25,800,000
- P75
- NGN 30,000,000
- per month
- NGN 2,150,000
About NGN 2,150,000 per month at the median.
TechCabal (12 September 2025) expert interview piece reported data engineers at N1.8M to N2.5M per month for mid to senior levels. p25 and p75 are the published range ends; p50 is the midpoint used as a median proxy. The same piece gave AI and machine learning engineers N600,000 to N1,200,000 with no level stated, suggesting the family floor is much lower than this senior band. Current 2025 naira figures (N1,500 per USD used in the article), so no devaluation distortion.
Sources for these numbers
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