Nigerian Health Worker Report 2025

What should you actually be earning?

537 Nigerian health workers told us what they earn. Find out where your salary stands.

Answer 4 questions to see your results
1. What is your profession?
Select your primary clinical role.
🩺Medical Doctor
🏥Nurse
💊Pharmacist
🔬Med. Lab Scientist
🦴Physio / OT
🦷Dentist Small sample (n=25)
2. Years since registration
Count from when you received your full licence or registration.
0–2 yrs
3–5 yrs
6–10 yrs
11–15 yrs
16–20 yrs
21–25 yrs
26–30 yrs
31+ yrs
3. Where do you primarily work?
Choose what best describes your main employer.
4. Which state do you work in?
Select your primary work location.
5. Your current monthly base salary OPTIONAL
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Your Pay Check Results
Median Base Salary
25th percentile
75th percentile

Excludes respondents who reported ₦0 salary. Calculations based on non-zero salary records only.

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hrs / week
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Burnout risk
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Planning to leave
How This Group Compares
Your group National
Median salary ₦240,000
Weekly hours 50 hrs
Hourly rate ₦1,107

These numbers come from a deeper story.

The 2025 Nigerian Health Worker Report covers salary disparities, working hours, burnout, and why 9 in 10 health workers are planning to leave Nigeria.

This tool is based on survey data collected between November 2025 and February 2026 from 537 health workers across Nigeria. Results reflect median values from matched respondents and should not be taken as legal or contractual salary benchmarks.

Data by Consilium · Survey n=537 · Nigeria, 2025
Consilium
Nigerian Health Worker Report 2025
HCW Pay Check — Median Salary
Median Base Salary
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