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

Enter this to see how your pay compares to the median. We don't store this.

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Your Pay Check Results

Median Base Salary

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25th percentile

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75th percentile

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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

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.

Download full report Read online

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