List of the Highest Paying Jobs For a Comfortable Lifestyle in Nigeria

The definition of living a comfortable lifestyle in a country where the cost of living is on the rise can be summed up to mean having good accommodation, car(s), an alternative means of electricity (generator or inverter), children attending good schools, access to health care, decent meals every day and enough money for entertainment, recreational activities, and travel.

According to Statista, the average individual Nigerian earns ₦43,200 and a family earns ₦137, 600. In 2020, the minimum wage was increased to ₦30,000. However, comfort in Nigeria is relative and influenced by a number of factors.

The top paying jobs in Nigeria

Bank CEOS and Executives
Recent data revealed how much bank CEOS earn. Zenith Bank CEO was said to earn about 70 million, Access Bank CEO earns ₦73 million. Some earn up to ₦200 million per month.

Typically, if you are part of the management team of a successful company, your salary range should be in millions of naira and that’s a highway to a comfortable life.

Tech Roles
Front-end developers, back-end engineers, project managers, UI/UX Designers, and so on. In the world of technology, positions are fiercely competitive yet highly desirable. Although not everyone in the field earns a comfortable salary, many are compensated in dollars and enjoy generous pay.

Consultant Physician
Consultants doctors in hospitals are one of the well-paid people in the country, earning at least ₦800,000

Members of the House of Representatives and Senate
According to reports, they earn upwards of ₦13 million asides allowances. Not bad at all.

Corporate Lawyers
Very few lawyers get paid the big bucks but the ones who do are involved in corporate transactions and they earn a lot of money.

Pilots
Flight captains and senior pilots earn millions, perhaps the risk and how it is highly sought after contributes to this.

Accountants
Senior accountants and managers, especially in the big four accounting companies, PwC, KPMG, Deloitte and EY are well paid and earn in million naira.