Seplat, Total, MTN Top List of 20 Highest Salary-paying Companies in Nigeria for 2022

Seplat, Total, MTN Top List of 20 Highest Salary-paying Companies in Nigeria for 2022

  • The list of highest salary-paying companies in Nigeria has been revealed, with MTN and UBA making the list
  • The list includes 20 companies from the oil and gas sector, including the financial sector
  • The ranking was determined by considering both the number of staff employed and the total expenses incurred on staff salaries

Data analyzed from the Nigerian exchange(NGX) revealed that 20 Nigerian companies paid N661.62 billion to 44,468 employees in 2022.

This is more than N479.66 billion paid out by the same companies to 41,501 of their staff in the previous year(2021).

Nigerian companies workers salary
Nigerian companies paid out more salary in 2022 than the previous year. Photo credit: @bymuratdeniz
Source: UGC

The companies operate in various sectors, including oil and gas, telecommunications, banking, financial services, consumer goods, and power and utilities.

Breakdown of companies' salary payments in 2022

Seplat Energy, a leading energy company, is top of the list, with a huge average salary per staff of N38.91 million.

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Following closely is TotalEnergies Plc, with an average salary per staff of N30.48 million.

MTN Nigeria, a telecommunications giant, secured the third spot on the list, with an average salary per staff of N26.91 million.

Okomu Oil Palm Plc and Ardova Plc also stand out, paying an average of N26.49 million and N20.10 million in 2022.

Salary breakdown by companies

Companies

Staff Salaries for 2022

Staff Number

Average pay per employee

Seplat Energy

N23.19bn

596

N38.91m

TotalEnergies Plc

N13.07bn

429

N30.48m

MTN Nigeria

N45.08bn

1,675

N26.91

Okomu Oil Palm Plc

N10.33bn

390

N26.49m

Ardova Plc

N3.37bn

168

N20.1m

Nigerian Breweries

N51.33bn

2,685

N19.12m

Access

Holdings

N116.62bn

6,824

N17.09m

Stanbic IBTC

N50.99bn

3,008

N16.95m

Geregu Power

N2.13bn

130

N16.45m

Wema Bank

N21.33bn

1,415

N15.08m

Nestle Nigeria PLC

N34.78bn

2,320

N14.99m

AXA Mansard Insurance

N4.89bn

358

N13.69m

Union Bank

N26.72bn

2,025

N13.2m

Cadbury Nig. Plc

N5.80bn

480

N12.08m

UBA

N93.24bn

9,591

N11.88m

Unilever Nigeria

N8.77bn

786

N11.16m

Conoil Plc

N1.83bn

168

N10.9m

Zenith Bank

N86.41bn

8,077

N10.7m

FCMB

N35.61bn

3,342

N10.66m

Total

N661.62 billion.

44,468 employees

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Dave Ibemere (Senior Business Editor) Dave Ibemere is a senior business editor at Legit.ng. He is a financial journalist with over a decade of experience in print and online media. He also holds a Master's degree from the University of Lagos. He is a member of the African Academy for Open-Source Investigation (AAOSI), the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations and other media think tank groups. He previously worked with The Guardian, BusinessDay, and headed the business desk at Ripples Nigeria. Email: dave.ibemere@corp.legit.ng.