The Nigeria Civil Service is the largest single public employer of labor in Africa with more than 700 MDAs and about a 15miilion workforce. The National Income and Wages Commission is the official body charged with all matters that relate to income, wages, and salaries in Nigeria.
About CONRAISS
The Consolidated Research and Allied Institutions Salary Structure (CONRAIS) is the official salary structure for workers in Research and related institutes across the Nation. Research institutions are government agencies established by law to provide the necessary support to the nation in the areas of Medicine, Agriculture, etc.
CONRAIS SALARY STRUCTURE
The CONRAIS is the official salary scale for federal government-owned research and allied institutions in Nigeria. The CONRAIS salary structure is similar to that of tertiary institutions which is the Consolidated Tertiary Institutions Salary Structure (CONTISS). The lowest-paid worker under the CONRAIS salary structure which is 01 Step 1 earns a salary of about 25320 Naira monthly, and 303,669 annually. Below is the approved CONRAIS salary scale.
GRADE LEVEL/STEPS | MONTHLY SALARY (N) | ANNUAL SALARY(N) |
CONRAIS 01 (Step 1 – 15) | 25320 – 34560 | 303669 – 420657 |
CONRAIS 02 (Step 1 – 15) | 25650 – 45067 | 307567 – 451076 |
CONRAIS 03 (Step 1 – 15) | 26854 – 46553 | 322067 – 492748 |
CONRAIS 04 (Step 1 – 15) | 27645 – 47353 | 323856 – 508364 |
CONRAIS 05 (Step 1 – 15) | 29746 – 49036 | 324545 – 510380 |
CONRAIS 06 (Step 1 – 15) | 30456 – 50336 | 327048 – 521067 |
CONRAIS 07 (Step 1 – 15) | 51076 – 62097 | 382508 – 536278 |
CONRAIS 08 (Step 1 – 15) | 81056 – 87659 | 802745 – 851038 |
CONRAIS 09 (Step 1 – 15) | 125,087 – 179050 | 902568 – 987523 |
CONRAIS 10 (Step 1 – 15) | 205673 – 223450 | 2456300 – 2109389 |
CONRAIS 11 (Step 1 – 15) | 220384 – 256749 | 2564739 – 2653738 |
CONRAIS 12 (Step 1 – 15) | 236578 – 268906 | 3122689 – 3245698 |
CONRAIS 13 (Step 1 – 15) | 307826 – 320897 | 3389087 – 4217890 |
CONRAIS 14 (Step 1 – 15) | 353238 – 378008 | 4307649 – 6098647 |
CONRAIS 15 (Step 1 – 15) | 425906 – 501657 | 4807688 – 6856550 |
SOURCE: NATIONAL INCOME, WAGES, AND SALARIES COMMISSION
Top Agencies under the CONRAISS Salary Structure
National Institute for Tropical Agriculture and Research, Ibadan
Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Abuja
National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development
Nigerian Building and Road Research, Abuja
Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi
National Water Resources Institute, Lagos
National Horticultural Research Institute, Ibadan
National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services, Zaria
National Institute of Social and Economic Research, Ibadan
National Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research, Lagos
Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria
Fundamentals Terms About Salaries and Wages in Nigeria
Nominal wage: This is the actual amount of money that a worker is paid for a job done within a stipulated period. The nominal wage is paid without considering factors such as inflation.
Real Wage: This is the wage paid to a worker after adjusting the nominal wage to inflation.
Appropriate wage: This is the amount of money that should be paid to a worker to mitigate the effects of inflation and guarantee the value and stability of wages.
Other important questions answered
What is CONRAISS?
Consolidated Research and Allied Institute Salary Structure is a salary scale for the employees of Federal government-owned research institutes in Nigeria. A consolidated salary scale is a totality of all the salaries and allowances a worker is entitled to.
What is the salary of level 7 in Nigeria?
According to the National Salaries, Income, and Wages Commission (NSIWC) level 07 worker under the Consolidated Research and Allied Institute Salary Structure (CONRAIS) earns about N51,076k – N62,097k per month and N382,508k – N536,278k per month.
What is the Salary for level 11 in Nigeria?
A level 12 worker earns N23,6578 – N26,8906 monthly and N3,122,689m – 3,245,698m annually per National Salaries, Income, and Wages Commission (NSIWC).
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