56.9% of Nigerian Americans work in Management, business, science, and arts occupations compared to 43.2% for the total population. Nigerian Americans in 2023 had a median household income of $80,711 which was higher than the total population's. However, Nigerian Americans had a slightly lower per capita income ($43,030) than the total population ($43,313). Personal earnings for Nigerian American males was $67,475 and $61,208 for females, both of which were higher than the total population's which was $63,975 for males and $52,437 for females. Nigerian Americans had a slightly lower poverty rate than the total population. Nigerian American families also had a lower poverty rate than the total population. Nigerian Americans have a high labor force participation rate of 77.7%.