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Salaries in Uganda - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Uganda is, by default, in the range of 299.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 993.00 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Uganda is
80% of people earn:
299 - 993 EUR
10% earn less lthan 299 EUR
10% earns more than 993 EUR
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Distribution of employees in Uganda into salary brackets in EUR.

Average salary and range in Uganda by age in EUR.

<24
 
 
Average 442
Median 409
10% 239
25% 309
75% 537
90% 684
25-34
 
 
Average 594
Median 525
10% 259
25% 366
75% 745
90% 1,010
35-44
 
 
Average 686
Median 596
10% 273
25% 401
75% 869
90% 1,208
45-54
 
 
Average 651
Median 557
10% 239
25% 363
75% 831
90% 1,176
55+
 
 
Average 591
Median 520
10% 248
25% 356
75% 745
90% 1,022

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Uganda (EUR).

Men
617 EUR
566 EUR
Women
In general, in Uganda, men earn 9.0% more than women.

The best paid positions in Uganda

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Uganda (EUR).

1. IT Director Top Management
1,793.00 EUR
2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
1,621.00 EUR
3. Leasing Director Leasing
1,550.00 EUR
4. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,446.00 EUR
5. Plant manager Top Management
1,417.00 EUR
6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,370.00 EUR
7. Managing Director Top Management
1,363.00 EUR
8. IT Architect Information Technology
1,339.00 EUR
9. Lead developer Information Technology
1,319.00 EUR
10. Solution architect Information Technology
1,284.00 EUR
11. Head of product development Management
1,284.00 EUR
12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
1,282.00 EUR
13. Finance Manager Management
1,211.00 EUR
14. Technical Director Top Management
1,200.00 EUR
15. Agile Coach Information Technology
1,196.00 EUR
16. Marketing Director Top Management
1,191.00 EUR
17. Sales Director Top Management
1,183.00 EUR
18. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
1,171.00 EUR
19. Publishing House Director Top Management
1,165.00 EUR
20. IT Manager Management
1,158.00 EUR

The worst paid positions in Uganda

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Uganda (EUR)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
255.00 EUR
2. Junior Accountant Economy, Finance, Accountancy
286.00 EUR
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
289.00 EUR
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
293.00 EUR
5. Cleaner General labour
294.00 EUR
6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
303.00 EUR
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
309.00 EUR
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
315.00 EUR
9. Packer Production
317.00 EUR
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
319.00 EUR
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
319.00 EUR
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
321.00 EUR
13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
322.00 EUR
14. General Labourer General labour
322.00 EUR
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
325.00 EUR
16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
326.00 EUR
17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
327.00 EUR
18. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
329.00 EUR
19. Florist Service Industries
330.00 EUR
20. Security Guard Security & Protection
332.00 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

CroatiaCroatia
1,709 EUR (net)
PolandPoland
2,749 EUR (gross)
BulgariaBulgaria
927 EUR (net)
LithuaniaLithuania
2,098 EUR (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

Male
Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,140 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,158,333 UGX
Anually salary
13,680 USD
Anually salary
49,899,996 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-07-05 10:58:14
Male
Content provider
Journalism, Printing Arts & Media
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
900 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,281,583 UGX
Anually salary
10,800 USD
Anually salary
39,378,996 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-07-01 13:33:47
Male
Sports Coach
Education, Science & Research
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
274 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,000,000 UGX
Anually salary
3,288 USD
Anually salary
12,000,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-06-29 22:27:07
Male
SRE – Site Reliability Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
877 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,200,000 UGX
Anually salary
10,524 USD
Anually salary
38,400,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-06-29 16:31:54
Male
Procurement specialist
Administration
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,234 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,500,000 UGX
Anually salary
14,808 USD
Anually salary
54,000,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-06-26 05:15:30
Female
Chef
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
2,023 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
7,379,356 UGX
Anually salary
24,276 USD
Anually salary
88,552,272 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-06-24 08:32:21
Male
Sales Director
Top Management
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
274 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,000,000 UGX
Anually salary
3,288 USD
Anually salary
12,000,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-06-23 20:10:57
Male
Machine Operator
Production
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
206 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
750,000 UGX
Anually salary
2,472 USD
Anually salary
9,000,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-06-23 07:14:42
Male
Medical Laboratory Technician
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
161 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
588,000 UGX
Anually salary
1,932 USD
Anually salary
7,056,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-06-15 12:11:55
Male
Project Coordinator
Administration
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
960 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,500,000 UGX
Anually salary
11,520 USD
Anually salary
42,000,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-06-13 12:10:20
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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary level in $country.

The total gross average salary for job positions in the country based on Paylab.com data in Uganda is 612 EUR.

The best-paid positions in the country Uganda are IT Director, Chief Executive Officer, Leasing Director, Country Manager/Director, Plant manager.

The worst-paid positions in the country Uganda are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Junior Accountant, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Cleaner.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country Uganda, regardless of the work they do, women earn 8.27% less than men.

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