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Salaries in Uganda - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Uganda is, by default, in the range of 3,324 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 11,976 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Uganda is
80% of people earn:
3,324 - 11,976 EUR
10% earn less lthan 3,324 EUR
10% earns more than 11,976 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 5,220
Median 4,752
10% 2,592
25% 3,480
75% 6,444
90% 8,424
25-34
 
 
Average 7,068
Median 6,132
10% 2,784
25% 4,116
75% 8,952
90% 12,456
35-44
 
 
Average 7,920
Median 6,696
10% 2,760
25% 4,284
75% 10,140
90% 14,508
45-54
 
 
Average 7,476
Median 6,216
10% 2,412
25% 3,888
75% 9,624
90% 14,004
55+
 
 
Average 7,056
Median 6,000
10% 2,544
25% 3,900
75% 9,012
90% 12,804

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

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Men
7,092 EUR
6,480 EUR
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Women
In general, in Uganda, men earn 9.4% more than women.

The best paid positions in Uganda

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

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
246,528 EUR
2. IT Director Top Management
233,136 EUR
3. Leasing Director Leasing
219,024 EUR
4. Plant manager Top Management
200,160 EUR
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
195,696 EUR
6. Managing Director Top Management
193,824 EUR
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
193,536 EUR
8. Lead developer Information Technology
186,336 EUR
9. IT Architect Information Technology
186,192 EUR
10. Head of product development Management
181,440 EUR
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
181,152 EUR
12. Sales Director Top Management
175,392 EUR
13. Marketing Director Top Management
170,208 EUR
14. Finance Manager Management
170,064 EUR
15. Technical Director Top Management
169,632 EUR
16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
165,456 EUR
17. IT Manager Management
164,880 EUR
18. Publishing House Director Top Management
164,592 EUR
19. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
162,720 EUR
20. Logistics Director Top Management
161,568 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
36,000 EUR
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
40,032 EUR
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
40,752 EUR
4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
40,896 EUR
5. Cleaner General labour
42,624 EUR
6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
42,768 EUR
7. Junior Accountant Economy, Finance, Accountancy
43,200 EUR
8. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
43,632 EUR
9. Cashier Banking
43,776 EUR
10. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
44,496 EUR
11. Packer Production
44,784 EUR
12. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
44,784 EUR
13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
45,072 EUR
14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
45,072 EUR
15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
45,360 EUR
16. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
45,504 EUR
17. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
45,936 EUR
18. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
46,224 EUR
19. General Labourer General labour
46,368 EUR
20. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
46,512 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

LatviaLatvia
20,736 EUR (net)
RomaniaRomania
17,439 EUR (net)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
11,513 EUR (net)
Czech RepublicCzech Republic
28,487 EUR (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

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Administrative Worker
Administration
Age group
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
443 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,600,000 UGX
Anually salary
5,316 USD
Anually salary
19,200,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-02-20 16:03:55
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Building Technician
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
105 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
380,000 UGX
Anually salary
1,260 USD
Anually salary
4,560,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-02-20 14:53:43
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Risk Specialist
Banking
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
498 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,800,000 UGX
Anually salary
5,976 USD
Anually salary
21,600,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-02-19 12:40:44
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Data scientist
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
969 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,500,000 UGX
Anually salary
11,628 USD
Anually salary
42,000,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-02-18 16:44:53
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Insurance administrator
Insurance
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
370 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,336,670 UGX
Anually salary
4,440 USD
Anually salary
16,040,040 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-02-17 14:57:00
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HR Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,149 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,150,000 UGX
Anually salary
13,788 USD
Anually salary
49,800,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-02-02 09:35:50
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Administrative Worker
Administration
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
138 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
500,000 UGX
Anually salary
1,656 USD
Anually salary
6,000,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-02-02 08:12:00
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Marketing Manager
Management
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
424 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,533,330 UGX
Anually salary
5,088 USD
Anually salary
18,399,960 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-01-29 06:57:11
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Call Operator
Customer Support
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
191 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
690,000 UGX
Anually salary
2,292 USD
Anually salary
8,280,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-01-29 00:37:50
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Data analyst
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
692 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,500,000 UGX
Anually salary
8,304 USD
Anually salary
30,000,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-01-27 23:01:44
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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 600 EUR.

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

The worst-paid positions in the country Uganda are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Social counselor, Porter, Information Staff, Tailor, 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 8.63% less than men.

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