Salaries in Uganda

The salary range of employees working in Uganda is, by default, in the range of 3,984 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 13,920 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total annual salary including bonuses. Salaries can vary significantly within individual job positions. If you are interested in salaries for a specific position, participate in the survey.

Gross salary in Uganda is

80% of people earn:

3,984 - 13,920 USD

10% earn less lthan 3,984 USD

10% earns more than 13,920 USD

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Uganda into salary brackets in USD.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Uganda by age in USD.

<24

Average 6,168

median 5,724

10% 3,372

25% 4,344

75% 7,500

90% 9,516

25-34

Average 8,172

median 7,248

10% 3,600

25% 5,064

75% 10,236

90% 13,848

35-44

Average 9,504

median 8,292

10% 3,852

25% 5,616

75% 12,024

90% 16,620

45-54

Average 8,880

median 7,656

10% 3,408

25% 5,076

75% 11,292

90% 15,828

55+

Average 8,076

median 7,128

10% 3,492

25% 4,944

75% 10,140

90% 13,776

Salaries by gender

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

Men

8,388 USD

7,404 USD

Women

In general, in Uganda, men earn 13.3% more than women.

The best paid positions in Uganda

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

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

3,611,979,541,306 USD

2. IT Director Top Management

3,554,522,042,084 USD

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

3,428,910,749,349 USD

4. Leasing Director Leasing

3,338,106,591,149 USD

5. Plant manager Top Management

3,051,962,527,860 USD

6. Country Manager/Director Top Management

3,040,907,611,457 USD

7. Managing Director Top Management

3,031,287,183,500 USD

8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

2,951,106,555,685 USD

9. IT Architect Information Technology

2,880,255,300,200 USD

10. Lead developer Information Technology

2,840,245,546,332 USD

11. Head of product development Management

2,764,934,902,847 USD

12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

2,761,639,737,356 USD

13. Sales Director Top Management

2,673,429,092,689 USD

14. Finance Manager Management

2,624,713,657,121 USD

15. Marketing Director Top Management

2,603,549,755,101 USD

16. Technical Director Top Management

2,584,818,246,535 USD

17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

2,522,672,672,750 USD

18. Publishing House Director Top Management

2,508,899,504,687 USD

19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

2,503,057,602,460 USD

20. IT Manager Management

2,490,599,382,140 USD

The worst paid positions in Uganda

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

550,219,873,144 USD

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

584,751,544,318 USD

3. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

597,687,927,454 USD

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

624,085,633,338 USD

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

630,800,702,446 USD

6. Cleaner General labour

647,640,349,437 USD

7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

652,920,930,098 USD

8. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care

655,223,388,004 USD

9. Housekeeper Service Industries

655,945,829,650 USD

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

665,561,060,184 USD

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

679,646,073,562 USD

12. Packer Production

683,861,182,732 USD

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

687,546,154,866 USD

14. Cashier Banking

687,764,446,587 USD

15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

688,071,094,479 USD

16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

691,496,195,518 USD

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

695,051,232,105 USD

18. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

698,211,264,627 USD

19. General Labourer General labour

698,549,097,051 USD

20. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

701,267,348,710 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Data analyst
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Uganda

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,388 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,000,000 UGX

Anually salary

16,656 USD

Anually salary

60,000,000 UGX

Posted: 2025-06-05 13:12:08

Junior Accountant
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

333 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,200,000 UGX

Anually salary

3,996 USD

Anually salary

14,400,000 UGX

Posted: 2025-05-25 15:30:50

Project Assistant
Administration

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Uganda

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

833 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,000,000 UGX

Anually salary

9,996 USD

Anually salary

36,000,000 UGX

Posted: 2025-05-19 12:10:43

Quality Inspector
Car Industry

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Uganda

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

416 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,500,000 UGX

Anually salary

4,992 USD

Anually salary

18,000,000 UGX

Posted: 2025-05-14 11:48:40

HR Generalist
Human Resources

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Uganda

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

305 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,100,000 UGX

Anually salary

3,660 USD

Anually salary

13,200,000 UGX

Posted: 2025-05-14 08:45:03

Software Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Uganda

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

472 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,700,000 UGX

Anually salary

5,664 USD

Anually salary

20,400,000 UGX

Posted: 2025-05-01 13:16:11

Process Engineer
Production

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Uganda

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

944 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,400,000 UGX

Anually salary

11,328 USD

Anually salary

40,800,000 UGX

Posted: 2025-04-28 00:09:30

Process Engineer
Production

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Uganda

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,137 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

7,700,000 UGX

Anually salary

25,644 USD

Anually salary

92,400,000 UGX

Posted: 2025-04-28 00:00:10

Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical Engineering

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Uganda

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

500 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,800,000 UGX

Anually salary

6,000 USD

Anually salary

21,600,000 UGX

Posted: 2025-04-11 10:53:52

Picker
Agriculture, Food Industry

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Uganda

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

194 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

700,000 UGX

Anually salary

2,328 USD

Anually salary

8,400,000 UGX

Posted: 2025-04-09 16:24:33

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