Salaries in Uganda

The salary range of employees working in Uganda is, by default, in the range of 332.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 1,160.00 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly 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:

332 - 1,160 USD

10% earn less lthan 332 USD

10% earns more than 1,160 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 514

median 477

10% 281

25% 362

75% 625

90% 793

25-34

Average 681

median 604

10% 300

25% 422

75% 853

90% 1,154

35-44

Average 792

median 691

10% 321

25% 468

75% 1,002

90% 1,385

45-54

Average 740

median 638

10% 284

25% 423

75% 941

90% 1,319

55+

Average 673

median 594

10% 291

25% 412

75% 845

90% 1,148

Salaries by gender

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

Men

699 USD

617 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

25,041,492,017.32 USD

2. IT Director Top Management

24,643,144,936.00 USD

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

23,772,294,437.44 USD

4. Leasing Director Leasing

23,142,758,312.80 USD

5. Plant manager Top Management

21,158,950,211.26 USD

6. Country Manager/Director Top Management

21,082,307,584.22 USD

7. Managing Director Top Management

21,015,610,121.75 USD

8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

20,459,725,868.14 USD

9. IT Architect Information Technology

19,968,521,217.52 USD

10. Lead developer Information Technology

19,691,137,605.39 USD

11. Head of product development Management

19,169,016,464.87 USD

12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

19,146,171,412.90 USD

13. Sales Director Top Management

18,534,615,857.56 USD

14. Finance Manager Management

18,196,876,627.05 USD

15. Marketing Director Top Management

18,050,149,416.27 USD

16. Technical Director Top Management

17,920,285,745.43 USD

17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

17,489,436,713.19 USD

18. Publishing House Director Top Management

17,393,948,719.92 USD

19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

17,353,447,397.50 USD

20. IT Manager Management

17,267,075,805.10 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

3,814,619,214.63 USD

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

4,054,023,828.68 USD

3. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

4,143,710,475.94 USD

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

4,326,723,124.16 USD

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

4,373,278,025.02 USD

6. Cleaner General labour

4,490,025,609.24 USD

7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

4,526,635,345.52 USD

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

4,542,598,055.34 USD

9. Housekeeper Service Industries

4,547,606,670.84 USD

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

4,614,268,100.10 USD

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

4,711,918,085.66 USD

12. Packer Production

4,741,141,014.92 USD

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

4,766,688,557.27 USD

14. Cashier Banking

4,768,201,951.88 USD

15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

4,770,327,910.97 USD

16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

4,794,073,793.07 USD

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

4,818,720,505.29 USD

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

4,840,628,693.94 USD

19. General Labourer General labour

4,842,970,852.26 USD

20. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

4,861,816,218.48 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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