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Salaries in Uganda - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Uganda is, by default, in the range of 362.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 1,154.00 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Uganda is
80% of people earn:
362 - 1,154 USD
10% earn less lthan 362 USD
10% earns more than 1,154 USD
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Distribution of employees in Uganda into salary brackets in USD.

Average salary and range in Uganda by age in USD.

<24
 
 
Average 522
Median 492
10% 308
25% 386
75% 625
90% 774
25-34
 
 
Average 709
Median 639
10% 337
25% 460
75% 880
90% 1,166
35-44
 
 
Average 841
Median 763
10% 413
25% 556
75% 1,039
90% 1,362
45-54
 
 
Average 787
Median 705
10% 363
25% 501
75% 981
90% 1,310
55+
 
 
Average 680
Median 624
10% 351
25% 463
75% 834
90% 1,077

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

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Men
731 USD
651 USD
Woman icon
Women
In general, in Uganda, men earn 12.3% 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
2,032.00 USD
2. IT Director Top Management
1,943.00 USD
3. Leasing Director Leasing
1,824.00 USD
4. Plant manager Top Management
1,668.00 USD
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,667.00 USD
6. Managing Director Top Management
1,623.00 USD
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,613.00 USD
8. Lead developer Information Technology
1,552.00 USD
9. IT Architect Information Technology
1,550.00 USD
10. Head of product development Management
1,511.00 USD
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
1,509.00 USD
12. Sales Director Top Management
1,461.00 USD
13. Finance Manager Management
1,432.00 USD
14. Technical Director Top Management
1,413.00 USD
15. Marketing Director Top Management
1,412.00 USD
16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
1,379.00 USD
17. IT Manager Management
1,376.00 USD
18. Publishing House Director Top Management
1,371.00 USD
19. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
1,356.00 USD
20. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications
1,296.00 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
300.00 USD
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
333.00 USD
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
341.00 USD
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
344.00 USD
5. Cleaner General labour
350.00 USD
6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
356.00 USD
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
363.00 USD
8. Junior Accountant Economy, Finance, Accountancy
368.00 USD
9. Cashier Banking
370.00 USD
10. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
371.00 USD
11. Packer Production
373.00 USD
12. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
375.00 USD
13. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
376.00 USD
14. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
378.00 USD
15. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
379.00 USD
16. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
383.00 USD
17. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
384.00 USD
18. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
385.00 USD
19. General Labourer General labour
385.00 USD
20. Florist Service Industries
388.00 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

CroatiaCroatia
1,891 USD (net)
LatviaLatvia
2,013 USD (net)
HungaryHungary
2,536 USD (gross)
SloveniaSlovenia
2,827 USD (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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Tractor, harvester driver
Agriculture, Food Industry
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
176 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
630,000 UGX
Anually salary
2,112 USD
Anually salary
7,560,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-12-11 04:17:46
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Hotel Porter
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
469 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,680,000 UGX
Anually salary
5,628 USD
Anually salary
20,160,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-12-09 19:03:59
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Sales Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
704 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,520,000 UGX
Anually salary
8,448 USD
Anually salary
30,240,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-12-06 09:33:54
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Electrical Engineer
Electrical & Power Engineering
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,932 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,916,670 UGX
Anually salary
23,184 USD
Anually salary
83,000,040 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-12-04 08:56:48
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Graphic
Journalism, Printing Arts & Media
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
140 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
500,000 UGX
Anually salary
1,680 USD
Anually salary
6,000,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-12-02 21:01:31
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Physiotherapist
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
517 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,850,000 UGX
Anually salary
6,204 USD
Anually salary
22,200,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-12-01 00:14:52
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IT System Administrator
Information Technology
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
838 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,000,000 UGX
Anually salary
10,056 USD
Anually salary
36,000,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-11-27 15:50:14
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HR Officer
Human Resources
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
838 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,000,000 UGX
Anually salary
10,056 USD
Anually salary
36,000,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-11-26 19:11:35
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Pedicurist, Manicurist, Nail Technician
Service Industries
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
582 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,083,330 UGX
Anually salary
6,984 USD
Anually salary
24,999,960 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-11-25 15:46:03
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Compliance Specialist
Banking
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,620 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,800,000 UGX
Anually salary
19,440 USD
Anually salary
69,600,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-11-25 07:04:39
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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 720 USD.

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, 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 10.94% less than men.

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