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Salaries in Uganda

The salary range of employees working in Uganda is, by default, in the range of 1,194,845.00 UGX (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 4,178,785.00 UGX (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Uganda is
80% of people earn:
1.2M - 4.2M UGX
10% earn less lthan 1.2M UGX
10% earns more than 4.2M UGX
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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Uganda into salary brackets in UGX.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Uganda by age in UGX.

<24
 
 
Average 1.9M
median 1.7M
10% 1.0M
25% 1.3M
75% 2.3M
90% 2.9M
25-34
 
 
Average 2.5M
median 2.2M
10% 1.1M
25% 1.5M
75% 3.1M
90% 4.2M
35-44
 
 
Average 2.9M
median 2.5M
10% 1.2M
25% 1.7M
75% 3.6M
90% 5.0M
45-54
 
 
Average 2.7M
median 2.3M
10% 1.0M
25% 1.5M
75% 3.4M
90% 4.8M
55+
 
 
Average 2.4M
median 2.1M
10% 1.0M
25% 1.5M
75% 3.0M
90% 4.1M

Salaries by gender

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

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Men
2,518,302 UGX
2,224,416 UGX
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Women
In general, in Uganda, men earn 13.2% more than women.

The best paid positions in Uganda

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

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
6,949,560.00 UGX
2. IT Director Top Management
6,839,010.00 UGX
3. Call Centre Director Top Management
6,597,330.00 UGX
4. Leasing Director Leasing
6,422,620.00 UGX
5. Plant manager Top Management
5,872,070.00 UGX
6. Country Manager/Director Top Management
5,850,800.00 UGX
7. Managing Director Top Management
5,832,290.00 UGX
8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
5,678,020.00 UGX
9. IT Architect Information Technology
5,541,700.00 UGX
10. Lead developer Information Technology
5,464,720.00 UGX
11. Head of product development Management
5,319,820.00 UGX
12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
5,313,480.00 UGX
13. Sales Director Top Management
5,143,760.00 UGX
14. Finance Manager Management
5,050,030.00 UGX
15. Marketing Director Top Management
5,009,310.00 UGX
16. Technical Director Top Management
4,973,270.00 UGX
17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
4,853,700.00 UGX
18. Publishing House Director Top Management
4,827,200.00 UGX
19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics
4,815,960.00 UGX
20. IT Manager Management
4,791,990.00 UGX

The worst paid positions in Uganda

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
1,058,640.00 UGX
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
1,125,080.00 UGX
3. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care
1,149,970.00 UGX
4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,200,760.00 UGX
5. Porter, Information Staff General labour
1,213,680.00 UGX
6. Cleaner General labour
1,246,080.00 UGX
7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,256,240.00 UGX
8. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care
1,260,670.00 UGX
9. Housekeeper Service Industries
1,262,060.00 UGX
10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,280,560.00 UGX
11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
1,307,660.00 UGX
12. Packer Production
1,315,770.00 UGX
13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,322,860.00 UGX
14. Cashier Banking
1,323,280.00 UGX
15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
1,323,870.00 UGX
16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
1,330,460.00 UGX
17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
1,337,300.00 UGX
18. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,343,380.00 UGX
19. General Labourer General labour
1,344,030.00 UGX
20. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,349,260.00 UGX

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

HungaryHungary
7,868,361 UGX (gross)
MacedoniaMacedonia
2,935,090 UGX (net)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
3,789,935 UGX (net)
BulgariaBulgaria
5,834,615 UGX (net)

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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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
1,385 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,000,000 UGX
Anually salary
16,620 USD
Anually salary
60,000,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-06-05 13:12:08
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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
332 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,200,000 UGX
Anually salary
3,984 USD
Anually salary
14,400,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-05-25 15:30:50
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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
831 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,000,000 UGX
Anually salary
9,972 USD
Anually salary
36,000,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-05-19 12:10:43
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-05-14 11:48:40
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-05-14 08:45:03
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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
471 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,700,000 UGX
Anually salary
5,652 USD
Anually salary
20,400,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-05-01 13:16:11
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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
942 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,400,000 UGX
Anually salary
11,304 USD
Anually salary
40,800,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-04-28 00:09:30
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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
2,133 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
7,700,000 UGX
Anually salary
25,596 USD
Anually salary
92,400,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-04-28 00:00:10
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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
499 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,800,000 UGX
Anually salary
5,988 USD
Anually salary
21,600,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-04-11 10:53:52
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-04-09 16:24:33
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