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Salaries in Uganda - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Uganda is, by default, in the range of 1,296,907.00 UGX (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 4,131,830.00 UGX (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:
1.3M - 4.1M UGX
10% earn less lthan 1.3M UGX
10% earns more than 4.1M UGX
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Distribution of employees in Uganda into salary brackets in UGX.

Average salary and range in Uganda by age in UGX.

<24
 
 
Average 1.9M
Median 1.8M
10% 1.1M
25% 1.4M
75% 2.2M
90% 2.8M
25-34
 
 
Average 2.5M
Median 2.3M
10% 1.2M
25% 1.6M
75% 3.1M
90% 4.2M
35-44
 
 
Average 3.0M
Median 2.7M
10% 1.5M
25% 2.0M
75% 3.7M
90% 4.9M
45-54
 
 
Average 2.8M
Median 2.5M
10% 1.3M
25% 1.8M
75% 3.5M
90% 4.7M
55+
 
 
Average 2.4M
Median 2.2M
10% 1.3M
25% 1.7M
75% 3.0M
90% 3.9M

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

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Men
2,615,165 UGX
2,331,748 UGX
Woman icon
Women
In general, in Uganda, men earn 12.2% 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
7,275,970.00 UGX
2. IT Director Top Management
6,955,120.00 UGX
3. Call Centre Director Top Management
6,709,340.00 UGX
4. Leasing Director Leasing
6,531,660.00 UGX
5. Plant manager Top Management
5,971,760.00 UGX
6. Country Manager/Director Top Management
5,966,700.00 UGX
7. Managing Director Top Management
5,811,270.00 UGX
8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
5,774,420.00 UGX
9. Lead developer Information Technology
5,557,500.00 UGX
10. IT Architect Information Technology
5,549,160.00 UGX
11. Head of product development Management
5,410,140.00 UGX
12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
5,403,700.00 UGX
13. Sales Director Top Management
5,231,090.00 UGX
14. Finance Manager Management
5,125,900.00 UGX
15. Technical Director Top Management
5,057,700.00 UGX
16. Marketing Director Top Management
5,056,430.00 UGX
17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
4,936,110.00 UGX
18. IT Manager Management
4,925,380.00 UGX
19. Publishing House Director Top Management
4,909,160.00 UGX
20. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics
4,897,720.00 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
1,076,620.00 UGX
2. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care
1,147,570.00 UGX
3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
1,194,870.00 UGX
4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,221,150.00 UGX
5. Porter, Information Staff General labour
1,234,280.00 UGX
6. Cleaner General labour
1,256,210.00 UGX
7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,277,570.00 UGX
8. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care
1,282,070.00 UGX
9. Housekeeper Service Industries
1,283,490.00 UGX
10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,302,300.00 UGX
11. Junior Accountant Economy, Finance, Accountancy
1,320,170.00 UGX
12. Cashier Banking
1,327,700.00 UGX
13. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
1,329,860.00 UGX
14. Packer Production
1,338,110.00 UGX
15. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,345,320.00 UGX
16. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
1,346,350.00 UGX
17. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
1,353,050.00 UGX
18. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
1,360,010.00 UGX
19. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,366,190.00 UGX
20. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,372,170.00 UGX

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
3,841,814 UGX (net)
PolandPoland
10,420,809 UGX (gross)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
7,980,223 UGX (gross)
LithuaniaLithuania
8,196,710 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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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
288 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,000,000 UGX
Anually salary
3,456 USD
Anually salary
12,000,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-11-18 10:58:41
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Copywriter
Marketing, Advertising, PR
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
484 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,680,000 UGX
Anually salary
5,808 USD
Anually salary
20,160,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-11-17 07:38:10
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Senior Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,904 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
10,080,000 UGX
Anually salary
34,848 USD
Anually salary
120,960,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-11-16 10:35:21
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Junior Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
629 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,184,000 UGX
Anually salary
7,548 USD
Anually salary
26,208,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-11-15 16:16:37
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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
1,008 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,500,000 UGX
Anually salary
12,096 USD
Anually salary
42,000,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-11-06 04:47:05
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Junior Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
115 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
400,000 UGX
Anually salary
1,380 USD
Anually salary
4,800,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-11-05 13:13:08
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Security Service Manager
Management
Age group
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,268 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,400,000 UGX
Anually salary
15,216 USD
Anually salary
52,800,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-11-03 15:43:58
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Receptionist
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
249 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
865,000 UGX
Anually salary
2,988 USD
Anually salary
10,380,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-10-29 10:58:35
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Electrical Engineer
Electrical & Power Engineering
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,420 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,400,000 UGX
Anually salary
29,040 USD
Anually salary
100,800,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-10-05 16:17:47
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Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
634 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,200,000 UGX
Anually salary
7,608 USD
Anually salary
26,400,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-10-03 06:08:35
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