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Salaries in Uganda - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Uganda is, by default, in the range of 273.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 985.00 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Uganda is
80% of people earn:
273 - 985 EUR
10% earn less lthan 273 EUR
10% earns more than 985 EUR
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Distribution of employees in Uganda into salary brackets in EUR.

Average salary and range in Uganda by age in EUR.

<24
 
 
Average 429
Median 390
10% 214
25% 286
75% 530
90% 693
25-34
 
 
Average 581
Median 504
10% 229
25% 338
75% 736
90% 1,024
35-44
 
 
Average 651
Median 550
10% 227
25% 353
75% 834
90% 1,193
45-54
 
 
Average 615
Median 511
10% 198
25% 319
75% 791
90% 1,152
55+
 
 
Average 580
Median 493
10% 209
25% 320
75% 741
90% 1,053

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

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Men
583 EUR
533 EUR
Woman icon
Women
In general, in Uganda, men earn 9.4% more than women.

The best paid positions in Uganda

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

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
1,689.00 EUR
2. IT Director Top Management
1,598.00 EUR
3. Leasing Director Leasing
1,500.00 EUR
4. Plant manager Top Management
1,372.00 EUR
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,341.00 EUR
6. Managing Director Top Management
1,328.00 EUR
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,326.00 EUR
8. Lead developer Information Technology
1,277.00 EUR
9. IT Architect Information Technology
1,276.00 EUR
10. Head of product development Management
1,243.00 EUR
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
1,241.00 EUR
12. Sales Director Top Management
1,202.00 EUR
13. Marketing Director Top Management
1,166.00 EUR
14. Finance Manager Management
1,165.00 EUR
15. Technical Director Top Management
1,162.00 EUR
16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
1,134.00 EUR
17. IT Manager Management
1,130.00 EUR
18. Publishing House Director Top Management
1,128.00 EUR
19. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
1,115.00 EUR
20. Logistics Director Top Management
1,107.00 EUR

The worst paid positions in Uganda

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
247.00 EUR
2. Porter, Information Staff General labour
279.00 EUR
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
280.00 EUR
4. Cleaner General labour
292.00 EUR
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
293.00 EUR
6. Junior Accountant Economy, Finance, Accountancy
296.00 EUR
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
299.00 EUR
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
305.00 EUR
9. Packer Production
307.00 EUR
10. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
307.00 EUR
11. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
309.00 EUR
12. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
309.00 EUR
13. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
310.00 EUR
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
312.00 EUR
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
315.00 EUR
16. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
317.00 EUR
17. General Labourer General labour
317.00 EUR
18. Florist Service Industries
319.00 EUR
19. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
319.00 EUR
20. Security Guard Security & Protection
321.00 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

CroatiaCroatia
1,689 EUR (net)
MacedoniaMacedonia
770 EUR (net)
SerbiaSerbia
1,253 EUR (net)
LithuaniaLithuania
2,074 EUR (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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Pharmacist
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
1,629 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,000,000 UGX
Anually salary
19,548 USD
Anually salary
72,000,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-04-08 23:31:57
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Quality Inspector
Car Industry
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,086 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,000,000 UGX
Anually salary
13,032 USD
Anually salary
48,000,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-04-08 09:30:58
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Cleaner
General labour
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
276 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,016,670 UGX
Anually salary
3,312 USD
Anually salary
12,200,040 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-04-05 16:14:39
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Primary School Teacher
Education, Science & Research
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
136 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
500,000 UGX
Anually salary
1,632 USD
Anually salary
6,000,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-03-31 03:39:07
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Storekeeper
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
136 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
500,000 UGX
Anually salary
1,632 USD
Anually salary
6,000,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-03-30 13:46:26
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Civil Engineer
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
136 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
500,000 UGX
Anually salary
1,632 USD
Anually salary
6,000,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-03-29 17:02:56
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Forklift Truck Operator
Transport, Haulage, Logistics
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
152 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
558,333 UGX
Anually salary
1,824 USD
Anually salary
6,699,996 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-03-27 21:37:47
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Health and Safety Officer
Security & Protection
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
434 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,600,000 UGX
Anually salary
5,208 USD
Anually salary
19,200,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-03-21 17:09:09
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Quality Control/ISO Manager
Top Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
353 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,300,000 UGX
Anually salary
4,236 USD
Anually salary
15,600,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-03-17 23:44:40
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Procurement specialist
Administration
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
462 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,702,080 UGX
Anually salary
5,544 USD
Anually salary
20,424,960 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-03-16 12:28:02
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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 592 EUR.

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, Porter, Information Staff, Tailor, Cleaner, Seamstress.

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 8.58% less than men.

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