Salaries in Uganda - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Uganda is, by default, in the range of 15,562,884 UGX (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 49,581,960 UGX (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total annual 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:

15.6M - 49.6M UGX

10% earn less lthan 15.6M UGX

10% earns more than 49.6M 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 22.4M

Median 21.1M

10% 13.2M

25% 16.6M

75% 26.8M

90% 33.2M

25-34

Average 30.5M

Median 27.4M

10% 14.5M

25% 19.7M

75% 37.8M

90% 50.1M

35-44

Average 36.1M

Median 32.8M

10% 17.8M

25% 23.9M

75% 44.6M

90% 58.5M

45-54

Average 33.8M

Median 30.3M

10% 15.6M

25% 21.5M

75% 42.1M

90% 56.3M

55+

Average 29.2M

Median 26.8M

10% 15.1M

25% 19.9M

75% 35.8M

90% 46.3M

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

Men

31,381,980 UGX

27,980,976 UGX

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

1,047,739,680 UGX

2. IT Director Top Management

1,001,537,280 UGX

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

966,144,960 UGX

4. Leasing Director Leasing

940,559,040 UGX

5. Plant manager Top Management

859,933,440 UGX

6. Country Manager/Director Top Management

859,204,800 UGX

7. Managing Director Top Management

836,822,880 UGX

8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

831,516,480 UGX

9. Lead developer Information Technology

800,280,000 UGX

10. IT Architect Information Technology

799,079,040 UGX

11. Head of product development Management

779,060,160 UGX

12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

778,132,800 UGX

13. Sales Director Top Management

753,276,960 UGX

14. Finance Manager Management

738,129,600 UGX

15. Technical Director Top Management

728,308,800 UGX

16. Marketing Director Top Management

728,125,920 UGX

17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

710,799,840 UGX

18. IT Manager Management

709,254,720 UGX

19. Publishing House Director Top Management

706,919,040 UGX

20. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

705,271,680 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

155,033,280 UGX

2. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

165,250,080 UGX

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

172,061,280 UGX

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

175,845,600 UGX

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

177,736,320 UGX

6. Cleaner General labour

180,894,240 UGX

7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

183,970,080 UGX

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

184,618,080 UGX

9. Housekeeper Service Industries

184,822,560 UGX

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

187,531,200 UGX

11. Junior Accountant Economy, Finance, Accountancy

190,104,480 UGX

12. Cashier Banking

191,188,800 UGX

13. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

191,499,840 UGX

14. Packer Production

192,687,840 UGX

15. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

193,726,080 UGX

16. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

193,874,400 UGX

17. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

194,839,200 UGX

18. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

195,841,440 UGX

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

196,731,360 UGX

20. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

197,592,480 UGX

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

104,043,362 UGX (gross)

Poland

125,677,498 UGX (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

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

861 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,000,000 UGX

Anually salary

10,332 USD

Anually salary

36,000,000 UGX

Posted: 2025-11-26 19:11:35

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

598 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,083,330 UGX

Anually salary

7,176 USD

Anually salary

24,999,960 UGX

Posted: 2025-11-25 15:46:03

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

1,665 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,800,000 UGX

Anually salary

19,980 USD

Anually salary

69,600,000 UGX

Posted: 2025-11-25 07:04:39

Pharmacist assistant
Pharmaceutical Industry

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Uganda

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

191 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

665,000 UGX

Anually salary

2,292 USD

Anually salary

7,980,000 UGX

Posted: 2025-11-22 21:49:41

Petroleum engineer
Mining, Metallurgy

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Uganda

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

339 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,180,000 UGX

Anually salary

4,068 USD

Anually salary

14,160,000 UGX

Posted: 2025-11-22 15:33:58

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

287 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,000,000 UGX

Anually salary

3,444 USD

Anually salary

12,000,000 UGX

Posted: 2025-11-18 10:58:41

Copywriter
Marketing, Advertising, PR

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Uganda

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

482 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,680,000 UGX

Anually salary

5,784 USD

Anually salary

20,160,000 UGX

Posted: 2025-11-17 07:38:10

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

2,894 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

10,080,000 UGX

Anually salary

34,728 USD

Anually salary

120,960,000 UGX

Posted: 2025-11-16 10:35:21

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

627 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,184,000 UGX

Anually salary

7,524 USD

Anually salary

26,208,000 UGX

Posted: 2025-11-15 16:16:37

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

1,005 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,500,000 UGX

Anually salary

12,060 USD

Anually salary

42,000,000 UGX

Posted: 2025-11-06 04:47:05

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Salaries in Uganda - Paylab.com

Distribution of employees in Uganda into salary brackets in UGX.

Average salary and range in Uganda by age in UGX.

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

The best paid positions in Uganda

The worst paid positions in Uganda

Salaries in selected countries

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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