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).

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:

1.2M - 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).

Men

2,518,302 UGX

2,224,416 UGX

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.

9,743,494 UGX (gross)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

3,835,462 UGX (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

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

402 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,500,000 UGX

Anually salary

4,824 USD

Anually salary

18,000,000 UGX

Posted: 2025-05-14 11:48:40

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

295 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,100,000 UGX

Anually salary

3,540 USD

Anually salary

13,200,000 UGX

Posted: 2025-05-14 08:45:03

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

456 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,700,000 UGX

Anually salary

5,472 USD

Anually salary

20,400,000 UGX

Posted: 2025-05-01 13:16:11

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

912 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,400,000 UGX

Anually salary

10,944 USD

Anually salary

40,800,000 UGX

Posted: 2025-04-28 00:09:30

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

2,065 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

7,700,000 UGX

Anually salary

24,780 USD

Anually salary

92,400,000 UGX

Posted: 2025-04-28 00:00:10

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

483 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,800,000 UGX

Anually salary

5,796 USD

Anually salary

21,600,000 UGX

Posted: 2025-04-11 10:53:52

Picker
Agriculture, Food Industry

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Uganda

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

188 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

700,000 UGX

Anually salary

2,256 USD

Anually salary

8,400,000 UGX

Posted: 2025-04-09 16:24:33

Agricultural Engineer, Agronomist
Agriculture, Food Industry

Age group

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Uganda

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

1,098 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

4,093,330 UGX

Anually salary

13,176 USD

Anually salary

49,119,960 UGX

Posted: 2025-04-09 11:14:47

IT System Administrator
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Uganda

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,341 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,000,000 UGX

Anually salary

16,092 USD

Anually salary

60,000,000 UGX

Posted: 2025-04-09 06:09:47

Doctor
Medicine & Social Care

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Uganda

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

901 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,360,000 UGX

Anually salary

10,812 USD

Anually salary

40,320,000 UGX

Posted: 2025-03-15 22:15:03

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Salary ranges

Salaries by age group

Salaries by gender

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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