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).

Men

2,615,165 UGX

2,331,748 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

7,275,970.00 UGX

2. IT Director Top Management

6,955,120.00 UGX

3. Leasing Director Leasing

6,531,660.00 UGX

4. Plant manager Top Management

5,971,760.00 UGX

5. Country Manager/Director Top Management

5,966,700.00 UGX

6. Managing Director Top Management

5,811,270.00 UGX

7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

5,774,420.00 UGX

8. Lead developer Information Technology

5,557,500.00 UGX

9. IT Architect Information Technology

5,549,160.00 UGX

10. Head of product development Management

5,410,140.00 UGX

11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

5,403,700.00 UGX

12. Sales Director Top Management

5,231,090.00 UGX

13. Finance Manager Management

5,125,900.00 UGX

14. Technical Director Top Management

5,057,700.00 UGX

15. Marketing Director Top Management

5,056,430.00 UGX

16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

4,936,110.00 UGX

17. IT Manager Management

4,925,380.00 UGX

18. Publishing House Director Top Management

4,909,160.00 UGX

19. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

4,855,340.00 UGX

20. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications

4,640,760.00 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. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

1,194,870.00 UGX

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,221,150.00 UGX

4. Porter, Information Staff General labour

1,234,280.00 UGX

5. Cleaner General labour

1,256,210.00 UGX

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,277,570.00 UGX

7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,302,300.00 UGX

8. Junior Accountant Economy, Finance, Accountancy

1,320,170.00 UGX

9. Cashier Banking

1,327,700.00 UGX

10. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

1,329,860.00 UGX

11. Packer Production

1,338,110.00 UGX

12. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,345,320.00 UGX

13. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

1,346,350.00 UGX

14. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

1,353,050.00 UGX

15. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

1,360,010.00 UGX

16. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,372,170.00 UGX

17. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

1,374,690.00 UGX

18. General Labourer General labour

1,378,290.00 UGX

19. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

1,380,100.00 UGX

20. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care

1,389,630.00 UGX

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bulgaria

6,381,663 UGX (net)

Slovenia

10,117,862 UGX (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Electrical Engineer
Electrical & Power Engineering

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Uganda

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,922 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

6,916,670 UGX

Anually salary

23,064 USD

Anually salary

83,000,040 UGX

Posted: 2025-12-04 08:56:48

Graphic
Journalism, Printing Arts & Media

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Uganda

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

139 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

500,000 UGX

Anually salary

1,668 USD

Anually salary

6,000,000 UGX

Posted: 2025-12-02 21:01:31

Physiotherapist
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

514 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,850,000 UGX

Anually salary

6,168 USD

Anually salary

22,200,000 UGX

Posted: 2025-12-01 00:14:52

IT System Administrator
Information Technology

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Uganda

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

834 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,000,000 UGX

Anually salary

10,008 USD

Anually salary

36,000,000 UGX

Posted: 2025-11-27 15:50:14

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

834 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,000,000 UGX

Anually salary

10,008 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

579 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,083,330 UGX

Anually salary

6,948 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

1,612 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,800,000 UGX

Anually salary

19,344 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

185 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

665,000 UGX

Anually salary

2,220 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

328 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,180,000 UGX

Anually salary

3,936 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

278 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,000,000 UGX

Anually salary

3,336 USD

Anually salary

12,000,000 UGX

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

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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 2,576,260 UGX.

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, Social counselor, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Cleaner.

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 10.84% less than men.

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

Frequently asked Questions

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