Salaries in Uganda - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Uganda is, by default, in the range of 4,476 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 14,280 USD (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:

4,476 - 14,280 USD

10% earn less lthan 4,476 USD

10% earns more than 14,280 USD

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Distribution of employees in Uganda into salary brackets in USD.

Average salary and range in Uganda by age in USD.

<24

Average 6,456

Median 6,084

10% 3,816

25% 4,776

75% 7,728

90% 9,564

25-34

Average 8,772

Median 7,908

10% 4,164

25% 5,688

75% 10,884

90% 14,424

35-44

Average 10,404

Median 9,444

10% 5,112

25% 6,876

75% 12,840

90% 16,848

45-54

Average 9,732

Median 8,724

10% 4,488

25% 6,192

75% 12,132

90% 16,212

55+

Average 8,400

Median 7,716

10% 4,344

25% 5,724

75% 10,308

90% 13,320

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

Men

9,036 USD

8,052 USD

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 (USD).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

3,641,094,944,534 USD

2. IT Director Top Management

3,480,532,804,647 USD

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

3,357,537,751,689 USD

4. Leasing Director Leasing

3,268,621,806,497 USD

5. Plant manager Top Management

2,988,432,490,234 USD

6. Country Manager/Director Top Management

2,985,900,327,455 USD

7. Managing Director Top Management

2,908,118,892,508 USD

8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

2,889,678,141,831 USD

9. Lead developer Information Technology

2,781,125,424,410 USD

10. IT Architect Information Technology

2,776,951,859,671 USD

11. Head of product development Management

2,707,382,438,798 USD

12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

2,704,159,686,169 USD

13. Sales Director Top Management

2,617,780,908,030 USD

14. Finance Manager Management

2,565,140,947,006 USD

15. Technical Director Top Management

2,531,011,796,499 USD

16. Marketing Director Top Management

2,530,376,253,667 USD

17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

2,470,164,825,675 USD

18. IT Manager Management

2,464,795,239,385 USD

19. Publishing House Director Top Management

2,456,678,306,523 USD

20. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

2,450,953,416,760 USD

The worst paid positions in Uganda

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

538,770,176,236 USD

2. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

574,275,502,167 USD

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

597,945,719,454 USD

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

611,096,952,230 USD

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

617,667,564,344 USD

6. Cleaner General labour

628,641,937,814 USD

7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

639,331,067,650 USD

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

641,582,991,070 USD

9. Housekeeper Service Industries

642,293,598,016 USD

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

651,706,637,914 USD

11. Junior Accountant Economy, Finance, Accountancy

660,649,276,031 USD

12. Cashier Banking

664,417,494,555 USD

13. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

665,498,417,797 USD

14. Packer Production

669,626,944,068 USD

15. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

673,235,025,815 USD

16. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

673,750,466,065 USD

17. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

677,103,329,824 USD

18. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

680,586,304,715 USD

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

683,678,946,212 USD

20. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

686,671,502,225 USD

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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

864 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,000,000 UGX

Anually salary

10,368 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

864 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,000,000 UGX

Anually salary

10,368 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

600 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,083,330 UGX

Anually salary

7,200 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

1,670 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,800,000 UGX

Anually salary

20,040 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

192 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

665,000 UGX

Anually salary

2,304 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

340 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,180,000 UGX

Anually salary

4,080 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

288 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,000,000 UGX

Anually salary

3,456 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

484 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,680,000 UGX

Anually salary

5,808 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

2,903 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

10,080,000 UGX

Anually salary

34,836 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

629 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,184,000 UGX

Anually salary

7,548 USD

Anually salary

26,208,000 UGX

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

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Salaries in Uganda - Paylab.com

Distribution of employees in Uganda into salary brackets in USD.

Average salary and range in Uganda by age in USD.

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

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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