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Salaries in Uganda - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Uganda is, by default, in the range of 359.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 1,145.00 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Uganda is
80% of people earn:
359 - 1,145 USD
10% earn less lthan 359 USD
10% earns more than 1,145 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 518
Median 488
10% 306
25% 383
75% 620
90% 767
25-34
 
 
Average 703
Median 634
10% 334
25% 456
75% 873
90% 1,157
35-44
 
 
Average 834
Median 757
10% 410
25% 552
75% 1,030
90% 1,351
45-54
 
 
Average 780
Median 700
10% 360
25% 497
75% 973
90% 1,300
55+
 
 
Average 674
Median 619
10% 348
25% 459
75% 827
90% 1,069

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

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Men
725 USD
646 USD
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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
2,019.00 USD
2. IT Director Top Management
1,930.00 USD
3. Leasing Director Leasing
1,813.00 USD
4. Plant manager Top Management
1,657.00 USD
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,656.00 USD
6. Managing Director Top Management
1,613.00 USD
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,602.00 USD
8. Lead developer Information Technology
1,542.00 USD
9. IT Architect Information Technology
1,540.00 USD
10. Head of product development Management
1,501.00 USD
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
1,499.00 USD
12. Sales Director Top Management
1,452.00 USD
13. Finance Manager Management
1,422.00 USD
14. Marketing Director Top Management
1,403.00 USD
15. Technical Director Top Management
1,403.00 USD
16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
1,370.00 USD
17. IT Manager Management
1,367.00 USD
18. Publishing House Director Top Management
1,362.00 USD
19. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
1,347.00 USD
20. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications
1,288.00 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
298.00 USD
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
331.00 USD
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
338.00 USD
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
342.00 USD
5. Cleaner General labour
348.00 USD
6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
354.00 USD
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
361.00 USD
8. Junior Accountant Economy, Finance, Accountancy
366.00 USD
9. Cashier Banking
368.00 USD
10. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
369.00 USD
11. Packer Production
371.00 USD
12. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
373.00 USD
13. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
373.00 USD
14. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
375.00 USD
15. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
377.00 USD
16. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
380.00 USD
17. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
381.00 USD
18. General Labourer General labour
382.00 USD
19. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
383.00 USD
20. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
385.00 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

SloveniaSlovenia
2,804 USD (gross)
CroatiaCroatia
1,876 USD (net)
EstoniaEstonia
2,291 USD (net)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
1,118 USD (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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Hotel Porter
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
466 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,680,000 UGX
Anually salary
5,592 USD
Anually salary
20,160,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-12-09 19:03:59
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Sales Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
698 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,520,000 UGX
Anually salary
8,376 USD
Anually salary
30,240,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-12-06 09:33:54
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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
1,917 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,916,670 UGX
Anually salary
23,004 USD
Anually salary
83,000,040 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-12-04 08:56:48
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-12-02 21:01:31
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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
513 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,850,000 UGX
Anually salary
6,156 USD
Anually salary
22,200,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-12-01 00:14:52
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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
831 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,000,000 UGX
Anually salary
9,972 USD
Anually salary
36,000,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-11-27 15:50:14
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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
831 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,000,000 UGX
Anually salary
9,972 USD
Anually salary
36,000,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-11-26 19:11:35
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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
577 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,083,330 UGX
Anually salary
6,924 USD
Anually salary
24,999,960 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-11-25 15:46:03
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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
1,607 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,800,000 UGX
Anually salary
19,284 USD
Anually salary
69,600,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-11-25 07:04:39
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Pharmacist assistant
Pharmaceutical Industry
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
184 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
665,000 UGX
Anually salary
2,208 USD
Anually salary
7,980,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-11-22 21:49:41
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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 714 USD.

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 10.90% less than men.

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