Salaries in Uganda

The salary range of employees working in Uganda is, by default, in the range of 4,032 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 14,112 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:

4,032 - 14,112 USD

10% earn less lthan 4,032 USD

10% earns more than 14,112 USD

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Uganda into salary brackets in USD.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Uganda by age in USD.

<24

Average 6,252

median 5,796

10% 3,420

25% 4,404

75% 7,608

90% 9,660

25-34

Average 8,292

median 7,356

10% 3,648

25% 5,136

75% 10,392

90% 14,052

35-44

Average 9,648

median 8,412

10% 3,912

25% 5,688

75% 12,192

90% 16,860

45-54

Average 9,012

median 7,764

10% 3,456

25% 5,148

75% 11,448

90% 16,056

55+

Average 8,196

median 7,236

10% 3,540

25% 5,016

75% 10,284

90% 13,980

Salaries by gender

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

Men

8,508 USD

7,512 USD

Women

In general, in Uganda, men earn 13.3% 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

3,554,656,422,831 USD

2. IT Director Top Management

3,498,110,790,080 USD

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

3,374,492,983,446 USD

4. Leasing Director Leasing

3,285,129,912,455 USD

5. Plant manager Top Management

3,003,527,034,922 USD

6. Country Manager/Director Top Management

2,992,647,563,112 USD

7. Managing Director Top Management

2,983,179,814,019 USD

8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

2,904,271,675,036 USD

9. IT Architect Information Technology

2,834,544,848,653 USD

10. Lead developer Information Technology

2,795,170,060,691 USD

11. Head of product development Management

2,721,054,618,034 USD

12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

2,717,811,747,734 USD

13. Sales Director Top Management

2,631,001,030,497 USD

14. Finance Manager Management

2,583,058,722,421 USD

15. Marketing Director Top Management

2,562,230,697,404 USD

16. Technical Director Top Management

2,543,796,463,082 USD

17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

2,482,637,156,812 USD

18. Publishing House Director Top Management

2,469,082,572,751 USD

19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

2,463,333,383,135 USD

20. IT Manager Management

2,451,072,878,232 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

541,487,730,945 USD

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

575,471,374,907 USD

3. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

588,202,454,049 USD

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

614,181,221,009 USD

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

620,789,720,106 USD

6. Cleaner General labour

637,362,117,222 USD

7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

642,558,893,602 USD

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

644,824,810,861 USD

9. Housekeeper Service Industries

645,535,787,157 USD

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

654,998,421,313 USD

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

668,859,901,617 USD

12. Packer Production

673,008,115,833 USD

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

676,634,606,436 USD

14. Cashier Banking

676,849,433,806 USD

15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

677,151,215,112 USD

16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

680,521,958,846 USD

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

684,020,576,015 USD

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

687,130,457,943 USD

19. General Labourer General labour

687,462,928,873 USD

20. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

690,138,041,123 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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TV/Film Production Assistant
Journalism, Printing Arts & Media

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Uganda

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

422 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,500,000 UGX

Anually salary

5,064 USD

Anually salary

18,000,000 UGX

Posted: 2025-06-13 10:36:12

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

1,408 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,000,000 UGX

Anually salary

16,896 USD

Anually salary

60,000,000 UGX

Posted: 2025-06-05 13:12:08

Junior 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

338 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,200,000 UGX

Anually salary

4,056 USD

Anually salary

14,400,000 UGX

Posted: 2025-05-25 15:30:50

Project Assistant
Administration

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Uganda

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

845 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,000,000 UGX

Anually salary

10,140 USD

Anually salary

36,000,000 UGX

Posted: 2025-05-19 12:10:43

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

422 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,500,000 UGX

Anually salary

5,064 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

310 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,100,000 UGX

Anually salary

3,720 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

479 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,700,000 UGX

Anually salary

5,748 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

957 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,400,000 UGX

Anually salary

11,484 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

2,168 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

7,700,000 UGX

Anually salary

26,016 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

507 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,800,000 UGX

Anually salary

6,084 USD

Anually salary

21,600,000 UGX

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

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