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Salaries in Uganda

The salary range of employees working in Uganda is, by default, in the range of 14,338,140 UGX (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 50,145,420 UGX (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:
14.3M - 50.1M UGX
10% earn less lthan 14.3M UGX
10% earns more than 50.1M 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 22.2M
median 20.6M
10% 12.1M
25% 15.6M
75% 27.0M
90% 34.3M
25-34
 
 
Average 29.5M
median 26.1M
10% 13.0M
25% 18.2M
75% 36.9M
90% 49.9M
35-44
 
 
Average 34.3M
median 29.9M
10% 13.9M
25% 20.2M
75% 43.3M
90% 59.9M
45-54
 
 
Average 32.0M
median 27.6M
10% 12.3M
25% 18.3M
75% 40.7M
90% 57.0M
55+
 
 
Average 29.1M
median 25.7M
10% 12.6M
25% 17.8M
75% 36.5M
90% 49.6M

Salaries by gender

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

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Men
30,219,624 UGX
26,692,992 UGX
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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
1,000,736,640 UGX
2. IT Director Top Management
984,817,440 UGX
3. Call Centre Director Top Management
950,015,520 UGX
4. Leasing Director Leasing
924,857,280 UGX
5. Plant manager Top Management
845,578,080 UGX
6. Country Manager/Director Top Management
842,515,200 UGX
7. Managing Director Top Management
839,849,760 UGX
8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
817,634,880 UGX
9. IT Architect Information Technology
798,004,800 UGX
10. Lead developer Information Technology
786,919,680 UGX
11. Head of product development Management
766,054,080 UGX
12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
765,141,120 UGX
13. Sales Director Top Management
740,701,440 UGX
14. Finance Manager Management
727,204,320 UGX
15. Marketing Director Top Management
721,340,640 UGX
16. Technical Director Top Management
716,150,880 UGX
17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
698,932,800 UGX
18. Publishing House Director Top Management
695,116,800 UGX
19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics
693,498,240 UGX
20. IT Manager Management
690,046,560 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
152,444,160 UGX
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
162,011,520 UGX
3. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care
165,595,680 UGX
4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
172,909,440 UGX
5. Porter, Information Staff General labour
174,769,920 UGX
6. Cleaner General labour
179,435,520 UGX
7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
180,898,560 UGX
8. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care
181,536,480 UGX
9. Housekeeper Service Industries
181,736,640 UGX
10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
184,400,640 UGX
11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
188,303,040 UGX
12. Packer Production
189,470,880 UGX
13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
190,491,840 UGX
14. Cashier Banking
190,552,320 UGX
15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
190,637,280 UGX
16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
191,586,240 UGX
17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
192,571,200 UGX
18. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
193,446,720 UGX
19. General Labourer General labour
193,540,320 UGX
20. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
194,293,440 UGX

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

LatviaLatvia
84,697,433 UGX (net)
MacedoniaMacedonia
35,221,083 UGX (net)
PolandPoland
131,854,008 UGX (gross)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
45,479,217 UGX (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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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
1,388 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,000,000 UGX
Anually salary
16,656 USD
Anually salary
60,000,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-06-05 13:12:08
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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
333 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,200,000 UGX
Anually salary
3,996 USD
Anually salary
14,400,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-05-25 15:30:50
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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
833 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,000,000 UGX
Anually salary
9,996 USD
Anually salary
36,000,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-05-19 12:10:43
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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
416 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,500,000 UGX
Anually salary
4,992 USD
Anually salary
18,000,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-05-14 11:48:40
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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
305 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,100,000 UGX
Anually salary
3,660 USD
Anually salary
13,200,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-05-14 08:45:03
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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
472 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,700,000 UGX
Anually salary
5,664 USD
Anually salary
20,400,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-05-01 13:16:11
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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
944 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,400,000 UGX
Anually salary
11,328 USD
Anually salary
40,800,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-04-28 00:09:30
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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
2,137 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
7,700,000 UGX
Anually salary
25,644 USD
Anually salary
92,400,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-04-28 00:00:10
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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
500 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,800,000 UGX
Anually salary
6,000 USD
Anually salary
21,600,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-04-11 10:53:52
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Picker
Agriculture, Food Industry
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
194 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
700,000 UGX
Anually salary
2,328 USD
Anually salary
8,400,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-04-09 16:24:33
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