Salaries in Uganda

The salary range of employees working in Uganda is, by default, in the range of 3,972 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 13,896 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:

3,972 - 13,896 USD

10% earn less lthan 3,972 USD

10% earns more than 13,896 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 6,156

median 5,712

10% 3,360

25% 4,332

75% 7,488

90% 9,504

25-34

Average 8,160

median 7,236

10% 3,588

25% 5,052

75% 10,224

90% 13,824

35-44

Average 9,492

median 8,280

10% 3,840

25% 5,604

75% 12,000

90% 16,596

45-54

Average 8,868

median 7,644

10% 3,396

25% 5,064

75% 11,268

90% 15,804

55+

Average 8,064

median 7,116

10% 3,480

25% 4,944

75% 10,116

90% 13,752

Salaries by gender

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

Men

8,376 USD

7,392 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

3,611,663,006,424 USD

2. IT Director Top Management

3,554,210,542,475 USD

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

3,428,610,257,652 USD

4. Leasing Director Leasing

3,337,814,057,051 USD

5. Plant manager Top Management

3,051,695,069,923 USD

6. Country Manager/Director Top Management

3,040,641,122,314 USD

7. Managing Director Top Management

3,031,021,537,441 USD

8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

2,950,847,936,234 USD

9. IT Architect Information Technology

2,880,002,889,780 USD

10. Lead developer Information Technology

2,839,996,642,157 USD

11. Head of product development Management

2,764,692,598,500 USD

12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

2,761,397,721,780 USD

13. Sales Director Top Management

2,673,194,807,430 USD

14. Finance Manager Management

2,624,483,641,026 USD

15. Marketing Director Top Management

2,603,321,593,699 USD

16. Technical Director Top Management

2,584,591,726,664 USD

17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

2,522,451,598,990 USD

18. Publishing House Director Top Management

2,508,679,637,935 USD

19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

2,502,838,247,661 USD

20. IT Manager Management

2,490,381,119,115 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

550,171,654,770 USD

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

584,700,299,770 USD

3. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

597,635,549,229 USD

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

624,030,941,757 USD

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

630,745,422,392 USD

6. Cleaner General labour

647,583,593,644 USD

7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

652,863,711,543 USD

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

655,165,967,674 USD

9. Housekeeper Service Industries

655,888,346,009 USD

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

665,502,733,915 USD

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

679,586,512,956 USD

12. Packer Production

683,801,252,736 USD

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

687,485,901,939 USD

14. Cashier Banking

687,704,174,529 USD

15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

688,010,795,549 USD

16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

691,435,596,430 USD

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

694,990,321,472 USD

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

698,150,077,065 USD

19. General Labourer General labour

698,487,879,884 USD

20. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

701,205,893,330 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

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

1,385 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,000,000 UGX

Anually salary

16,620 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

332 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,200,000 UGX

Anually salary

3,984 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

831 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,000,000 UGX

Anually salary

9,972 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

416 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,500,000 UGX

Anually salary

4,992 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

305 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,100,000 UGX

Anually salary

3,660 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

471 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,700,000 UGX

Anually salary

5,652 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

942 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,400,000 UGX

Anually salary

11,304 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

2,133 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

7,700,000 UGX

Anually salary

25,596 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

499 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,800,000 UGX

Anually salary

5,988 USD

Anually salary

21,600,000 UGX

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

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

Posted: 2025-04-09 16:24:33

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