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Salaries in Uganda

The salary range of employees working in Uganda is, by default, in the range of 3,480 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 12,180 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Uganda is
80% of people earn:
3,480 - 12,180 EUR
10% earn less lthan 3,480 EUR
10% earns more than 12,180 EUR
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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Uganda into salary brackets in EUR.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Uganda by age in EUR.

<24
 
 
Average 5,400
median 5,004
10% 2,952
25% 3,804
75% 6,552
90% 8,328
25-34
 
 
Average 7,152
median 6,348
10% 3,144
25% 4,428
75% 8,964
90% 12,120
35-44
 
 
Average 8,316
median 7,260
10% 3,372
25% 4,908
75% 10,524
90% 14,544
45-54
 
 
Average 7,776
median 6,696
10% 2,976
25% 4,440
75% 9,876
90% 13,848
55+
 
 
Average 7,068
median 6,240
10% 3,048
25% 4,332
75% 8,868
90% 12,060

Salaries by gender

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

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Men
7,344 EUR
6,480 EUR
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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 (EUR).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
4,121,268,656,630 EUR
2. IT Director Top Management
4,055,709,650,018 EUR
3. Call Centre Director Top Management
3,912,387,165,007 EUR
4. Leasing Director Leasing
3,808,779,620,501 EUR
5. Plant manager Top Management
3,482,289,244,289 EUR
6. Country Manager/Director Top Management
3,469,675,584,672 EUR
7. Managing Director Top Management
3,458,698,676,374 EUR
8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
3,367,212,580,037 EUR
9. IT Architect Information Technology
3,286,371,297,528 EUR
10. Lead developer Information Technology
3,240,720,168,365 EUR
11. Head of product development Management
3,154,790,724,149 EUR
12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
3,151,030,940,323 EUR
13. Sales Director Top Management
3,050,382,594,758 EUR
14. Finance Manager Management
2,994,798,282,775 EUR
15. Marketing Director Top Management
2,970,650,270,570 EUR
16. Technical Director Top Management
2,949,277,619,297 EUR
17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
2,878,369,519,608 EUR
18. Publishing House Director Top Management
2,862,654,334,848 EUR
19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,855,988,724,406 EUR
20. IT Manager Management
2,841,773,895,022 EUR

The worst paid positions in Uganda

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
627,800,875,258 EUR
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
667,201,512,067 EUR
3. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care
681,961,925,225 EUR
4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
712,081,707,638 EUR
5. Porter, Information Staff General labour
719,743,601,491 EUR
6. Cleaner General labour
738,957,638,707 EUR
7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
744,982,781,242 EUR
8. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care
747,609,885,713 EUR
9. Housekeeper Service Industries
748,434,191,630 EUR
10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
759,405,169,670 EUR
11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
775,476,169,934 EUR
12. Packer Production
780,285,609,497 EUR
13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
784,490,162,702 EUR
14. Cashier Banking
784,739,233,555 EUR
15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
785,089,118,801 EUR
16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
788,997,159,086 EUR
17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
793,053,455,832 EUR
18. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
796,659,052,939 EUR
19. General Labourer General labour
797,044,519,735 EUR
20. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
800,146,044,878 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

EstoniaEstonia
23,555 EUR (net)
RomaniaRomania
17,263 EUR (net)
HungaryHungary
22,973 EUR (gross)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
11,043 EUR (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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