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Salaries in Uganda - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Uganda is, by default, in the range of 309.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 984.00 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly 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:
309 - 984 EUR
10% earn less lthan 309 EUR
10% earns more than 984 EUR
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Distribution of employees in Uganda into salary brackets in EUR.

Average salary and range in Uganda by age in EUR.

<24
 
 
Average 445
Median 419
10% 263
25% 329
75% 533
90% 659
25-34
 
 
Average 604
Median 545
10% 287
25% 392
75% 750
90% 994
35-44
 
 
Average 717
Median 650
10% 352
25% 474
75% 885
90% 1,161
45-54
 
 
Average 671
Median 601
10% 309
25% 427
75% 836
90% 1,117
55+
 
 
Average 579
Median 532
10% 299
25% 395
75% 711
90% 918

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

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Men
623 EUR
555 EUR
Woman icon
Women
In general, in Uganda, men earn 12.3% 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
1,732.00 EUR
2. IT Director Top Management
1,656.00 EUR
3. Leasing Director Leasing
1,555.00 EUR
4. Plant manager Top Management
1,422.00 EUR
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,421.00 EUR
6. Managing Director Top Management
1,384.00 EUR
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,375.00 EUR
8. Lead developer Information Technology
1,323.00 EUR
9. IT Architect Information Technology
1,321.00 EUR
10. Head of product development Management
1,288.00 EUR
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
1,286.00 EUR
12. Sales Director Top Management
1,245.00 EUR
13. Finance Manager Management
1,220.00 EUR
14. Marketing Director Top Management
1,204.00 EUR
15. Technical Director Top Management
1,204.00 EUR
16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
1,175.00 EUR
17. IT Manager Management
1,173.00 EUR
18. Publishing House Director Top Management
1,169.00 EUR
19. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
1,156.00 EUR
20. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications
1,105.00 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
256.00 EUR
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
284.00 EUR
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
290.00 EUR
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
293.00 EUR
5. Cleaner General labour
299.00 EUR
6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
304.00 EUR
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
310.00 EUR
8. Junior Accountant Economy, Finance, Accountancy
314.00 EUR
9. Cashier Banking
316.00 EUR
10. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
316.00 EUR
11. Packer Production
318.00 EUR
12. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
320.00 EUR
13. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
320.00 EUR
14. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
322.00 EUR
15. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
323.00 EUR
16. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
326.00 EUR
17. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
327.00 EUR
18. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
328.00 EUR
19. General Labourer General labour
328.00 EUR
20. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
330.00 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

PolandPoland
2,596 EUR (gross)
MacedoniaMacedonia
735 EUR (net)
BulgariaBulgaria
1,520 EUR (net)
LatviaLatvia
1,716 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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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
699 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,520,000 UGX
Anually salary
8,388 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
1,918 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,916,670 UGX
Anually salary
23,016 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
832 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,000,000 UGX
Anually salary
9,984 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
832 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,000,000 UGX
Anually salary
9,984 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
578 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,083,330 UGX
Anually salary
6,936 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
1,609 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,800,000 UGX
Anually salary
19,308 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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Petroleum engineer
Mining, Metallurgy
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
327 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,180,000 UGX
Anually salary
3,924 USD
Anually salary
14,160,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2025-11-22 15:33:58
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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 614 EUR.

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 10.91% less than men.

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