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Salaries in Uganda - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Uganda is, by default, in the range of 321.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 1,157.00 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Uganda is
80% of people earn:
321 - 1,157 USD
10% earn less lthan 321 USD
10% earns more than 1,157 USD
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Distribution of employees in Uganda into salary brackets in USD.

Average salary and range in Uganda by age in USD.

<24
 
 
Average 504
Median 459
10% 251
25% 336
75% 622
90% 814
25-34
 
 
Average 682
Median 592
10% 269
25% 397
75% 865
90% 1,203
35-44
 
 
Average 764
Median 646
10% 266
25% 414
75% 979
90% 1,402
45-54
 
 
Average 722
Median 601
10% 233
25% 375
75% 930
90% 1,353
55+
 
 
Average 682
Median 580
10% 245
25% 376
75% 871
90% 1,237

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

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Men
685 USD
626 USD
Woman icon
Women
In general, in Uganda, men earn 9.4% 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
1,984.00 USD
2. IT Director Top Management
1,877.00 USD
3. Leasing Director Leasing
1,763.00 USD
4. Plant manager Top Management
1,612.00 USD
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,575.00 USD
6. Managing Director Top Management
1,560.00 USD
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,558.00 USD
8. Lead developer Information Technology
1,500.00 USD
9. IT Architect Information Technology
1,499.00 USD
10. Head of product development Management
1,460.00 USD
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
1,458.00 USD
12. Sales Director Top Management
1,412.00 USD
13. Marketing Director Top Management
1,370.00 USD
14. Finance Manager Management
1,369.00 USD
15. Technical Director Top Management
1,365.00 USD
16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
1,332.00 USD
17. IT Manager Management
1,327.00 USD
18. Publishing House Director Top Management
1,325.00 USD
19. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
1,310.00 USD
20. Logistics Director Top Management
1,300.00 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
290.00 USD
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
322.00 USD
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
328.00 USD
4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
329.00 USD
5. Cleaner General labour
343.00 USD
6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
344.00 USD
7. Junior Accountant Economy, Finance, Accountancy
348.00 USD
8. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
351.00 USD
9. Cashier Banking
352.00 USD
10. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
359.00 USD
11. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
360.00 USD
12. Packer Production
361.00 USD
13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
363.00 USD
14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
363.00 USD
15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
365.00 USD
16. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
367.00 USD
17. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
370.00 USD
18. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
372.00 USD
19. General Labourer General labour
373.00 USD
20. Florist Service Industries
375.00 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

CroatiaCroatia
1,936 USD (net)
SerbiaSerbia
1,425 USD (net)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
2,332 USD (gross)
RomaniaRomania
1,689 USD (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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Radiographer
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
368 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,350,000 UGX
Anually salary
4,416 USD
Anually salary
16,200,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-03-06 00:10:52
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Android Developer
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
545 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,000,000 UGX
Anually salary
6,540 USD
Anually salary
24,000,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-03-04 01:25:48
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Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical Engineering
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
585 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,150,000 UGX
Anually salary
7,020 USD
Anually salary
25,800,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-03-03 16:43:17
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Tractor, harvester driver
Agriculture, Food Industry
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
143 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
525,001 UGX
Anually salary
1,716 USD
Anually salary
6,300,012 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-03-02 22:30:19
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Machine Fitter
Mechanical Engineering
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Uganda
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
915 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,360,000 UGX
Anually salary
10,980 USD
Anually salary
40,320,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-03-01 13:56:26
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Administrative Worker
Administration
Age group
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
436 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,600,000 UGX
Anually salary
5,232 USD
Anually salary
19,200,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-02-20 16:03:55
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Building Technician
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
103 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
380,000 UGX
Anually salary
1,236 USD
Anually salary
4,560,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-02-20 14:53:43
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Risk Specialist
Banking
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
490 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,800,000 UGX
Anually salary
5,880 USD
Anually salary
21,600,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-02-19 12:40:44
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Data scientist
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
953 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,500,000 UGX
Anually salary
11,436 USD
Anually salary
42,000,000 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-02-18 16:44:53
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Insurance administrator
Insurance
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Uganda
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
364 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,336,670 UGX
Anually salary
4,368 USD
Anually salary
16,040,040 UGX
ClockPosted: 2026-02-17 14:57:00
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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 696 USD.

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, Porter, Information Staff, Tailor, 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 8.61% less than men.

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