Local Salaries · Uganda
What is a good salary in 🇺🇬 Uganda (Kampala)?
The median is about $42/month; top-10% earners clear $142/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $633 | $7,596 | 2,280,693 UGX/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $35 | $420 | 126,105 UGX/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $42 | $504 | 151,326 UGX/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $80 | $960 | 288,239 UGX/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $142 | $1,704 | 511,625 UGX/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $382 | $4,584 | 1,376,342 UGX/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $1,120 (2025) and Gini 42.7 (consumption-based, widened to 49.7). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso — median $47/mo
- 🇱🇷 Liberia — median $37/mo
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania — median $47/mo
- 🇿🇲 Zambia — median $49/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Uganda
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Uganda?
- The median wage is about $42/month ($504/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $80/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $142/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Uganda?
- Roughly $142/month ($1,704/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $382/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Uganda?
- About $35/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Uganda salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($1,120, 2025) and the Gini index (42.7, consumption-based — widened to 49.7 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.