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description: "Median wage in Uganda ≈ $42/mo; top 10% above $142/mo, minimum $35/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=UG).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇧🇫 Burkina Faso](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/burkina-faso/) — median $47/mo
- [🇱🇷 Liberia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/liberia/) — median $37/mo
- [🇹🇿 Tanzania](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/tanzania/) — median $47/mo
- [🇿🇲 Zambia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/zambia/) — median $49/mo

See also: [what everyday life costs in Uganda](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/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.

Log-normal model from World Bank data — estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data. Agents: GET /api/wage-bands.json?country=UG.

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