PUBLIC SECTOR / SALARY
UGANDA

SALARY SURVEYS

5

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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR		MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR		Gross income Net (after tax) 3792.74 UGX = 1 USD
38,462,219 UGX $10,141 USD		26,549,209 UGX $7,000 USD		Gross income Net (after tax) 3792.74 UGX = 1 USD

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Average Salary / Public Sector / Uganda

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Average salary for Public Sector / Uganda is 38,462,219 UGX per year. The most typical earning is 26,549,209 UGX. All data are based on 5 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 32,996,874 UGX. Women receive a salary of 46,650,754 UGX.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Masters Degree with salary of 49,305,675 UGX. The second most paid education level is Bellow H. School with salary of 44,754,381 UGX.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 8-12 Years of experience receive salary of 61,821,731 UGX. Employees with 20+ Years of experience receive 36,789,619 UGX.

Levels / Public Sector / Uganda (Gross UGX)

Salary Levels (UGX) per Year	Surveys	[%]
3,792,700 UGX - 7,581,699 UGX	0	n/a
7,585,500 UGX - 11,374,399 UGX	0	n/a
11,378,200 UGX - 18,959,899 UGX	1	100% 20%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
18,963,700 UGX - 37,923,599 UGX	2	80% 40%
37,927,400 UGX - 56,887,399 UGX	1	40% 20%
56,891,200 UGX - 75,851,099 UGX	1	20% 20%
75,854,900 UGX - 94,814,799 UGX	0	n/a
94,818,600 UGX - 113,778,499 UGX	0	n/a
113,782,300 UGX - 132,742,299 UGX	0	n/a
132,746,000 UGX - 151,705,999 UGX	0	n/a
151,709,800 UGX - 170,669,699 UGX	0	n/a
170,673,500 UGX - 189,633,399 UGX	0	n/a
189,637,200 UGX - 208,597,099 UGX	0	n/a
208,600,900 UGX - 227,560,899 UGX	0	n/a
227,564,700 UGX - 246,524,599 UGX	0	n/a
246,528,400 UGX - 265,488,299 UGX	0	n/a
265,492,100 UGX - 284,451,999 UGX	0	n/a
284,455,800 UGX - 303,415,699 UGX	0	n/a
303,419,500 UGX - 322,379,499 UGX	0	n/a
322,383,300 UGX - 341,343,199 UGX	0	n/a
341,347,000 UGX - 360,306,899 UGX	0	n/a
360,310,700 UGX - 379,270,599 UGX	0	n/a
379,274,400 UGX - 398,234,399 UGX	0	n/a
398,238,100 UGX - 417,198,099 UGX	0	n/a
417,201,900 UGX - 436,161,799 UGX	0	n/a
436,165,600 UGX - 455,125,499 UGX	0	n/a
455,129,300 UGX - 474,089,199 UGX	0	n/a
474,093,000 UGX - 493,052,999 UGX	0	n/a
493,056,800 UGX - 512,016,699 UGX	0	n/a
512,020,500 UGX - 530,980,399 UGX	0	n/a
530,984,200 UGX - 549,944,099 UGX	0	n/a
549,947,900 UGX - 568,907,799 UGX	0	n/a
HIGH SALARIES
568,911,600 UGX - 606,835,299 UGX	0	n/a
606,839,100 UGX - 644,762,699 UGX	0	n/a
644,766,500 UGX - 682,690,199 UGX	0	n/a
682,694,000 UGX - 720,617,599 UGX	0	n/a
720,621,400 UGX - 758,545,099 UGX	0	n/a
758,548,800 UGX - 796,472,499 UGX	0	n/a
796,476,300 UGX - 834,399,899 UGX	0	n/a
834,403,700 UGX - 872,327,399 UGX	0	n/a
872,331,200 UGX - 910,254,799 UGX	0	n/a
910,258,600 UGX - 948,182,299 UGX	0	n/a
948,186,100 UGX - 1,327,460,499 UGX	0	n/a

Gender / Public Sector / Uganda (Gross UGX)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Women	2	46,650,754 UGX
2	Men	3	32,996,874 UGX

Education / Public Sector / Uganda (Gross UGX)

#		Surveys
1	Masters Degree	2	49,305,675 UGX
2	Bellow H. School	1	44,754,381 UGX
3	Bachelors Degree	2	24,273,563 UGX

Experience / Public Sector / Uganda (Gross UGX)

#		Surveys
1	8-12 Years	1	61,821,731 UGX
2	20+ Years	1	36,789,619 UGX
3	4-8 Years	2	31,479,777 UGX
4	2-4 Years	1	31,100,502 UGX

Age / Public Sector / Uganda (Gross UGX)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	31-35	2	39,823,814 UGX
2	26-30	3	37,548,167 UGX

Work Type / Public Sector / Uganda (Gross UGX)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Permanent	3	45,892,205 UGX
2	Contract	2	27,307,758 UGX

Cities / Public Sector / Uganda (Gross UGX)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Kampala	4	39,065,265 UGX
2	--Other--	1	36,789,619 UGX

Careers / Public Sector / Uganda (Gross UGX)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Social Worker	1	44,754,381 UGX
2	Other Public Sector Career	4	36,789,619 UGX

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Network Administrator

Posted 10 October 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Tasked with the installation and maintenance of the Storage Area Networks and its fabrics, Server Farm, Clouds Infrastructure that Supports URA business Applications as per Service Level Agreement (SLA) and URA business requirements. The incumbent will be tasked with the administration of the Enterprise Server and Storage Farms, unified converged Enterprise Systems to ensure Availability of all URA business Applications."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kampala	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	30,979,100 UGX

Supervisor

Posted 05 March 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research in tax collection."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kampala	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	61,958,300 UGX

Soccer Coach

Posted 27 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teach and coach soccer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kampala	Bellow H. School	4-8 Years	n/a	44,921,300 UGX

PUBLIC SECTOR / SALARY UGANDA

5

38,462,219 UGX

26,549,209 UGX