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Dated official salary scales and tools for comparing pay, deductions and job offers in Uganda.
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Teacher salary in Uganda: government scales for 2026/27
Monthly pay for teachers in government primary and secondary schools from the Ministry of Public Service salary structure for 2026/27, with the 2025/26 figures beside them.
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Nurse salary in Uganda: health worker scales for 2026/27
Monthly pay for nurses and other health workers in the public service from the 2026/27 salary structure, and the scale district adverts give for an Enrolled Nurse.
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Doctor salary in Uganda: medical officer to consultant, 2026/27
Government pay for medical officers, senior medical officers, consultants and other senior health posts from the 2026/27 public service salary structure.
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Driver salary in Uganda: government scale and published adverts
Government driver posts are advertised at scale U8. This guide gives the 2026/27 U8 pay and the figures that driver adverts on work.co.ug published in October 2026.
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Security guard and police salary in Uganda: 2026/27 scales
Government pay for askaris, police constables, prisons warders and other ranks from the 2026/27 salary structure. Private security firms set their own pay.
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Accountant salary in Uganda: local government scales for 2026/27
District adverts place an Accountant at U4 Upper, a Senior Accountant at U3 Upper and a Principal Internal Auditor at U2 Upper. Here is what each scale pays in 2026/27.
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Government salary scales in Uganda: U1 to U8 for 2026/27
The general public service salary structure for 2026/27 from the Ministry of Public Service: what each scale from U8 to U1 pays a month, and how to read the scale on an advert.
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Is there a minimum wage in Uganda?
Not one that applies to all workers. The Minimum Wages Advisory Boards and Wages Councils Act, a law dating from 1957, sets out how minimum wages can be fixed through wages regulation orders, and when we checked official sources on 12 October 2026 we found no current order that sets a general minimum wage. The Minimum Wages Bill tabled in Parliament in 2015 stated that Uganda had no minimum wage, and we found no Act since then that fixes one. Until a rate is published, work.co.ug does not offer a minimum wage checker: your contract and the advert set your pay.
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