Income tax calculator Uganda
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
USh 1,593
Social Security
- USh 79.65
Total tax
- USh 79.65
Net pay
*
USh 1,513
Marginal tax rate
5.0%
Average tax rate
5.0%
95.0%
Net pay
5.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
USh 1,513
Net pay
USh 159
Tax the employer pays
USh 79.65
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
USh 239
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer USh 159 to pay you USh 1,593. In other words, every time you spend USh 10 of your hard-earned money, USh 1.50 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
13.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 5% tax rate now rises to 13.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make USh 1,593 a year living in Uganda, you will be taxed USh 79.65. That means that your net pay will be USh 1,513 per year, or USh 126 per month. Your average tax rate is 5.0% and your marginal tax rate is 5.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of USh 100 in your salary will be taxed USh 5, hence, your net pay will only increase by USh 95.
Bonus Example
A USh 1,000 bonus will generate an extra USh 950 of net incomes. A USh 5,000 bonus will generate an extra USh 4,750 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
UGX 1599
0.0%
1
Germany
UGX 1598
0.0%
2
Austria
UGX 1598
0.0%
3
Ireland
UGX 1598
0.0%
4
Netherlands
UGX 1598
0.0%
5
Sweden
UGX 1594
0.0%
6
Norway
UGX 1593
0.0%
7
Switzerland
UGX 1579
2,421.1%
8
Spain
UGX 1481
5.0%
9
France
UGX 1442
9.8%
10
Italy
UGX 1442
9.8%
11
Luxembourg
UGX 1403
10.0%
12
Czech Republic
UGX 1418
11.0%
13
Russia
UGX 1386
13.0%
14
Hungary
UGX 1298
18.5%
15
Ukraine
UGX 1282
19.5%
16
Poland
UGX 1252
21.4%
17
Greece
UGX 1247
22.0%
18
Portugal
UGX 1169
25.0%
19
Belgium
UGX 1091
31.7%
20
Finland
UGX 1091
31.7%
21
Romania
UGX 885
44.3%
22
Denmark
UGX 0
100.0%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
UGX 1550
1.7%
1
USA
UGX 1467
9.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
UGX 1584
0.0%
1
Singapore
UGX 1590
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
UGX 1594
0.0%
3
Indonesia
UGX 1453
8.8%
4
India
UGX 1402
12.0%
5
New Zealand
UGX 1396
12.3%
6
China
UGX 1384
13.1%
7
Vietnam
UGX 1354
15.0%
8
Japan
UGX 1294
18.7%
9
Pakistan
UGX 1593
2,400.0%
10
Thailand
UGX 1514
5.0%
11
Taiwan
UGX 1452
8.9%
12
South Korea
UGX 1423
10.7%
13
Kazakhstan
UGX 1262
20.8%
14
Philippines
UGX 652
59.1%
15
Malaysia
UGX 637
60.1%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
UGX 1555
2.4%
1
Puerto Rico
UGX 1467
7.0%
2
Brazil
UGX 1472
7.6%
3
Colombia
UGX 1466
8.0%
4
Ecuador
UGX 1431
9.3%
5
Guatemala
UGX 1441
9.5%
6
Costa Rica
UGX 1426
10.5%
7
Panama
UGX 1429
11.4%
8
Peru
UGX 1391
12.3%
9
Argentina
UGX 1322
17.0%
10
Chile
UGX 1313
17.6%
11
Uruguay
UGX 1305
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
UGX 1578
1.0%
1
Angola
UGX 1545
3.0%
2
Morocco
UGX 1484
6.7%
3
Cameroon
UGX 1344
15.6%
4
Nigeria
UGX 1339
16.0%
5
Kenya
UGX 1593
4,666.5%
6
Uganda
UGX 1513
5.0%
7
Ghana
UGX 1506
5.5%
8
Zambia
UGX 1498
6.0%
9
Ivory Coast
UGX 1474
7.5%
10
Senegal
UGX 1593
219.9%
11
Mozambique
UGX 1593
937.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
UGX 1593
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
UGX 1592
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
UGX 1518
5.0%
3
Qatar
UGX 1518
5.0%
4
Bahrain
UGX 1460
6.3%
5
Oman
UGX 1429
6.3%
6
Lebanon
UGX 1481
7.0%
7
Kuwait
UGX 1432
7.7%
8
Israel
UGX 1379
13.0%
9
Turkey
UGX 1342
15.7%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the tables of Uganda, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.