Income tax calculator Uganda

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
USh 8,609
Social Security
- USh 430
Total tax
- USh 430
Net pay
* USh 8,179
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 8,179
Net pay
USh 861
Tax the employer pays
USh 430
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
USh 1,291
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer USh 861 to pay you USh 8,609. 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.
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Summary
If you make USh 8,609 a year living in Uganda, you will be taxed USh 430. That means that your net pay will be USh 8,179 per year, or USh 682 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
Tax per income
USh 5,000
USh 10,000
USh 15,000
USh 20,000
USh 25,000
USh 30,000
USh 35,000
USh 40,000
USh 45,000
USh 50,000
USh 55,000
USh 60,000
USh 65,000
USh 70,000
USh 75,000
USh 80,000
USh 85,000
USh 90,000
USh 95,000
USh 100,000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
UGX 8460
1.8%
1
USA
UGX 7850
8.9%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
UGX 8523
1.0%
1
Kenya
UGX 8609
1,385.9%
2
Angola
UGX 8351
3.0%
3
Uganda
UGX 8179
5.0%
4
Ghana
UGX 8136
5.5%
5
Zambia
UGX 8092
6.0%
6
Morocco
UGX 8030
6.7%
7
Ivory Coast
UGX 7963
7.5%
8
Cameroon
UGX 7264
15.6%
9
Nigeria
UGX 7170
16.7%
10
Senegal
UGX 2510
70.9%
11
Mozambique
UGX 8609
370.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
UGX 8609
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
UGX 8612
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
UGX 8179
5.0%
3
Qatar
UGX 8181
5.0%
4
Lebanon
UGX 8006
7.0%
5
Oman
UGX 7908
7.8%
6
Bahrain
UGX 7882
8.0%
7
Kuwait
UGX 7638
11.1%
8
Israel
UGX 7481
13.2%
9
Turkey
UGX 7252
15.8%
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.