Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
USh 1,255
Social Security
- USh 62.75
Total tax
- USh 62.75
Net pay
* USh 1,192
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 1,192
Net pay
USh 126
Tax the employer pays
USh 62.75
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
USh 188
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer USh 126 to pay you USh 1,255. 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 15,060 a year living in Uganda, you will be taxed USh 753. That means that your net pay will be USh 14,307 per year, or USh 1,192 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
UGX 14819
1.6%
1
USA
UGX 13756
8.8%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
UGX 14702
2.4%
1
Brazil
UGX 13933
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
UGX 13902
7.8%
3
Colombia
UGX 13855
8.0%
4
Ecuador
UGX 13646
9.5%
5
Guatemala
UGX 13616
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
UGX 13479
10.5%
7
Panama
UGX 13407
11.0%
8
Peru
UGX 13182
12.5%
9
Argentina
UGX 12500
17.0%
10
Chile
UGX 12409
17.6%
11
Uruguay
UGX 12334
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
UGX 14909
1.0%
1
Angola
UGX 14608
3.0%
2
Uganda
UGX 14307
5.0%
3
Ghana
UGX 14232
5.5%
4
Zambia
UGX 14156
6.0%
5
Morocco
UGX 14045
6.7%
6
Ivory Coast
UGX 13930
7.5%
7
Cameroon
UGX 12706
15.6%
8
Nigeria
UGX 12535
16.8%
9
Senegal
UGX 8406
44.2%
10
Mozambique
UGX 15060
217.5%
11
Kenya
UGX 15060
792.2%
12
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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.