🇺🇬 Updated April 17, 2026

Data Scientist in Uganda

Detailed salary information for Data Scientist positions in Uganda, including pay in UGX and USD with national income comparison.

Annual Salary (per year)

51,361,500 UGX

Salary in USD / year

$13,225.2

National Percentile

Top 10%

About This Role

Data Engineers design and maintain data pipelines, ensuring data availability and quality for analysis and reporting purposes.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain data pipelines and ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes.
Ensure data accessibility and availability for analytics and reporting.
Collaborate with data scientists and analysts.

Required Skills

Data integration ETL (ExtractTransformLoad) Big data technologies (e.g.Hadoop

Role Requirements & Work Profile

Experience Required

2–11 years

Typical experience range for this role

Work Arrangement

Contract

32%

Part-Time

23%

Full-Time

18%

Temporary

14%

Intern

14%

Common Qualifications

B.Com

23%

M.Com

18%

MCA

14%

B.Tech

14%

BA

14%

M.Tech

9%

Related Specializations

Professionals with the Data Scientist title in Uganda often specialize in these roles:

Data Engineer Machine Learning Engineer

Common Benefits

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Relocation Assistance

Legal Assistance

Employee Recognition Programs

Financial Counseling

Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)

Tuition Reimbursement

Profit-Sharing

Transportation Benefits

Parental Leave

Job Details

Job TitleData Scientist

CategoryScience and Technical Services

Country🇺🇬 Uganda

CurrencyUGX

Annual Salary (per year)51,361,500 UGX

Annual Salary in USD (per year)$13,225.2

Income TierTop 10%

Income Distribution Comparison

How this salary compares to national income brackets

This Salary

51,361,500

Bottom 50% Avg

1,020,180

Middle 40% Avg

7,229,556

Top 10% Avg

44,152,584

Top 1% Avg

178,229,894

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