The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has released the salary and grading structure showing the juicy salaries of employees for Uganda’s externally funded projects in 2026. The structure also includes job descriptions for Uganda’s Externally Funded Projects in 2026.
The salary structure includes the maximum pay based on the match to the requirements of the role. It also includes medical Insurance at Shs1,080,000 per employee and up to four dependents covered per annum – which totals up to Shs5.4m per annum.
The grades include: Grade 1 which includes project implementation staff, leadership or technical roles – which is usually indicated in the financing agreement.
Grade 2 includes project implementation staff at specialist, senior, manager level or middle management levels, which are usually indicated in the financing agreement.
Finance ministry permanent secretary and secretary to the treasury (PSST) Ramathan Ggoobi says that the new salary structure and job descriptions for Uganda’s Externally Funded Projects in 2026 is meant to harmonize pay and recruitment of staff for government projects.
“The Government of Uganda implements several projects financed by Development Partners through various Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs),” noted Ggoobi.
“To ensure harmonization of remuneration and hiring practices across these projects, a Standard Salary and Grading Structure and a Job Description Directory have been prepared as guiding frameworks.”
The PSST noted that the ministry consulted MDAs and project implementation units before coming up with the salary and grading structure as well as the job description directory.
He further explained that the structure was also informed by a number of factors, including fiscal consideration and international best practice.
“This Salary and Grading Structure, as well as the Job Description Directory, reflect a thorough, consultative process that engaged stakeholders across Government Ministries, Departments, Agencies, and Project Implementation Units,” PSST Ggoobi explained.
“It has been informed by international best practice, local remuneration benchmarks, the existing Public Service frameworks, fiscal considerations, and the need to ensure fairness in compensation and recruitment across comparable positions and cadres.”
By addressing existing disparities and gaps, Ggoobi continued, this framework aims to increase productivity and engagement across all MDAs, improve project implementation and effectiveness, and uphold the principles of good governance.
“I therefore commend all contributors and stakeholders for their commitment to these transformative frameworks and encourage all MDAs to actively engage in their implementation to achieve an accountable public service, ultimately strengthening national economic performance and advancing the attainment of the Tenfold Growth Strategy and Fourth National Development Plan,” he noted.
“The Ministry pledges its continued support through policy oversight, resource allocation, and coordination to ensure that the objectives of streamlining pay and remuneration across all Projects are achieved in a sustainable manner.”
You can see the full salary structure for government employees for the current financial year showing how much each government employee category earns monthly, as well as the most highly paid government employees, including presidential advisors Here, There and Over There.
Meanwhile, government plans to increase salaries of RDCs beginning this July. (See Details Here).
