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Salaries in Uruguay - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Uruguay is, by default, in the range of 18,439.00 UYU (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 58,703.00 UYU (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Uruguay is
80% of people earn:
18K - 59K UYU
10% earn less lthan 18K UYU
10% earns more than 59K UYU
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Distribution of employees in Uruguay into salary brackets in UYU.

Average salary and range in Uruguay by age in UYU.

<24
 
 
Average 27K
Median 25K
10% 15K
25% 19K
75% 33K
90% 41K
25-34
 
 
Average 36K
Median 32K
10% 17K
25% 24K
75% 44K
90% 58K
35-44
 
 
Average 40K
Median 36K
10% 18K
25% 25K
75% 51K
90% 69K
45-54
 
 
Average 38K
Median 33K
10% 16K
25% 23K
75% 48K
90% 66K
55+
 
 
Average 36K
Median 32K
10% 16K
25% 23K
75% 45K
90% 60K

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Uruguay (UYU).

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Men
40,642 UYU
34,454 UYU
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Women
In general, in Uruguay, men earn 18.0% more than women.

The best paid positions in Uruguay

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Uruguay (UYU).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
108,025.00 UYU
2. IT Director Top Management
102,157.00 UYU
3. Managing Director Top Management
92,921.00 UYU
4. Leasing Director Leasing
92,819.00 UYU
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
92,746.00 UYU
6. Senior Project Manager Management
91,274.00 UYU
7. IT Architect Information Technology
89,285.00 UYU
8. DevOps Engineer Information Technology
86,612.00 UYU
9. Plant manager Top Management
84,586.00 UYU
10. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
82,058.00 UYU
11. Lead developer Information Technology
78,976.00 UYU
12. Head of product development Management
77,994.00 UYU
13. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
76,790.00 UYU
14. Sales Director Top Management
74,337.00 UYU
15. Logistics Director Top Management
72,445.00 UYU
16. Technical Director Top Management
71,873.00 UYU
17. IT Manager Management
71,196.00 UYU
18. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
70,145.00 UYU
19. Marketing Director Top Management
69,856.00 UYU
20. Publishing House Director Top Management
69,762.00 UYU

The worst paid positions in Uruguay

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Uruguay (UYU)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
15,299.00 UYU
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
17,353.00 UYU
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
17,540.00 UYU
4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
18,155.00 UYU
5. Cleaner General labour
18,385.00 UYU
6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
18,506.00 UYU
7. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
18,898.00 UYU
8. Packer Production
19,015.00 UYU
9. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
19,118.00 UYU
10. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
19,132.00 UYU
11. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
19,227.00 UYU
12. General Labourer General labour
19,297.00 UYU
13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
19,326.00 UYU
14. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
19,499.00 UYU
15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
19,535.00 UYU
16. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
19,612.00 UYU
17. Florist Service Industries
19,686.00 UYU
18. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
19,747.00 UYU
19. Security Guard Security & Protection
19,897.00 UYU
20. Refuse Collector Service Industries
19,978.00 UYU

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

EstoniaEstonia
92,654 UYU (net)
MacedoniaMacedonia
35,644 UYU (net)
BulgariaBulgaria
72,779 UYU (net)
LithuaniaLithuania
96,262 UYU (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

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Power Engineer
Electrical & Power Engineering
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,496 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
60,000 UYU
Anually salary
17,952 USD
Anually salary
720,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-04-02 18:54:13
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HR Generalist
Human Resources
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,122 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
45,000 UYU
Anually salary
13,464 USD
Anually salary
540,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-04-01 03:03:55
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Insurance Underwriter
Insurance
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,987 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
79,700 UYU
Anually salary
23,844 USD
Anually salary
956,400 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-03-31 23:35:39
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Pharmacist assistant
Pharmaceutical Industry
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
948 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
38,000 UYU
Anually salary
11,376 USD
Anually salary
456,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-03-30 02:47:34
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Architect
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,676 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
67,200 UYU
Anually salary
20,112 USD
Anually salary
806,400 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-03-24 12:02:47
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Naval Officer
Transport, Haulage, Logistics
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,795 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
72,000 UYU
Anually salary
21,540 USD
Anually salary
864,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-03-23 14:14:37
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IT System Administrator
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,034 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
41,472 UYU
Anually salary
12,408 USD
Anually salary
497,664 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-03-19 14:35:02
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Housekeeping Supervisor
Service Industries
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
817 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
32,760 UYU
Anually salary
9,804 USD
Anually salary
393,120 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-03-18 06:35:49
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Administrative Worker
Administration
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Uruguay
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
798 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
32,000 UYU
Anually salary
9,576 USD
Anually salary
384,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-03-17 14:45:41
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Cashier
Commerce
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
931 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
37,343 UYU
Anually salary
11,172 USD
Anually salary
448,116 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-03-14 11:57:00
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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary level in $country.

The total gross average salary for job positions in the country based on Paylab.com data in Uruguay is 36,610 UYU.

The best-paid positions in the country Uruguay are Chief Executive Officer, IT Director, Managing Director, Leasing Director, Country Manager/Director.

The worst-paid positions in the country Uruguay are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Seamstress, Cleaner.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country Uruguay, regardless of the work they do, women earn 15.23% less than men.

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