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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. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
16,979.00 UYU
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
17,353.00 UYU
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
17,540.00 UYU
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
18,155.00 UYU
6. Cleaner General labour
18,385.00 UYU
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
18,506.00 UYU
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
18,898.00 UYU
9. Packer Production
19,015.00 UYU
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
19,118.00 UYU
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
19,132.00 UYU
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
19,227.00 UYU
13. General Labourer General labour
19,297.00 UYU
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
19,326.00 UYU
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
19,499.00 UYU
16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
19,535.00 UYU
17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
19,612.00 UYU
18. Florist Service Industries
19,686.00 UYU
19. Cashier Banking
19,703.00 UYU
20. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
19,747.00 UYU

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

MacedoniaMacedonia
34,989 UYU (net)
CroatiaCroatia
75,451 UYU (net)
SloveniaSlovenia
110,946 UYU (gross)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
91,779 UYU (gross)

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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Retail Store Manager
Commerce
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,298 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
50,000 UYU
Anually salary
15,576 USD
Anually salary
600,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-01-28 05:16:08
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Agricultural Engineer, Agronomist
Agriculture, Food Industry
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,237 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
124,656 UYU
Anually salary
38,844 USD
Anually salary
1,495,872 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-01-28 03:46:23
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Baker
Agriculture, Food Industry
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,246 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
48,000 UYU
Anually salary
14,952 USD
Anually salary
576,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-01-26 17:05:53
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Pharmacist
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Uruguay
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
645 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
24,852 UYU
Anually salary
7,740 USD
Anually salary
298,224 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-01-26 13:57:11
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Restorer/Conservator
Arts & Culture
Age group
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
2,077 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
80,000 UYU
Anually salary
24,924 USD
Anually salary
960,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-01-25 23:52:23
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iOS Developer
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,376 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
130,000 UYU
Anually salary
40,512 USD
Anually salary
1,560,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-01-18 11:50:35
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Quality Inspector
Production
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,171 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
45,114 UYU
Anually salary
14,052 USD
Anually salary
541,368 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-01-16 19:51:20
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PC Technician
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,065 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
41,000 UYU
Anually salary
12,780 USD
Anually salary
492,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-01-15 19:02:49
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Key Account Manager
Commerce
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
3,999 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
154,000 UYU
Anually salary
47,988 USD
Anually salary
1,848,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-01-13 22:25:47
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Financial Analyst
Banking
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Uruguay
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,584 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
61,000 UYU
Anually salary
19,008 USD
Anually salary
732,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-01-13 14:02:24
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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, Social counselor, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Seamstress.

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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