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Salaries in Uruguay - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Uruguay is, by default, in the range of 17,765.00 UYU (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 59,322.00 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 28K
Median 25K
10% 15K
25% 19K
75% 34K
90% 44K
25-34
 
 
Average 37K
Median 33K
10% 18K
25% 24K
75% 46K
90% 60K
35-44
 
 
Average 40K
Median 35K
10% 17K
25% 25K
75% 50K
90% 69K
45-54
 
 
Average 39K
Median 33K
10% 15K
25% 22K
75% 49K
90% 70K
55+
 
 
Average 36K
Median 31K
10% 15K
25% 22K
75% 45K
90% 61K

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

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Men
40,110 UYU
35,042 UYU
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Women
In general, in Uruguay, men earn 14.5% 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
107,143.00 UYU
2. IT Director Top Management
104,129.00 UYU
3. Country Manager/Director Top Management
92,461.00 UYU
4. Leasing Director Leasing
92,438.00 UYU
5. Senior Project Manager Management
91,644.00 UYU
6. Managing Director Top Management
91,515.00 UYU
7. IT Architect Information Technology
89,568.00 UYU
8. Plant manager Top Management
86,272.00 UYU
9. DevOps Engineer Information Technology
85,732.00 UYU
10. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
81,722.00 UYU
11. Lead developer Information Technology
78,652.00 UYU
12. Head of product development Management
76,945.00 UYU
13. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
76,475.00 UYU
14. Sales Director Top Management
74,032.00 UYU
15. Logistics Director Top Management
72,660.00 UYU
16. Technical Director Top Management
71,578.00 UYU
17. IT Manager Management
70,904.00 UYU
18. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
69,858.00 UYU
19. Marketing Director Top Management
69,569.00 UYU
20. Publishing House Director Top Management
69,476.00 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
15,236.00 UYU
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
16,910.00 UYU
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
17,282.00 UYU
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
17,468.00 UYU
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
18,080.00 UYU
6. Cleaner General labour
18,310.00 UYU
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
18,430.00 UYU
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
18,820.00 UYU
9. Packer Production
18,937.00 UYU
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
19,039.00 UYU
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
19,054.00 UYU
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
19,149.00 UYU
13. General Labourer General labour
19,218.00 UYU
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
19,247.00 UYU
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
19,419.00 UYU
16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
19,455.00 UYU
17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
19,531.00 UYU
18. Cashier Banking
19,622.00 UYU
19. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
19,666.00 UYU
20. Florist Service Industries
19,699.00 UYU

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

SloveniaSlovenia
110,766 UYU (gross)
Czech RepublicCzech Republic
108,046 UYU (gross)
HungaryHungary
99,356 UYU (gross)
LatviaLatvia
78,861 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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Frontend developer
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,833 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
111,000 UYU
Anually salary
33,996 USD
Anually salary
1,332,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2025-12-10 04:16:08
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Country Manager/Director
Top Management
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,356 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
53,125 UYU
Anually salary
16,272 USD
Anually salary
637,500 UYU
ClockPosted: 2025-12-09 08:16:00
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IT Analyst
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,404 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
55,000 UYU
Anually salary
16,848 USD
Anually salary
660,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2025-12-06 06:58:34
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Project Coordinator
Administration
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,420 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
134,000 UYU
Anually salary
41,040 USD
Anually salary
1,608,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2025-11-28 20:16:27
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Business Analyst
Commerce
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
2,322 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
91,000 UYU
Anually salary
27,864 USD
Anually salary
1,092,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2025-11-28 15:43:58
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Pharmacist assistant
Pharmaceutical Industry
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,644 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
64,419 UYU
Anually salary
19,728 USD
Anually salary
773,028 UYU
ClockPosted: 2025-11-24 00:19:29
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Medical Records Clerk
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
835 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
32,700 UYU
Anually salary
10,020 USD
Anually salary
392,400 UYU
ClockPosted: 2025-11-22 15:20:23
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Civil Engineer
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,072 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
42,000 UYU
Anually salary
12,864 USD
Anually salary
504,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2025-11-20 16:19:39
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Florist
Service Industries
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
429 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
16,800 UYU
Anually salary
5,148 USD
Anually salary
201,600 UYU
ClockPosted: 2025-11-18 10:12:15
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Architect
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,715 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
67,200 UYU
Anually salary
20,580 USD
Anually salary
806,400 UYU
ClockPosted: 2025-11-15 23:53:45
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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 36,460 UYU.

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

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 12.64% less than men.

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