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Salaries in Uruguay - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Uruguay is, by default, in the range of 456.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 1,521.00 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly salary including bonuses. Salaries can vary significantly within individual job positions. If you are interested in salaries for a specific position, participate in the survey.
Gross salary in Uruguay is
80% of people earn:
456 - 1,521 USD
10% earn less lthan 456 USD
10% earns more than 1,521 USD
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Distribution of employees in Uruguay into salary brackets in USD.

Average salary and range in Uruguay by age in USD.

<24
 
 
Average 712
Median 653
10% 385
25% 486
75% 872
90% 1,126
25-34
 
 
Average 946
Median 857
10% 460
25% 621
75% 1,170
90% 1,541
35-44
 
 
Average 1,029
Median 908
10% 443
25% 628
75% 1,292
90% 1,759
45-54
 
 
Average 990
Median 847
10% 385
25% 555
75% 1,263
90% 1,784
55+
 
 
Average 914
Median 807
10% 392
25% 558
75% 1,150
90% 1,567

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

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Men
1,029 USD
899 USD
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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 (USD).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
2,747.00 USD
2. IT Director Top Management
2,670.00 USD
3. Country Manager/Director Top Management
2,370.00 USD
4. Leasing Director Leasing
2,370.00 USD
5. Senior Project Manager Management
2,349.00 USD
6. Managing Director Top Management
2,346.00 USD
7. IT Architect Information Technology
2,296.00 USD
8. Plant manager Top Management
2,212.00 USD
9. DevOps Engineer Information Technology
2,198.00 USD
10. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,095.00 USD
11. Lead developer Information Technology
2,016.00 USD
12. Head of product development Management
1,973.00 USD
13. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
1,961.00 USD
14. Sales Director Top Management
1,898.00 USD
15. Logistics Director Top Management
1,863.00 USD
16. Technical Director Top Management
1,835.00 USD
17. IT Manager Management
1,818.00 USD
18. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
1,791.00 USD
19. Marketing Director Top Management
1,783.00 USD
20. Publishing House Director Top Management
1,781.00 USD

The worst paid positions in Uruguay

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
390.00 USD
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
433.00 USD
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
443.00 USD
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
447.00 USD
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
463.00 USD
6. Cleaner General labour
469.00 USD
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
472.00 USD
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
482.00 USD
9. Packer Production
485.00 USD
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
488.00 USD
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
488.00 USD
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
491.00 USD
13. General Labourer General labour
492.00 USD
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
493.00 USD
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
497.00 USD
16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
498.00 USD
17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
500.00 USD
18. Cashier Banking
503.00 USD
19. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
504.00 USD
20. Florist Service Industries
505.00 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

SloveniaSlovenia
2,840 USD (gross)
BulgariaBulgaria
1,791 USD (net)
LithuaniaLithuania
2,412 USD (net)
EstoniaEstonia
2,321 USD (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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Qualified Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical Engineering
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
646 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
25,200 UYU
Anually salary
7,752 USD
Anually salary
302,400 UYU
ClockPosted: 2025-12-27 01:32:12
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Administrative Worker
Administration
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,795 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
70,000 UYU
Anually salary
21,540 USD
Anually salary
840,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2025-12-24 06:38:02
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Foreman
Production
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,960 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
76,440 UYU
Anually salary
23,520 USD
Anually salary
917,280 UYU
ClockPosted: 2025-12-24 05:29:12
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ABAP Programmer
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Uruguay
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,539 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
60,000 UYU
Anually salary
18,468 USD
Anually salary
720,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2025-12-22 17:54:10
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Pharmacist assistant
Pharmaceutical Industry
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
754 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
29,402 UYU
Anually salary
9,048 USD
Anually salary
352,824 UYU
ClockPosted: 2025-12-20 22:22:20
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Logistics Clerk
Transport, Haulage, Logistics
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
949 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
37,000 UYU
Anually salary
11,388 USD
Anually salary
444,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2025-12-20 01:51:36
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Deputy shop manager
Commerce
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,077 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
42,000 UYU
Anually salary
12,924 USD
Anually salary
504,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2025-12-19 20:39:59
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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
2,846 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
111,000 UYU
Anually salary
34,152 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
1,362 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
53,125 UYU
Anually salary
16,344 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
1,410 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
55,000 UYU
Anually salary
16,920 USD
Anually salary
660,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2025-12-06 06:58:34
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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 935 USD.

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 12.63% less than men.

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