Salaries in Uruguay

The salary range of employees working in Uruguay is, by default, in the range of 5,268 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 16,548 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total annual 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:

5,268 - 16,548 USD

10% earn less lthan 5,268 USD

10% earns more than 16,548 USD

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Uruguay into salary brackets in USD.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Uruguay by age in USD.

<24

Average 7,992

median 7,344

10% 4,356

25% 5,484

75% 9,768

90% 12,576

25-34

Average 10,632

median 9,648

10% 5,220

25% 7,020

75% 13,140

90% 17,244

35-44

Average 11,484

median 10,200

10% 5,100

25% 7,140

75% 14,364

90% 19,392

45-54

Average 10,788

median 9,396

10% 4,368

25% 6,360

75% 13,644

90% 18,864

55+

Average 10,092

median 9,012

10% 4,596

25% 6,372

75% 12,576

90% 16,872

Salaries by gender

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

Men

11,496 USD

9,816 USD

Women

In general, in Uruguay, men earn 17.1% 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

642,218,369 USD

2. IT Director Top Management

573,997,010 USD

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

553,713,889 USD

4. Country Manager/Director Top Management

551,827,974 USD

5. Leasing Director Leasing

539,049,769 USD

6. Senior Project Manager Management

535,512,188 USD

7. IT Architect Information Technology

520,855,817 USD

8. Managing Director Top Management

492,975,987 USD

9. Plant manager Top Management

492,841,875 USD

10. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

476,555,892 USD

11. Head of product development Management

465,668,966 USD

12. Lead developer Information Technology

458,653,411 USD

13. DevOps Engineer Information Technology

452,614,788 USD

14. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

445,960,441 USD

15. Sales Director Top Management

431,715,347 USD

16. Logistics Director Top Management

422,186,828 USD

17. Technical Director Top Management

417,405,879 USD

18. IT Manager Management

413,472,518 USD

19. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

407,370,714 USD

20. Marketing Director Top Management

405,691,034 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

89,408,098 USD

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

98,611,172 USD

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

100,779,616 USD

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

101,566,407 USD

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

101,863,838 USD

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

105,435,990 USD

7. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care

105,807,332 USD

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

105,924,754 USD

9. Cleaner General labour

106,775,323 USD

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

107,476,879 USD

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

109,752,017 USD

12. Packer Production

110,432,114 USD

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

111,027,572 USD

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

111,112,808 USD

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

111,665,350 USD

16. General Labourer General labour

112,069,475 USD

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

112,239,350 USD

18. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

112,749,572 USD

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

113,243,105 USD

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

113,451,724 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Chief Executive Officer
Top Management

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Uruguay

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

11,374 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

470,000 UYU

Anually salary

136,488 USD

Anually salary

5,640,000 UYU

Posted: 2025-06-08 00:49:34

Logistics Manager
Management

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Uruguay

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,278 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

135,463 UYU

Anually salary

39,336 USD

Anually salary

1,625,556 UYU

Posted: 2025-05-31 19:59:13

Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Pharmaceutical Industry

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Uruguay

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,573 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

65,000 UYU

Anually salary

18,876 USD

Anually salary

780,000 UYU

Posted: 2025-05-28 20:35:09

Recruiter
Human Resources

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Uruguay

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,331 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

55,000 UYU

Anually salary

15,972 USD

Anually salary

660,000 UYU

Posted: 2025-05-22 18:32:16

Car Fleet Manager
Management

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Uruguay

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

589 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

24,360 UYU

Anually salary

7,068 USD

Anually salary

292,320 UYU

Posted: 2025-05-20 06:51:09

Administrative Worker
Administration

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Uruguay

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

1,089 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

45,000 UYU

Anually salary

13,068 USD

Anually salary

540,000 UYU

Posted: 2025-05-13 21:16:26

Maintenance Supervisor
Management

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Uruguay

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,190 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

90,500 UYU

Anually salary

26,280 USD

Anually salary

1,086,000 UYU

Posted: 2025-04-30 21:55:38

Pharmacist assistant
Pharmaceutical Industry

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Uruguay

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

484 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

20,000 UYU

Anually salary

5,808 USD

Anually salary

240,000 UYU

Posted: 2025-04-30 04:18:00

Finance Manager
Management

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Uruguay

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,581 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

148,000 UYU

Anually salary

42,972 USD

Anually salary

1,776,000 UYU

Posted: 2025-04-22 15:42:33

Data analyst
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Uruguay

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

719 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

29,714 UYU

Anually salary

8,628 USD

Anually salary

356,568 UYU

Posted: 2025-04-20 23:47:58

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Salary ranges

Salaries by age group

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The best paid positions in Uruguay

The worst paid positions in Uruguay

Salaries in selected countries

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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