Salaries in Uruguay

The salary range of employees working in Uruguay is, by default, in the range of 5,256 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 16,512 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:

5,256 - 16,512 USD

10% earn less lthan 5,256 USD

10% earns more than 16,512 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 7,980

median 7,332

10% 4,344

25% 5,472

75% 9,756

90% 12,552

25-34

Average 10,608

median 9,636

10% 5,208

25% 7,008

75% 13,116

90% 17,208

35-44

Average 11,460

median 10,176

10% 5,088

25% 7,140

75% 14,340

90% 19,356

45-54

Average 10,764

median 9,384

10% 4,356

25% 6,348

75% 13,620

90% 18,828

55+

Average 10,080

median 9,000

10% 4,584

25% 6,372

75% 12,564

90% 16,848

Salaries by gender

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

Men

11,484 USD

9,804 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

642,162,088 USD

2. IT Director Top Management

573,946,708 USD

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

553,665,364 USD

4. Country Manager/Director Top Management

551,779,615 USD

5. Leasing Director Leasing

539,002,529 USD

6. Senior Project Manager Management

535,465,259 USD

7. IT Architect Information Technology

520,810,172 USD

8. Managing Director Top Management

492,932,786 USD

9. Plant manager Top Management

492,798,685 USD

10. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

476,514,129 USD

11. Head of product development Management

465,628,157 USD

12. Lead developer Information Technology

458,613,217 USD

13. DevOps Engineer Information Technology

452,575,123 USD

14. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

445,921,359 USD

15. Sales Director Top Management

431,677,513 USD

16. Logistics Director Top Management

422,149,829 USD

17. Technical Director Top Management

417,369,299 USD

18. IT Manager Management

413,436,284 USD

19. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

407,335,014 USD

20. Marketing Director Top Management

405,655,481 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

89,400,263 USD

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

98,602,530 USD

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

100,770,784 USD

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

101,557,507 USD

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

101,854,912 USD

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

105,426,750 USD

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

105,798,059 USD

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

105,915,471 USD

9. Cleaner General labour

106,765,966 USD

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

107,467,460 USD

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

109,742,399 USD

12. Packer Production

110,422,437 USD

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

111,017,842 USD

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

111,103,071 USD

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

111,655,564 USD

16. General Labourer General labour

112,059,654 USD

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

112,229,514 USD

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

112,739,692 USD

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

113,233,181 USD

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

113,441,782 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

11,356 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

470,000 UYU

Anually salary

136,272 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

3,273 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

135,463 UYU

Anually salary

39,276 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

1,570 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

65,000 UYU

Anually salary

18,840 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

1,329 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

55,000 UYU

Anually salary

15,948 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

1,087 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

45,000 UYU

Anually salary

13,044 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

2,187 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

90,500 UYU

Anually salary

26,244 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

483 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

20,000 UYU

Anually salary

5,796 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

3,576 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

148,000 UYU

Anually salary

42,912 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

718 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

29,714 UYU

Anually salary

8,616 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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