Salaries in Uruguay

The salary range of employees working in Uruguay is, by default, in the range of 18,124.00 UYU (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 56,969.00 UYU (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:

18K - 57K UYU

10% earn less lthan 18K UYU

10% earns more than 57K UYU

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Uruguay into salary brackets in UYU.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Uruguay by age in UYU.

<24

Average 28K

median 25K

10% 15K

25% 19K

75% 34K

90% 43K

25-34

Average 37K

median 33K

10% 18K

25% 24K

75% 45K

90% 59K

35-44

Average 40K

median 35K

10% 18K

25% 25K

75% 49K

90% 67K

45-54

Average 37K

median 32K

10% 15K

25% 22K

75% 47K

90% 65K

55+

Average 35K

median 31K

10% 16K

25% 22K

75% 43K

90% 58K

Salaries by gender

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

Men

39,598 UYU

33,819 UYU

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 (UYU).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

107,745.00 UYU

2. IT Director Top Management

96,299.50 UYU

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

92,896.60 UYU

4. Country Manager/Director Top Management

92,580.20 UYU

5. Leasing Director Leasing

90,436.40 UYU

6. Senior Project Manager Management

89,842.90 UYU

7. IT Architect Information Technology

87,384.00 UYU

8. Managing Director Top Management

82,706.60 UYU

9. Plant manager Top Management

82,684.10 UYU

10. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

79,951.80 UYU

11. Head of product development Management

78,125.30 UYU

12. Lead developer Information Technology

76,948.30 UYU

13. DevOps Engineer Information Technology

75,935.20 UYU

14. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

74,818.80 UYU

15. Sales Director Top Management

72,428.90 UYU

16. Logistics Director Top Management

70,830.30 UYU

17. Technical Director Top Management

70,028.20 UYU

18. IT Manager Management

69,368.30 UYU

19. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

68,344.60 UYU

20. Marketing Director Top Management

68,062.80 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

15,000.00 UYU

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

16,544.00 UYU

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

16,907.80 UYU

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

17,039.80 UYU

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

17,089.70 UYU

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

17,689.00 UYU

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

17,751.30 UYU

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

17,771.00 UYU

9. Cleaner General labour

17,913.70 UYU

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

18,031.40 UYU

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

18,413.10 UYU

12. Packer Production

18,527.20 UYU

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

18,627.10 UYU

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

18,641.40 UYU

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

18,734.10 UYU

16. General Labourer General labour

18,801.90 UYU

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

18,830.40 UYU

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

18,916.00 UYU

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

18,998.80 UYU

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

19,033.80 UYU

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

43,464 UYU (net)

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

11,355 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

470,000 UYU

Anually salary

136,260 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

2,186 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

90,500 UYU

Anually salary

26,232 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

Salaries by gender

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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