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Salaries in Uruguay - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Uruguay is, by default, in the range of 18,212.00 UYU (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 60,042.00 UYU (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Uruguay is
80% of people earn:
18K - 60K UYU
10% earn less lthan 18K UYU
10% earns more than 60K 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 26K
10% 15K
25% 19K
75% 34K
90% 44K
25-34
 
 
Average 37K
Median 34K
10% 19K
25% 25K
75% 46K
90% 59K
35-44
 
 
Average 41K
Median 36K
10% 18K
25% 25K
75% 52K
90% 70K
45-54
 
 
Average 39K
Median 33K
10% 15K
25% 22K
75% 49K
90% 69K
55+
 
 
Average 36K
Median 32K
10% 15K
25% 22K
75% 46K
90% 63K

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

Men
41,458 UYU
35,308 UYU
Women
In general, in Uruguay, men earn 17.4% 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
127,964.00 UYU
2. IT Director Top Management
103,032.00 UYU
3. Country Manager/Director Top Management
96,477.00 UYU
4. Managing Director Top Management
94,374.00 UYU
5. Leasing Director Leasing
93,923.00 UYU
6. IT Architect Information Technology
90,497.00 UYU
7. Plant manager Top Management
88,426.00 UYU
8. Senior Project Manager Management
87,853.00 UYU
9. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
83,034.00 UYU
10. Lead developer Information Technology
79,915.00 UYU
11. Head of product development Management
78,752.00 UYU
12. Solution architect Information Technology
77,796.00 UYU
13. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
77,703.00 UYU
14. DevOps Engineer Information Technology
75,610.00 UYU
15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
75,545.00 UYU
16. Sales Director Top Management
75,221.00 UYU
17. Logistics Director Top Management
73,101.00 UYU
18. Technical Director Top Management
72,728.00 UYU
19. Agile Coach Information Technology
72,461.00 UYU
20. IT Manager Management
72,042.00 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
16,270.00 UYU
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
17,559.00 UYU
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
17,748.00 UYU
4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
18,371.00 UYU
5. Cleaner General labour
18,604.00 UYU
6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
18,726.00 UYU
7. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
19,123.00 UYU
8. Packer Production
19,241.00 UYU
9. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
19,345.00 UYU
10. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
19,360.00 UYU
11. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
19,456.00 UYU
12. General Labourer General labour
19,526.00 UYU
13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
19,556.00 UYU
14. Florist Service Industries
19,683.00 UYU
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
19,731.00 UYU
16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
19,767.00 UYU
17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
19,845.00 UYU
18. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
19,982.00 UYU
19. Security Guard Security & Protection
20,134.00 UYU
20. Refuse Collector Service Industries
20,215.00 UYU

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

CroatiaCroatia
78,101 UYU (net)
SloveniaSlovenia
115,486 UYU (gross)
EstoniaEstonia
93,215 UYU (net)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
95,325 UYU (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Male
Health and Safety Officer
Security & Protection
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Uruguay
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
996 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
40,000 UYU
Anually salary
11,952 USD
Anually salary
480,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-07-24 14:48:59
Male
Gardener
Service Industries
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,421 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
57,096 UYU
Anually salary
17,052 USD
Anually salary
685,152 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-07-10 01:59:53
Male
Crane Operator
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,394 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
56,000 UYU
Anually salary
16,728 USD
Anually salary
672,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-07-07 19:33:19
Male
Physiotherapist
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
996 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
40,000 UYU
Anually salary
11,952 USD
Anually salary
480,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-06-25 18:16:45
Female
Managing Director
Top Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,987 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
120,000 UYU
Anually salary
35,844 USD
Anually salary
1,440,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-06-23 22:58:28
Male
Electrician
Electrical & Power Engineering
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,195 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
48,000 UYU
Anually salary
14,340 USD
Anually salary
576,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-06-22 08:50:10
Male
Billing Clerk
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,245 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
50,000 UYU
Anually salary
14,940 USD
Anually salary
600,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-06-18 19:22:02
Male
Painter
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
837 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
33,641 UYU
Anually salary
10,044 USD
Anually salary
403,692 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-06-13 19:45:34
Male
Logistics Clerk
Transport, Haulage, Logistics
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Uruguay
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,419 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
57,000 UYU
Anually salary
17,028 USD
Anually salary
684,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-06-12 14:12:57
Male
Plumber
Service Industries
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,618 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
65,000 UYU
Anually salary
19,416 USD
Anually salary
780,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-06-12 11:22:59
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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 37,046 UYU.

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

The worst-paid positions in the country Uruguay are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Seamstress, Cleaner.

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 14.83% less than men.

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