Salaries in Uruguay

The salary range of employees working in Uruguay is, by default, in the range of 448.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 1,468.00 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:

448 - 1,468 USD

10% earn less lthan 448 USD

10% earns more than 1,468 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 706

Median 651

10% 378

25% 488

75% 862

90% 1,105

25-34

Average 931

Median 850

10% 469

25% 625

75% 1,146

90% 1,493

35-44

Average 997

Median 885

10% 441

25% 619

75% 1,248

90% 1,687

45-54

Average 935

Median 821

10% 391

25% 563

75% 1,178

90% 1,615

55+

Average 880

Median 788

10% 406

25% 560

75% 1,097

90% 1,467

Salaries by gender

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

Men

1,021 USD

868 USD

Women

In general, in Uruguay, men earn 17.6% 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

4,289,546.59 USD

2. IT Director Top Management

3,877,155.61 USD

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

3,740,144.75 USD

4. Leasing Director Leasing

3,641,097.29 USD

5. Country Manager/Director Top Management

3,630,536.85 USD

6. Senior Project Manager Management

3,592,127.29 USD

7. IT Architect Information Technology

3,546,722.57 USD

8. DevOps Engineer Information Technology

3,426,570.17 USD

9. Managing Director Top Management

3,386,284.34 USD

10. Plant manager Top Management

3,328,980.71 USD

11. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

3,218,970.47 USD

12. Lead developer Information Technology

3,098,045.26 USD

13. Head of product development Management

3,043,753.20 USD

14. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

3,012,310.90 USD

15. Sales Director Top Management

2,916,087.80 USD

16. Logistics Director Top Management

2,853,211.15 USD

17. Technical Director Top Management

2,819,434.47 USD

18. IT Manager Management

2,792,868.05 USD

19. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

2,751,650.06 USD

20. Finance Manager Management

2,751,466.82 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

600,164.46 USD

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

666,084.55 USD

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

680,732.13 USD

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

686,046.21 USD

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

688,057.92 USD

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

712,182.41 USD

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

714,692.06 USD

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

715,484.79 USD

9. Cleaner General labour

721,229.09 USD

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

725,969.54 USD

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

741,338.15 USD

12. Packer Production

745,931.20 USD

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

749,954.61 USD

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

750,528.24 USD

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

754,260.84 USD

16. General Labourer General labour

756,989.59 USD

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

758,140.84 USD

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

761,586.63 USD

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

764,920.87 USD

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

766,327.07 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.

IT Director
Top Management

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Uruguay

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

4,280 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

170,000 UYU

Anually salary

51,360 USD

Anually salary

2,040,000 UYU

Posted: 2025-09-12 20:51:11

Logistics Clerk
Transport, Haulage, Logistics

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Uruguay

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

1,385 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

55,000 UYU

Anually salary

16,620 USD

Anually salary

660,000 UYU

Posted: 2025-09-10 14:13:48

Pastry Chef, Confectioner
Agriculture, Food Industry

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Uruguay

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

881 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

35,000 UYU

Anually salary

10,572 USD

Anually salary

420,000 UYU

Posted: 2025-09-08 06:19:55

Purchasing Manager
Management

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Uruguay

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,417 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

96,000 UYU

Anually salary

29,004 USD

Anually salary

1,152,000 UYU

Posted: 2025-08-31 18:41:07

Vehicle Body Repairer
Car Industry

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Uruguay

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

604 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

24,000 UYU

Anually salary

7,248 USD

Anually salary

288,000 UYU

Posted: 2025-08-27 02:51:01

Seller / Cashier
Commerce

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Uruguay

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

957 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

38,000 UYU

Anually salary

11,484 USD

Anually salary

456,000 UYU

Posted: 2025-08-26 18:51:45

Chief Executive Officer
Top Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Uruguay

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,366 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

94,000 UYU

Anually salary

28,392 USD

Anually salary

1,128,000 UYU

Posted: 2025-08-19 22:02:32

Data analyst
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Uruguay

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,888 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

75,000 UYU

Anually salary

22,656 USD

Anually salary

900,000 UYU

Posted: 2025-08-19 18:02:54

iOS Developer
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Uruguay

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,517 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

100,000 UYU

Anually salary

30,204 USD

Anually salary

1,200,000 UYU

Posted: 2025-08-16 22:47:51

Painter
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Uruguay

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

1,007 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

40,000 UYU

Anually salary

12,084 USD

Anually salary

480,000 UYU

Posted: 2025-08-15 18:25:55

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Salary ranges

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The best paid positions in Uruguay

The worst paid positions in Uruguay

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