Salaries in Uruguay

The salary range of employees working in Uruguay is, by default, in the range of 5,232 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 17,136 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:

5,232 - 17,136 USD

10% earn less lthan 5,232 USD

10% earns more than 17,136 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 8,244

median 7,596

10% 4,404

25% 5,700

75% 10,056

90% 12,900

25-34

Average 10,872

median 9,912

10% 5,472

25% 7,284

75% 13,380

90% 17,424

35-44

Average 11,628

median 10,332

10% 5,148

25% 7,224

75% 14,568

90% 19,680

45-54

Average 10,908

median 9,576

10% 4,572

25% 6,564

75% 13,740

90% 18,852

55+

Average 10,272

median 9,204

10% 4,740

25% 6,540

75% 12,804

90% 17,112

Salaries by gender

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

Men

11,916 USD

10,128 USD

Women

In general, in Uruguay, men earn 17.7% 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

633,351,389 USD

2. IT Director Top Management

572,461,877 USD

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

552,232,228 USD

4. Leasing Director Leasing

537,607,876 USD

5. Country Manager/Director Top Management

536,048,627 USD

6. Senior Project Manager Management

530,377,456 USD

7. IT Architect Information Technology

523,673,451 USD

8. DevOps Engineer Information Technology

505,932,954 USD

9. Managing Director Top Management

499,984,753 USD

10. Plant manager Top Management

491,523,873 USD

11. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

475,280,867 USD

12. Lead developer Information Technology

457,426,264 USD

13. Head of product development Management

449,410,044 USD

14. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

444,767,588 USD

15. Sales Director Top Management

430,560,251 USD

16. Logistics Director Top Management

421,276,516 USD

17. Technical Director Top Management

416,289,391 USD

18. IT Manager Management

412,366,860 USD

19. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

406,281,026 USD

20. Finance Manager Management

406,253,970 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

88,614,259 USD

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

98,347,358 USD

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

100,510,073 USD

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

101,294,697 USD

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

101,591,725 USD

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

105,153,705 USD

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

105,524,255 USD

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

105,641,301 USD

9. Cleaner General labour

106,489,448 USD

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

107,189,375 USD

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

109,458,549 USD

12. Packer Production

110,136,713 USD

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

110,730,769 USD

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

110,815,466 USD

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

111,366,585 USD

16. General Labourer General labour

111,769,484 USD

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

111,939,466 USD

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

112,448,236 USD

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

112,940,538 USD

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

113,148,163 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.

Cloud Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Uruguay

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

3,672 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

150,000 UYU

Anually salary

44,064 USD

Anually salary

1,800,000 UYU

Posted: 2025-07-30 17:13:29

Internal Communication Specialist
Marketing, Advertising, PR

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Uruguay

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,567 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

64,000 UYU

Anually salary

18,804 USD

Anually salary

768,000 UYU

Posted: 2025-07-28 00:25:14

Systems Administrator
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Uruguay

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

2,693 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

110,000 UYU

Anually salary

32,316 USD

Anually salary

1,320,000 UYU

Posted: 2025-07-26 04:48:45

Assistant
Administration

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Uruguay

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

612 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

25,000 UYU

Anually salary

7,344 USD

Anually salary

300,000 UYU

Posted: 2025-07-21 18:01:28

Administrative Worker
Administration

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Uruguay

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

710 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

29,000 UYU

Anually salary

8,520 USD

Anually salary

348,000 UYU

Posted: 2025-07-16 23:59:43

Agricultural Engineer, Agronomist
Agriculture, Food Industry

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Uruguay

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,111 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

45,396 UYU

Anually salary

13,332 USD

Anually salary

544,752 UYU

Posted: 2025-07-16 14:24:22

Data analyst
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Uruguay

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

1,298 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

53,000 UYU

Anually salary

15,576 USD

Anually salary

636,000 UYU

Posted: 2025-07-10 22:10:21

Project Manager
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Uruguay

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,739 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

111,858 UYU

Anually salary

32,868 USD

Anually salary

1,342,296 UYU

Posted: 2025-07-08 14:54:48

HR Manager
Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Uruguay

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,591 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

65,000 UYU

Anually salary

19,092 USD

Anually salary

780,000 UYU

Posted: 2025-07-08 14:54:08

Service Designer
Information Technology

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Uruguay

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,763 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

72,000 UYU

Anually salary

21,156 USD

Anually salary

864,000 UYU

Posted: 2025-07-08 13:27:04

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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

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The newest profiles in the salary survey

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