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Salaries in Uruguay - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Uruguay is, by default, in the range of 221,268 UYU (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 704,436 UYU (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:
221K - 704K UYU
10% earn less lthan 221K UYU
10% earns more than 704K 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 322K
Median 299K
10% 180K
25% 228K
75% 390K
90% 495K
25-34
 
 
Average 429K
Median 389K
10% 210K
25% 282K
75% 531K
90% 697K
35-44
 
 
Average 485K
Median 429K
10% 211K
25% 298K
75% 609K
90% 826K
45-54
 
 
Average 457K
Median 401K
10% 190K
25% 274K
75% 577K
90% 792K
55+
 
 
Average 430K
Median 383K
10% 194K
25% 270K
75% 537K
90% 721K

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

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Men
487,704 UYU
413,448 UYU
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Women
In general, in Uruguay, men earn 18.0% 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
15,555,600 UYU
2. IT Director Top Management
14,710,608 UYU
3. Managing Director Top Management
13,380,624 UYU
4. Leasing Director Leasing
13,365,936 UYU
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
13,355,424 UYU
6. Senior Project Manager Management
13,143,456 UYU
7. IT Architect Information Technology
12,857,040 UYU
8. DevOps Engineer Information Technology
12,472,128 UYU
9. Plant manager Top Management
12,180,384 UYU
10. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
11,816,352 UYU
11. Lead developer Information Technology
11,372,544 UYU
12. Head of product development Management
11,231,136 UYU
13. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
11,057,760 UYU
14. Sales Director Top Management
10,704,528 UYU
15. Logistics Director Top Management
10,432,080 UYU
16. Technical Director Top Management
10,349,712 UYU
17. IT Manager Management
10,252,224 UYU
18. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
10,100,880 UYU
19. Marketing Director Top Management
10,059,264 UYU
20. Publishing House Director Top Management
10,045,728 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
2,203,056 UYU
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
2,444,976 UYU
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
2,498,832 UYU
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
2,525,760 UYU
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
2,614,320 UYU
6. Cleaner General labour
2,647,440 UYU
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,664,864 UYU
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
2,721,312 UYU
9. Packer Production
2,738,160 UYU
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,752,992 UYU
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
2,755,008 UYU
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
2,768,688 UYU
13. General Labourer General labour
2,778,768 UYU
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
2,782,944 UYU
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
2,807,856 UYU
16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
2,813,040 UYU
17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
2,824,128 UYU
18. Florist Service Industries
2,834,784 UYU
19. Cashier Banking
2,837,232 UYU
20. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
2,843,568 UYU

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

RomaniaRomania
806,982 UYU (net)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
532,465 UYU (net)
SloveniaSlovenia
1,348,058 UYU (gross)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
1,114,090 UYU (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

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Operations Supervisor
Production
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,852 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
72,000 UYU
Anually salary
22,224 USD
Anually salary
864,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-02-11 00:50:10
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Digital marketing specialist
Marketing, Advertising, PR
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,929 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
75,000 UYU
Anually salary
23,148 USD
Anually salary
900,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-02-09 01:16:12
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Nursery School Teacher Assistant
Education, Science & Research
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
933 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
36,288 UYU
Anually salary
11,196 USD
Anually salary
435,456 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-02-04 22:07:31
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Customer service analyst
Customer Support
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Uruguay
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,825 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
70,957 UYU
Anually salary
21,900 USD
Anually salary
851,484 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-02-03 22:53:02
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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
1,610 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
62,600 UYU
Anually salary
19,320 USD
Anually salary
751,200 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-02-03 17:09:23
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Pizza Cook
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
806 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
31,360 UYU
Anually salary
9,672 USD
Anually salary
376,320 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-01-30 20:50:19
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Administrative Worker
Administration
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,132 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
44,000 UYU
Anually salary
13,584 USD
Anually salary
528,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-01-28 16:30:00
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Retail Store Manager
Commerce
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,286 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
50,000 UYU
Anually salary
15,432 USD
Anually salary
600,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-01-28 05:16:08
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Agricultural Engineer, Agronomist
Agriculture, Food Industry
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,206 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
124,656 UYU
Anually salary
38,472 USD
Anually salary
1,495,872 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-01-28 03:46:23
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Baker
Agriculture, Food Industry
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,234 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
48,000 UYU
Anually salary
14,808 USD
Anually salary
576,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-01-26 17:05:53
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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 36,610 UYU.

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

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

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 15.23% less than men.

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