Salaries in Uruguay

The salary range of employees working in Uruguay is, by default, in the range of 5,268 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 16,548 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:

5,268 - 16,548 USD

10% earn less lthan 5,268 USD

10% earns more than 16,548 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 7,992

median 7,344

10% 4,356

25% 5,484

75% 9,768

90% 12,576

25-34

Average 10,632

median 9,648

10% 5,220

25% 7,020

75% 13,140

90% 17,244

35-44

Average 11,484

median 10,200

10% 5,100

25% 7,140

75% 14,364

90% 19,392

45-54

Average 10,788

median 9,396

10% 4,368

25% 6,360

75% 13,644

90% 18,864

55+

Average 10,092

median 9,012

10% 4,596

25% 6,372

75% 12,576

90% 16,872

Salaries by gender

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

Men

11,496 USD

9,816 USD

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 (USD).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

641,150,721 USD

2. IT Director Top Management

573,042,776 USD

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

552,793,374 USD

4. Country Manager/Director Top Management

550,910,594 USD

5. Leasing Director Leasing

538,153,632 USD

6. Senior Project Manager Management

534,621,933 USD

7. IT Architect Information Technology

519,989,926 USD

8. Managing Director Top Management

492,156,446 USD

9. Plant manager Top Management

492,022,556 USD

10. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

475,763,648 USD

11. Head of product development Management

464,894,820 USD

12. Lead developer Information Technology

457,890,928 USD

13. DevOps Engineer Information Technology

451,862,344 USD

14. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

445,219,060 USD

15. Sales Director Top Management

430,997,647 USD

16. Logistics Director Top Management

421,484,968 USD

17. Technical Director Top Management

416,711,967 USD

18. IT Manager Management

412,785,146 USD

19. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

406,693,485 USD

20. Marketing Director Top Management

405,016,598 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

89,259,463 USD

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

98,447,237 USD

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

100,612,076 USD

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

101,397,560 USD

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

101,694,496 USD

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

105,260,709 USD

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

105,631,433 USD

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

105,748,661 USD

9. Cleaner General labour

106,597,816 USD

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

107,298,205 USD

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

109,569,561 USD

12. Packer Production

110,248,528 USD

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

110,842,996 USD

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

110,928,090 USD

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

111,479,713 USD

16. General Labourer General labour

111,883,166 USD

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

112,052,759 USD

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

112,562,133 USD

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

113,054,845 USD

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

113,263,117 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.

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

11,374 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

470,000 UYU

Anually salary

136,488 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

3,278 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

135,463 UYU

Anually salary

39,336 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

1,573 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

65,000 UYU

Anually salary

18,876 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

1,331 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

55,000 UYU

Anually salary

15,972 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

1,089 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

45,000 UYU

Anually salary

13,068 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

2,190 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

90,500 UYU

Anually salary

26,280 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

484 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

20,000 UYU

Anually salary

5,808 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

3,581 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

148,000 UYU

Anually salary

42,972 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

719 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

29,714 UYU

Anually salary

8,628 USD

Anually salary

356,568 UYU

Posted: 2025-04-20 23:47:58

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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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The newest profiles in the salary survey

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