Salaries in Uruguay

The salary range of employees working in Uruguay is, by default, in the range of 5,304 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 16,668 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:

5,304 - 16,668 USD

10% earn less lthan 5,304 USD

10% earns more than 16,668 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 8,040

median 7,404

10% 4,392

25% 5,520

75% 9,840

90% 12,660

25-34

Average 10,704

median 9,720

10% 5,256

25% 7,068

75% 13,236

90% 17,364

35-44

Average 11,556

median 10,272

10% 5,136

25% 7,200

75% 14,472

90% 19,536

45-54

Average 10,860

median 9,468

10% 4,404

25% 6,408

75% 13,740

90% 18,996

55+

Average 10,164

median 9,084

10% 4,632

25% 6,420

75% 12,672

90% 17,004

Salaries by gender

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

Men

11,580 USD

9,888 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

636,528,109 USD

2. IT Director Top Management

568,911,213 USD

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

548,807,807 USD

4. Country Manager/Director Top Management

546,938,602 USD

5. Leasing Director Leasing

534,273,615 USD

6. Senior Project Manager Management

530,767,379 USD

7. IT Architect Information Technology

516,240,868 USD

8. Managing Director Top Management

488,608,063 USD

9. Plant manager Top Management

488,475,139 USD

10. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

472,333,455 USD

11. Head of product development Management

461,542,990 USD

12. Lead developer Information Technology

454,589,595 USD

13. DevOps Engineer Information Technology

448,604,476 USD

14. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

442,009,089 USD

15. Sales Director Top Management

427,890,211 USD

16. Logistics Director Top Management

418,446,117 USD

17. Technical Director Top Management

413,707,529 USD

18. IT Manager Management

409,809,020 USD

19. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

403,761,279 USD

20. Marketing Director Top Management

402,096,481 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

88,615,914 USD

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

97,737,445 USD

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

99,886,677 USD

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

100,666,497 USD

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

100,961,292 USD

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

104,501,793 USD

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

104,869,845 USD

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

104,986,227 USD

9. Cleaner General labour

105,829,260 USD

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

106,524,599 USD

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

108,779,579 USD

12. Packer Production

109,453,651 USD

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

110,043,833 USD

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

110,128,313 USD

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

110,675,959 USD

16. General Labourer General labour

111,076,503 USD

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

111,244,874 USD

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

111,750,575 USD

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

112,239,735 USD

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

112,446,505 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

11,456 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

470,000 UYU

Anually salary

137,472 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

3,302 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

135,463 UYU

Anually salary

39,624 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

1,584 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

65,000 UYU

Anually salary

19,008 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

1,341 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

55,000 UYU

Anually salary

16,092 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

594 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

24,360 UYU

Anually salary

7,128 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

1,097 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

45,000 UYU

Anually salary

13,164 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

2,206 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

90,500 UYU

Anually salary

26,472 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

487 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

20,000 UYU

Anually salary

5,844 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

3,607 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

148,000 UYU

Anually salary

43,284 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

724 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

29,714 UYU

Anually salary

8,688 USD

Anually salary

356,568 UYU

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

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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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