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Salaries in Uruguay - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Uruguay is, by default, in the range of 18,252.00 UYU (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 60,856.00 UYU (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Uruguay is
80% of people earn:
18K - 61K UYU
10% earn less lthan 18K UYU
10% earns more than 61K 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 28K
Median 26K
10% 15K
25% 19K
75% 35K
90% 45K
25-34
 
 
Average 38K
Median 34K
10% 19K
25% 25K
75% 46K
90% 60K
35-44
 
 
Average 40K
Median 36K
10% 17K
25% 25K
75% 51K
90% 69K
45-54
 
 
Average 40K
Median 34K
10% 15K
25% 22K
75% 51K
90% 71K
55+
 
 
Average 37K
Median 32K
10% 15K
25% 22K
75% 47K
90% 64K

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

Men
40,268 UYU
35,366 UYU
Women
In general, in Uruguay, men earn 13.9% 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
126,834.00 UYU
2. IT Director Top Management
103,906.00 UYU
3. Plant manager Top Management
103,126.00 UYU
4. Country Manager/Director Top Management
96,290.00 UYU
5. Managing Director Top Management
95,222.00 UYU
6. Leasing Director Leasing
94,872.00 UYU
7. IT Architect Information Technology
92,904.00 UYU
8. Senior Project Manager Management
92,232.00 UYU
9. DevOps Engineer Information Technology
84,023.00 UYU
10. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
83,873.00 UYU
11. Lead developer Information Technology
80,723.00 UYU
12. Head of product development Management
79,852.00 UYU
13. Solution architect Information Technology
78,582.00 UYU
14. Economic/Financial Director Top Management
78,489.00 UYU
15. Sales Director Top Management
75,981.00 UYU
16. Technical Director Top Management
73,463.00 UYU
17. Agile Coach Information Technology
73,194.00 UYU
18. IT Manager Management
72,771.00 UYU
19. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
71,697.00 UYU
20. Marketing Director Top Management
71,401.00 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
16,558.00 UYU
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
17,737.00 UYU
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
17,928.00 UYU
4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
18,556.00 UYU
5. Cleaner General labour
18,792.00 UYU
6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
18,915.00 UYU
7. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
19,316.00 UYU
8. Packer Production
19,436.00 UYU
9. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
19,540.00 UYU
10. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
19,555.00 UYU
11. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
19,653.00 UYU
12. General Labourer General labour
19,724.00 UYU
13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
19,754.00 UYU
14. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
19,930.00 UYU
15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
19,967.00 UYU
16. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
20,046.00 UYU
17. Florist Service Industries
20,142.00 UYU
18. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
20,184.00 UYU
19. Security Guard Security & Protection
20,337.00 UYU
20. Refuse Collector Service Industries
20,420.00 UYU

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

EstoniaEstonia
92,892 UYU (net)
MacedoniaMacedonia
35,344 UYU (net)
HungaryHungary
108,489 UYU (gross)
LatviaLatvia
80,587 UYU (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Male
IT Security Specialist
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,032 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
40,933 UYU
Anually salary
12,384 USD
Anually salary
491,196 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-11-04 03:44:01
Male
Recruiter
Human Resources
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
2,773 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
110,000 UYU
Anually salary
33,276 USD
Anually salary
1,320,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-11-03 17:39:47
Male
Shop Assistant
Commerce
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
782 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
31,000 UYU
Anually salary
9,384 USD
Anually salary
372,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-10-30 14:53:26
Male
Accountant
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
1,387 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
55,000 UYU
Anually salary
16,644 USD
Anually salary
660,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-10-29 23:12:48
Male
Chef
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
Age group
55+
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Postgraduate (Doctorate)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,513 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
60,000 UYU
Anually salary
18,156 USD
Anually salary
720,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-10-26 03:43:12
Female
Financial Analyst
Banking
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
2,240 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
88,833 UYU
Anually salary
26,880 USD
Anually salary
1,065,996 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-10-26 00:13:53
Male
Backend developer
Information Technology
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
3,656 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
145,000 UYU
Anually salary
43,872 USD
Anually salary
1,740,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-10-22 17:12:37
Female
Quality Inspector
Production
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,571 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
62,310 UYU
Anually salary
18,852 USD
Anually salary
747,720 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-10-22 16:30:37
Male
Foreman
Production
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
2,161 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
85,714 UYU
Anually salary
25,932 USD
Anually salary
1,028,568 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-10-20 01:58:28
Female
Quality Control/ISO Manager
Top Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,109 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
163,000 UYU
Anually salary
49,308 USD
Anually salary
1,956,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-10-14 20:22:51
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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 37,420 UYU.

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

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

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 12.17% less than men.

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