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Salaries in Uruguay - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Uruguay is, by default, in the range of 18,107.00 UYU (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 60,095.00 UYU (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Uruguay is
80% of people earn:
18K - 60K UYU
10% earn less lthan 18K UYU
10% earns more than 60K 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 37K
Median 34K
10% 19K
25% 25K
75% 46K
90% 60K
35-44
 
 
Average 41K
Median 36K
10% 18K
25% 25K
75% 52K
90% 70K
45-54
 
 
Average 39K
Median 34K
10% 16K
25% 23K
75% 50K
90% 69K
55+
 
 
Average 36K
Median 32K
10% 15K
25% 22K
75% 46K
90% 63K

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

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Men
41,042 UYU
35,268 UYU
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Women
In general, in Uruguay, men earn 16.4% 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
109,896.00 UYU
2. IT Director Top Management
104,774.00 UYU
3. Country Manager/Director Top Management
94,537.00 UYU
4. Leasing Director Leasing
93,817.00 UYU
5. Managing Director Top Management
92,746.00 UYU
6. IT Architect Information Technology
89,251.00 UYU
7. Plant manager Top Management
88,955.00 UYU
8. Senior Project Manager Management
86,601.00 UYU
9. DevOps Engineer Information Technology
83,605.00 UYU
10. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
82,940.00 UYU
11. Lead developer Information Technology
79,825.00 UYU
12. Head of product development Management
79,499.00 UYU
13. Solution architect Information Technology
77,708.00 UYU
14. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
77,615.00 UYU
15. Sales Director Top Management
75,136.00 UYU
16. Logistics Director Top Management
74,628.00 UYU
17. Technical Director Top Management
72,646.00 UYU
18. Agile Coach Information Technology
72,379.00 UYU
19. IT Manager Management
71,961.00 UYU
20. iOS Developer Information Technology
71,835.00 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
16,427.00 UYU
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
17,539.00 UYU
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
17,728.00 UYU
4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
18,350.00 UYU
5. Cleaner General labour
18,583.00 UYU
6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
18,705.00 UYU
7. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
19,101.00 UYU
8. Packer Production
19,219.00 UYU
9. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
19,323.00 UYU
10. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
19,338.00 UYU
11. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
19,434.00 UYU
12. General Labourer General labour
19,504.00 UYU
13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
19,534.00 UYU
14. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
19,709.00 UYU
15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
19,745.00 UYU
16. Florist Service Industries
19,812.00 UYU
17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
19,823.00 UYU
18. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
19,959.00 UYU
19. Security Guard Security & Protection
20,111.00 UYU
20. Refuse Collector Service Industries
20,193.00 UYU

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

BulgariaBulgaria
72,664 UYU (net)
MacedoniaMacedonia
36,441 UYU (net)
Czech RepublicCzech Republic
112,233 UYU (gross)
CroatiaCroatia
80,426 UYU (net)

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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Secretary
Administration
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,165 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
47,000 UYU
Anually salary
13,980 USD
Anually salary
564,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-05-06 07:20:54
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Production Supervisor
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,421 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
57,300 UYU
Anually salary
17,052 USD
Anually salary
687,600 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-05-05 21:38:21
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Quality Engineer
Quality Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,769 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
111,667 UYU
Anually salary
33,228 USD
Anually salary
1,340,004 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-04-26 23:25:52
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Administrative Worker
Administration
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,289 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
52,000 UYU
Anually salary
15,468 USD
Anually salary
624,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-04-25 02:32:36
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Assistant
Administration
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
879 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
35,429 UYU
Anually salary
10,548 USD
Anually salary
425,148 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-04-24 07:37:49
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Waiter
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
868 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
35,000 UYU
Anually salary
10,416 USD
Anually salary
420,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-04-23 23:50:45
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Call Operator
Administration
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Uruguay
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
827 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
33,357 UYU
Anually salary
9,924 USD
Anually salary
400,284 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-04-23 18:29:26
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Accounting service manager
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,711 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
190,000 UYU
Anually salary
56,532 USD
Anually salary
2,280,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-04-23 02:02:36
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ISO Specialist
Quality Management
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,810 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
73,000 UYU
Anually salary
21,720 USD
Anually salary
876,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-04-22 12:57:20
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Billing Clerk
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,066 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
43,000 UYU
Anually salary
12,792 USD
Anually salary
516,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-04-21 17:01:35
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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 37,004 UYU.

The best-paid positions in the country Uruguay are Chief Executive Officer, IT Director, Country Manager/Director, Leasing 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 14.07% less than men.

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