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Salaries in Uruguay - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Uruguay is, by default, in the range of 18,439.00 UYU (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 58,703.00 UYU (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly 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:
18K - 59K UYU
10% earn less lthan 18K UYU
10% earns more than 59K 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 27K
Median 25K
10% 15K
25% 19K
75% 33K
90% 41K
25-34
 
 
Average 36K
Median 32K
10% 17K
25% 24K
75% 44K
90% 58K
35-44
 
 
Average 40K
Median 36K
10% 18K
25% 25K
75% 51K
90% 69K
45-54
 
 
Average 38K
Median 33K
10% 16K
25% 23K
75% 48K
90% 66K
55+
 
 
Average 36K
Median 32K
10% 16K
25% 23K
75% 45K
90% 60K

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

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Men
40,642 UYU
34,454 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
108,025.00 UYU
2. IT Director Top Management
102,157.00 UYU
3. Managing Director Top Management
92,921.00 UYU
4. Leasing Director Leasing
92,819.00 UYU
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
92,746.00 UYU
6. Senior Project Manager Management
91,274.00 UYU
7. IT Architect Information Technology
89,285.00 UYU
8. DevOps Engineer Information Technology
86,612.00 UYU
9. Plant manager Top Management
84,586.00 UYU
10. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
82,058.00 UYU
11. Lead developer Information Technology
78,976.00 UYU
12. Head of product development Management
77,994.00 UYU
13. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
76,790.00 UYU
14. Sales Director Top Management
74,337.00 UYU
15. Logistics Director Top Management
72,445.00 UYU
16. Technical Director Top Management
71,873.00 UYU
17. IT Manager Management
71,196.00 UYU
18. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
70,145.00 UYU
19. Marketing Director Top Management
69,856.00 UYU
20. Publishing House Director Top Management
69,762.00 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
15,299.00 UYU
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
16,979.00 UYU
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
17,353.00 UYU
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
17,540.00 UYU
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
18,155.00 UYU
6. Cleaner General labour
18,385.00 UYU
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
18,506.00 UYU
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
18,898.00 UYU
9. Packer Production
19,015.00 UYU
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
19,118.00 UYU
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
19,132.00 UYU
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
19,227.00 UYU
13. General Labourer General labour
19,297.00 UYU
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
19,326.00 UYU
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
19,499.00 UYU
16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
19,535.00 UYU
17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
19,612.00 UYU
18. Florist Service Industries
19,686.00 UYU
19. Cashier Banking
19,703.00 UYU
20. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
19,747.00 UYU

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

HungaryHungary
99,538 UYU (gross)
SloveniaSlovenia
110,858 UYU (gross)
LithuaniaLithuania
93,441 UYU (net)
Czech RepublicCzech Republic
107,421 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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Taxi driver
Transport, Haulage, Logistics
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,171 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
45,714 UYU
Anually salary
14,052 USD
Anually salary
548,568 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-03-06 04:50:59
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Bidding engineer
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,433 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
95,000 UYU
Anually salary
29,196 USD
Anually salary
1,140,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-03-05 13:59:09
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Mainentenance worker
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,024 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
40,000 UYU
Anually salary
12,288 USD
Anually salary
480,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-02-27 18:24:54
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Country Manager/Director
Top Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,585 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
140,000 UYU
Anually salary
43,020 USD
Anually salary
1,680,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-02-27 17:29:23
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Shop Assistant
Commerce
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
737 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
28,800 UYU
Anually salary
8,844 USD
Anually salary
345,600 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-02-27 15:48:57
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Photographer
Arts & Culture
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
768 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
30,000 UYU
Anually salary
9,216 USD
Anually salary
360,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-02-25 12:40:24
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Senior Sales Representative
Commerce
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Uruguay
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,613 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
63,000 UYU
Anually salary
19,356 USD
Anually salary
756,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-02-24 03:35:56
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Administrative officer
Law & Legislation
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
52,000 UYU
Anually salary
15,972 USD
Anually salary
624,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-02-21 16:51:33
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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
1,844 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
72,000 UYU
Anually salary
22,128 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
1,920 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
75,000 UYU
Anually salary
23,040 USD
Anually salary
900,000 UYU
ClockPosted: 2026-02-09 01:16:12
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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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