Local Salaries · Uruguay
What is a good salary in 🇺🇾 Uruguay (Montevideo)?
The median is about $1,391/month; top-10% earners clear $3,599/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $1,592 | $19,104 | 65,576 UYU/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $46 | $552 | 1,895 UYU/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $1,391 | $16,692 | 57,297 UYU/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $2,295 | $27,540 | 94,533 UYU/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $3,599 | $43,188 | 148,246 UYU/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $7,811 | $93,732 | 321,743 UYU/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $24,020 (2025) and Gini 40. Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇧🇧 Barbados — median $1,532/mo
- 🇸🇨 Seychelles — median $1,236/mo
- 🇳🇷 Nauru — median $1,211/mo
- 🇭🇺 Hungary — median $1,620/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Uruguay
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Uruguay?
- The median wage is about $1,391/month ($16,692/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $2,295/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $3,599/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Uruguay?
- Roughly $3,599/month ($43,188/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $7,811/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Uruguay?
- About $46/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Uruguay salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($24,020, 2025) and the Gini index (40). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.