Work & incomeUruguay
Median salary in Uruguay
What does the middle earner actually make in a month?
Uruguay's median salary is $1,349 PPP/mo — #40 of 79 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2024.
$1,349PPP/mo
Source: ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median)
Half of Uruguay's employees earn less than $1,349 a month, half earn more — the middle of the pay scale, in local buying power.
Among 79 countries
- Rank
- #40 of 79
- higher is better
- Ranked behind
- 49 %
- 39 of 79 countries
In Americas: #6 of 20vs median $1,349 PPP/mo: −0 % (worse)
The neighbourhood
| # | Country | Median earnings | vs Uruguay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Costa Rica | $1,431 PPP/mo | +$82 PPP/mo |
| 39 | Panama | $1,409 PPP/mo | +$60 PPP/mo |
| 40 | Uruguay | $1,349 PPP/mo | — |
| 41 | Mauritius | $1,255 PPP/mo | −$94 PPP/mo |
| 42 | Thailand | $1,226 PPP/mo | −$123 PPP/mo |
Median monthly earnings of employees, PPP dollars (ILO) — the middle earner, not the average. The gap to mean earnings is the skew: the US mean is a third above its median, and that difference is real information.
How to read this figure
Median monthly earnings from the ILO’s twin flow — same collection and unit as the mean, but the MIDDLE earner: half earn less, half earn more. Compare the two and the gap is the pay-scale skew itself (the US mean sits about a third above its median; Norway’s barely a tenth). Distinct from median income, which is equivalised disposable household income after tax and transfers — this is gross pay per employee.