Average monthly earnings of care employees in Uruguay
Uruguay: Average monthly earnings of care employees was 42,490 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Average monthly earnings of care employees in Uruguay, 2011–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, average monthly earnings of care employees in Uruguay stood at 42,490. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 115.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average monthly earnings of care employees in Uruguay peaked at 42,490 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13,848, in 2011.
That places Uruguay 15th out of 45 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Average monthly earnings of care employees in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13,848 | — |
| 2012 | 15,284 | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 17,370 | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 19,750 | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 21,688 | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 23,016 | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 26,485 | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 28,118 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 31,150 | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 34,991 | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 36,215 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 40,739 | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 42,490 | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21,857 | 13,848 | 31,150 | 9 |
| 2020s | 38,609 | 34,991 | 42,490 | 4 |
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More work & labour data for Uruguay
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0269 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,567 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 95.27 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,144 1000 No (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 2,246 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average monthly earnings of care employees in Uruguay?
- Average monthly earnings of care employees in Uruguay was 42,490 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average monthly earnings of care employees recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 42,490 in 2024.
- What is the lowest average monthly earnings of care employees recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,848 in 2011.
- How does Uruguay rank for average monthly earnings of care employees?
- Uruguay ranks 15th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average monthly earnings of care employees rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Average monthly earnings of care employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The earnings of employees relate to the gross remuneration in cash and in kind paid to employees, as a rule at regular intervals, for time worked or work done together with remuneration for time not worked, such as annual vacation, other type of paid leave or holidays. Earnings exclude employers' contributions in respect of their employees paid to social security and pension schemes and also the benefits received by employees under these schemes. Earnings also exclude severance and termination pay. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.