Average monthly earnings of STEM employees in Uruguay

Uruguay: Average monthly earnings of STEM employees was 76,672 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
76,672
Change on year
up 6.9%
World rank
12th
of 40 countries
All-time high
76,672
in 2024
All-time low
27,360
in 2011
Years of data
13
2011–2024

Average monthly earnings of STEM employees in Uruguay, 2011–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2011201720242011: 27.4k2012: 28.5k2013: 32.7k2014: 36.7k2015: 40.1k2016: 39.7k2017: 47.7k2018: 50.9k2019: 53.9k2020: 58.9k2022: 65.9k2023: 71.7k2024: 76.7k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2024, average monthly earnings of stem employees in Uruguay stood at 76,672. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 108.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average monthly earnings of stem employees in Uruguay peaked at 76,672 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27,360, in 2011.

Uruguay ranks 12th of 40 countries on this measure, 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 STEM employees in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Average monthly earnings of STEM employees in Uruguay, 2011 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2011 27,360
2012 28,540 +4.3%
2013 32,693 +14.5%
2014 36,721 +12.3%
2015 40,059 +9.1%
2016 39,699 -0.9%
2017 47,657 +20.0%
2018 50,852 +6.7%
2019 53,934 +6.1%
2020 58,905 +9.2%
2022 65,881 +11.8%
2023 71,707 +8.8%
2024 76,672 +6.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 39,724 27,360 53,934 9
2020s 68,291 58,905 76,672 4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 9 Rwanda 231,857 compare
  2. 10 Angola 196,218 compare
  3. 11 Sri Lanka 82,430 compare
  4. 13 Türkiye 62,999 compare
  5. 14 Dominican Republic 47,714 compare
  6. 15 Mauritius 44,819 compare

See the full ranking of 40 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average monthly earnings of stem employees in Uruguay?
Average monthly earnings of stem employees in Uruguay was 76,672 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest average monthly earnings of stem employees recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 76,672 in 2024.
What is the lowest average monthly earnings of stem employees recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 27,360 in 2011.
How does Uruguay rank for average monthly earnings of stem employees?
Uruguay ranks 12th out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
Is average monthly earnings of stem employees rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 108.8%. 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 STEM employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average monthly earnings of STEM employees
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
40 places, 445 data points, 2003–2026
Last refreshed

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.