Salaries in Costa Rica

The salary range of employees working in Costa Rica is, by default, in the range of 8,460 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 26,652 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total annual 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 Costa Rica is

80% of people earn:

8,460 - 26,652 EUR

10% earn less lthan 8,460 EUR

10% earns more than 26,652 EUR

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Costa Rica into salary brackets in EUR.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Costa Rica by age in EUR.

<24

Average 12,324

median 11,544

10% 7,092

25% 8,952

75% 14,820

90% 18,528

25-34

Average 16,560

median 15,252

10% 8,748

25% 11,424

75% 20,244

90% 25,992

35-44

Average 19,392

median 17,568

10% 9,456

25% 12,756

75% 23,964

90% 31,536

45-54

Average 17,964

median 16,044

10% 8,160

25% 11,340

75% 22,416

90% 30,060

55+

Average 16,260

median 14,724

10% 7,896

25% 10,668

75% 20,136

90% 26,520

Salaries by gender

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Costa Rica (EUR).

Men

18,276 EUR

15,180 EUR

Women

In general, in Costa Rica, men earn 20.4% more than women.

The best paid positions in Costa Rica

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Costa Rica (EUR).

1. Country Manager/Director Top Management

358,154,852,890 EUR

2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

234,353,406,643 EUR

3. IT Director Top Management

203,155,109,914 EUR

4. Senior Project Manager Management

202,271,019,725 EUR

5. Call Centre Director Top Management

186,355,701,043 EUR

6. IT Architect Information Technology

178,794,737,971 EUR

7. Leasing Director Leasing

175,788,153,216 EUR

8. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

172,356,052,378 EUR

9. Software Engineer Information Technology

164,846,795,443 EUR

10. Plant manager Top Management

160,719,628,493 EUR

11. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

155,408,306,227 EUR

12. Managing Director Top Management

152,713,653,581 EUR

13. Sales Director Top Management

148,813,654,579 EUR

14. Lead developer Information Technology

146,864,078,899 EUR

15. Head of product development Management

145,604,483,482 EUR

16. Finance Manager Management

141,868,926,950 EUR

17. IT Manager Management

138,877,599,744 EUR

18. Technical Director Top Management

136,119,373,978 EUR

19. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

132,846,629,760 EUR

20. Publishing House Director Top Management

132,121,048,550 EUR

The worst paid positions in Costa Rica

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Costa Rica (EUR)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

28,975,271,869 EUR

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

32,157,742,257 EUR

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

32,864,929,644 EUR

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

33,121,510,756 EUR

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

33,218,565,719 EUR

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

34,383,394,806 EUR

7. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care

34,504,607,555 EUR

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

34,542,836,191 EUR

9. Cleaner General labour

34,820,184,522 EUR

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

35,048,962,990 EUR

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

35,790,903,683 EUR

12. Packer Production

36,012,731,489 EUR

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

36,206,926,180 EUR

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

36,234,644,060 EUR

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

36,414,937,428 EUR

16. General Labourer General labour

36,546,660,933 EUR

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

36,602,096,694 EUR

18. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

36,768,488,740 EUR

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

36,929,455,880 EUR

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

36,997,351,972 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

HR Manager
Management

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

San José

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,714 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,385,000 CRC

Anually salary

32,568 USD

Anually salary

16,620,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-07-28 16:55:02

Senior Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Heredia

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

2,351 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,200,000 CRC

Anually salary

28,212 USD

Anually salary

14,400,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-07-22 03:58:54

Database Analyst
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

San José

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,469 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

750,000 CRC

Anually salary

17,628 USD

Anually salary

9,000,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-07-20 19:42:54

Supply Chain Specialist
Transport, Haulage, Logistics

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Santa Ana

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,934 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

987,083 CRC

Anually salary

23,208 USD

Anually salary

11,844,996 CRC

Posted: 2025-07-19 01:26:37

Project Assistant
Administration

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

San Carlos

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

1,149 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

650,000 CFA

Anually salary

13,788 USD

Anually salary

7,800,000 CFA

Posted: 2025-07-08 03:36:56

Building Control Surveyor
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Carrillo

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,841 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,450,000 CRC

Anually salary

34,092 USD

Anually salary

17,400,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-07-02 20:14:39

Scrum Master
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Escazu

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,665 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

850,000 CRC

Anually salary

19,980 USD

Anually salary

10,200,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-06-30 06:20:50

Network Strategy Specialist
Telecommunications

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Alajuela

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,959 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,000,000 CRC

Anually salary

23,508 USD

Anually salary

12,000,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-06-27 19:25:06

Lawyer
Law & Legislation

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

San José

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,919 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,000,000 CRC

Anually salary

47,028 USD

Anually salary

24,000,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-06-24 22:58:20

IT Project Manager
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

San José

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

6,196 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,162,400 CRC

Anually salary

74,352 USD

Anually salary

37,948,800 CRC

Posted: 2025-06-23 20:25:42

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Salaries in Costa Rica

Salary ranges

Salaries by age group

Salaries by gender

The best paid positions in Costa Rica

The worst paid positions in Costa Rica

Salaries in selected countries

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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