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Salaries in Costa Rica

The salary range of employees working in Costa Rica is, by default, in the range of 4,979,580 CRC (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 15,687,912 CRC (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:
5.0M - 15.7M CRC
10% earn less lthan 5.0M CRC
10% earns more than 15.7M CRC
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Salary ranges

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

Salaries by age group

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

<24
 
 
Average 7.3M
median 6.8M
10% 4.2M
25% 5.3M
75% 8.7M
90% 10.9M
25-34
 
 
Average 9.7M
median 9.0M
10% 5.1M
25% 6.7M
75% 11.9M
90% 15.3M
35-44
 
 
Average 11.4M
median 10.3M
10% 5.6M
25% 7.5M
75% 14.1M
90% 18.6M
45-54
 
 
Average 10.6M
median 9.4M
10% 4.8M
25% 6.7M
75% 13.2M
90% 17.7M
55+
 
 
Average 9.6M
median 8.7M
10% 4.6M
25% 6.3M
75% 11.9M
90% 15.6M

Salaries by gender

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

Man icon
Men
10,759,140 CRC
8,933,220 CRC
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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 (CRC).

1. Country Manager/Director Top Management
608,444,640 CRC
2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
398,126,880 CRC
3. IT Director Top Management
345,126,240 CRC
4. Senior Project Manager Management
343,624,320 CRC
5. Call Centre Director Top Management
316,586,880 CRC
6. IT Architect Information Technology
303,742,080 CRC
7. Leasing Director Leasing
298,634,400 CRC
8. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
292,803,840 CRC
9. Software Engineer Information Technology
280,046,880 CRC
10. Plant manager Top Management
273,035,520 CRC
11. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
264,012,480 CRC
12. Managing Director Top Management
259,434,720 CRC
13. Sales Director Top Management
252,809,280 CRC
14. Lead developer Information Technology
249,497,280 CRC
15. Head of product development Management
247,357,440 CRC
16. Finance Manager Management
241,011,360 CRC
17. IT Manager Management
235,929,600 CRC
18. Technical Director Top Management
231,243,840 CRC
19. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
225,684,000 CRC
20. Publishing House Director Top Management
224,451,360 CRC

The worst paid positions in Costa Rica

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
49,224,096 CRC
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
54,630,576 CRC
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
55,831,968 CRC
4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care
56,267,856 CRC
5. Porter, Information Staff General labour
56,432,736 CRC
6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
58,411,584 CRC
7. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care
58,617,504 CRC
8. Housekeeper Service Industries
58,682,448 CRC
9. Cleaner General labour
59,153,616 CRC
10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
59,542,272 CRC
11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
60,802,704 CRC
12. Packer Production
61,179,552 CRC
13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
61,509,456 CRC
14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
61,556,544 CRC
15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
61,862,832 CRC
16. General Labourer General labour
62,086,608 CRC
17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
62,180,784 CRC
18. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
62,463,456 CRC
19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
62,736,912 CRC
20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
62,852,256 CRC

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
13,729,957 CRC (gross)
BulgariaBulgaria
10,251,582 CRC (net)
RomaniaRomania
10,155,890 CRC (net)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
6,599,175 CRC (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

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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
2,712 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,385,000 CRC
Anually salary
32,544 USD
Anually salary
16,620,000 CRC
ClockPosted: 2025-07-28 16:55:02
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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
2,350 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,200,000 CRC
Anually salary
28,200 USD
Anually salary
14,400,000 CRC
ClockPosted: 2025-07-22 03:58:54
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-07-20 19:42:54
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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
1,933 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
987,083 CRC
Anually salary
23,196 USD
Anually salary
11,844,996 CRC
ClockPosted: 2025-07-19 01:26:37
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-07-08 03:36:56
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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
2,839 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,450,000 CRC
Anually salary
34,068 USD
Anually salary
17,400,000 CRC
ClockPosted: 2025-07-02 20:14:39
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-06-30 06:20:50
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Network Strategy Specialist
Telecommunications
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Alajuela
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,958 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,000,000 CRC
Anually salary
23,496 USD
Anually salary
12,000,000 CRC
ClockPosted: 2025-06-27 19:25:06
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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
3,916 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,000,000 CRC
Anually salary
46,992 USD
Anually salary
24,000,000 CRC
ClockPosted: 2025-06-24 22:58:20
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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
6,193 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,162,400 CRC
Anually salary
74,316 USD
Anually salary
37,948,800 CRC
ClockPosted: 2025-06-23 20:25:42
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