Salaries in Costa Rica

The salary range of employees working in Costa Rica is, by default, in the range of 4,883,112 CRC (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 15,976,464 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:

4.9M - 16.0M CRC

10% earn less lthan 4.9M CRC

10% earns more than 16.0M 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 7.1M

median 6.6M

10% 3.8M

25% 5.0M

75% 8.6M

90% 11.0M

25-34

Average 9.7M

median 8.9M

10% 5.0M

25% 6.6M

75% 11.8M

90% 15.3M

35-44

Average 11.2M

median 10.1M

10% 5.5M

25% 7.4M

75% 13.8M

90% 18.1M

45-54

Average 10.5M

median 9.3M

10% 4.6M

25% 6.5M

75% 13.1M

90% 17.7M

55+

Average 9.5M

median 8.5M

10% 4.6M

25% 6.2M

75% 11.7M

90% 15.5M

Salaries by gender

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

Men

10,731,228 CRC

8,992,104 CRC

Women

In general, in Costa Rica, men earn 19.3% 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

601,276,320 CRC

2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

398,888,640 CRC

3. IT Director Top Management

339,272,640 CRC

4. Call Centre Director Top Management

307,291,680 CRC

5. IT Architect Information Technology

302,657,760 CRC

6. Leasing Director Leasing

300,602,880 CRC

7. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

295,907,040 CRC

8. Senior Project Manager Management

277,018,560 CRC

9. Plant manager Top Management

274,834,080 CRC

10. Software Engineer Information Technology

272,170,080 CRC

11. Managing Director Top Management

267,387,840 CRC

12. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

265,752,000 CRC

13. Sales Director Top Management

263,682,720 CRC

14. Lead developer Information Technology

252,097,920 CRC

15. Head of product development Management

248,987,520 CRC

16. IT Manager Management

241,152,480 CRC

17. Finance Manager Management

240,884,640 CRC

18. Technical Director Top Management

232,767,360 CRC

19. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

227,171,520 CRC

20. Publishing House Director Top Management

225,931,680 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

49,548,384 CRC

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

54,990,576 CRC

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

56,200,032 CRC

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

56,638,656 CRC

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

56,804,688 CRC

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

58,796,496 CRC

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

59,003,856 CRC

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

59,069,232 CRC

9. Cleaner General labour

59,543,568 CRC

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

59,934,816 CRC

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

61,203,456 CRC

12. Packer Production

61,582,896 CRC

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

61,914,816 CRC

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

61,962,192 CRC

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

62,270,496 CRC

16. General Labourer General labour

62,495,856 CRC

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

62,590,608 CRC

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

62,875,152 CRC

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

63,150,336 CRC

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

63,266,400 CRC

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Estonia

13,476,239 CRC (net)

Slovak Republic

13,146,905 CRC (gross)

Czech Republic

15,174,700 CRC (gross)

Lithuania

13,555,946 CRC (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Media Buyer
Marketing, Advertising, PR

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

San José

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,610 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

800,000 CRC

Anually salary

19,320 USD

Anually salary

9,600,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-06-21 02:58:22

Media Buyer
Marketing, Advertising, PR

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

San José

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,610 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

800,000 CRC

Anually salary

19,320 USD

Anually salary

9,600,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-06-21 02:58:20

IT Network Administrator
Information Technology

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Laurel

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

1,278 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

635,000 CRC

Anually salary

15,336 USD

Anually salary

7,620,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-06-20 15:22:49

Health and Safety Officer
Security & Protection

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Escazu

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,838 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

913,000 CRC

Anually salary

22,056 USD

Anually salary

10,956,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-06-19 19:41:18

Process Engineer
Car Industry

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Curridabat

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,214 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,100,000 CRC

Anually salary

26,568 USD

Anually salary

13,200,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-06-17 00:25:32

Junior Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

San José

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

1,057 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

525,000 CRC

Anually salary

12,684 USD

Anually salary

6,300,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-06-10 01:42:35

Financial administration assistant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Escazu

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,603 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

796,250 CRC

Anually salary

19,236 USD

Anually salary

9,555,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-06-07 17:19:38

Software Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Heredia

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

4,025 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,000,000 CRC

Anually salary

48,300 USD

Anually salary

24,000,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-06-07 06:18:12

Bricklayer
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Alajuela

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

406 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

201,600 CRC

Anually salary

4,872 USD

Anually salary

2,419,200 CRC

Posted: 2025-06-04 18:46:18

Systems Administrator
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Santa Ana

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

986 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

490,000 CRC

Anually salary

11,832 USD

Anually salary

5,880,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-05-29 19:59:03

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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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