Salaries in Costa Rica

The salary range of employees working in Costa Rica is, by default, in the range of 8,520 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 26,856 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:

8,520 - 26,856 EUR

10% earn less lthan 8,520 EUR

10% earns more than 26,856 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 12,420

Median 11,640

10% 7,140

25% 9,024

75% 14,940

90% 18,672

25-34

Average 16,692

Median 15,372

10% 8,820

25% 11,508

75% 20,388

90% 26,184

35-44

Average 19,548

Median 17,700

10% 9,528

25% 12,852

75% 24,156

90% 31,776

45-54

Average 18,096

Median 16,164

10% 8,232

25% 11,424

75% 22,584

90% 30,300

55+

Average 16,380

Median 14,832

10% 7,956

25% 10,752

75% 20,292

90% 26,724

Salaries by gender

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

Men

18,420 EUR

15,288 EUR

Women

In general, in Costa Rica, men earn 20.5% 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

355,418,068,899 EUR

2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

232,562,631,937 EUR

3. IT Director Top Management

201,602,732,086 EUR

4. Senior Project Manager Management

200,725,397,533 EUR

5. Call Centre Director Top Management

184,931,693,257 EUR

6. IT Architect Information Technology

177,428,506,095 EUR

7. Leasing Director Leasing

174,444,895,685 EUR

8. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

171,039,020,705 EUR

9. Software Engineer Information Technology

163,587,144,577 EUR

10. Plant manager Top Management

159,491,514,724 EUR

11. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

154,220,778,092 EUR

12. Managing Director Top Management

151,546,716,210 EUR

13. Sales Director Top Management

147,676,518,438 EUR

14. Lead developer Information Technology

145,741,840,134 EUR

15. Head of product development Management

144,491,869,716 EUR

16. Finance Manager Management

140,784,857,853 EUR

17. IT Manager Management

137,816,388,403 EUR

18. Technical Director Top Management

135,079,239,185 EUR

19. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

131,831,503,128 EUR

20. Publishing House Director Top Management

131,111,466,333 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

28,753,861,886 EUR

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

31,912,013,926 EUR

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

32,613,797,451 EUR

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

32,868,417,940 EUR

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

32,964,731,273 EUR

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

34,120,659,501 EUR

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

34,240,946,022 EUR

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

34,278,882,540 EUR

9. Cleaner General labour

34,554,111,557 EUR

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

34,781,141,851 EUR

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

35,517,413,120 EUR

12. Packer Production

35,737,545,864 EUR

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

35,930,256,647 EUR

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

35,957,762,725 EUR

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

36,136,678,410 EUR

16. General Labourer General labour

36,267,395,370 EUR

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

36,322,407,527 EUR

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

36,487,528,115 EUR

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

36,647,265,250 EUR

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

36,714,642,524 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

11,205 EUR (net)

Bulgaria

17,416 EUR (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Designer
Arts & Culture

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

San José

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,519 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

758,500 CRC

Anually salary

18,228 USD

Anually salary

9,102,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-09-05 04:38:42

Health and Safety Officer
Security & Protection

Age group

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Guanacaste

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,002 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,000,000 CRC

Anually salary

24,024 USD

Anually salary

12,000,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-09-03 15:06:51

Economist
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Escazu

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,602 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

800,000 CRC

Anually salary

19,224 USD

Anually salary

9,600,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-09-02 19:14:24

Baker
Agriculture, Food Industry

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

San José

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

827 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

413,000 CRC

Anually salary

9,924 USD

Anually salary

4,956,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-08-28 18:06:59

Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Pharmaceutical Industry

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Escazu

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,833 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,914,000 CRC

Anually salary

45,996 USD

Anually salary

22,968,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-08-28 16:17:11

Financial Analyst
Banking

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Heredia

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,603 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,300,000 CRC

Anually salary

31,236 USD

Anually salary

15,600,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-08-27 21:28:44

Project Coordinator
Administration

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Santa Ana

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

1,272 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

635,000 CRC

Anually salary

15,264 USD

Anually salary

7,620,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-08-26 23:47:43

PC Technician
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Alajuela

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

901 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

450,000 CRC

Anually salary

10,812 USD

Anually salary

5,400,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-08-25 23:08:35

Finance Manager
Management

Age group

55+

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

San Pedro

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

7,791 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,890,960 CRC

Anually salary

93,492 USD

Anually salary

46,691,520 CRC

Posted: 2025-08-25 22:17:36

Financial Analyst
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

San José

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

4,589 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,291,670 CRC

Anually salary

55,068 USD

Anually salary

27,500,040 CRC

Posted: 2025-08-22 23:59:18

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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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