Salaries in Costa Rica - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Costa Rica is, by default, in the range of 9,360 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 32,688 USD (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:

9,360 - 32,688 USD

10% earn less lthan 9,360 USD

10% earns more than 32,688 USD

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

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

<24

Average 14,100

Median 13,104

10% 7,764

25% 9,972

75% 17,112

90% 21,672

25-34

Average 19,308

Median 17,532

10% 9,468

25% 12,744

75% 23,868

90% 31,320

35-44

Average 22,380

Median 20,040

10% 10,320

25% 14,244

75% 27,876

90% 37,260

45-54

Average 20,820

Median 18,420

10% 9,048

25% 12,792

75% 26,124

90% 35,472

55+

Average 18,852

Median 16,992

10% 8,916

25% 12,192

75% 23,424

90% 31,092

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

Men

21,348 USD

18,096 USD

Women

In general, in Costa Rica, men earn 18.0% more than women.

The best paid positions in Costa Rica

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

1. Country Manager/Director Top Management

300,735,448,129 USD

2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

197,608,295,851 USD

3. IT Director Top Management

171,030,249,843 USD

4. Call Centre Director Top Management

153,219,471,914 USD

5. IT Architect Information Technology

151,795,212,389 USD

6. Leasing Director Leasing

150,257,586,111 USD

7. Senior Project Manager Management

148,052,674,514 USD

8. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

142,335,546,103 USD

9. Software Engineer Information Technology

138,082,140,328 USD

10. Plant manager Top Management

137,377,544,432 USD

11. Finance Manager Management

133,020,099,547 USD

12. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

132,837,851,729 USD

13. Managing Director Top Management

128,787,501,594 USD

14. Sales Director Top Management

126,299,173,114 USD

15. Lead developer Information Technology

124,943,794,654 USD

16. Head of product development Management

124,458,039,642 USD

17. Technical Director Top Management

116,350,164,260 USD

18. IT Manager Management

115,954,815,647 USD

19. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

113,552,588,498 USD

20. Publishing House Director Top Management

112,932,658,912 USD

The worst paid positions in Costa Rica

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

24,767,119,753 USD

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

27,487,419,571 USD

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

28,091,922,669 USD

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

28,311,194,060 USD

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

28,394,138,342 USD

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

29,389,828,490 USD

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

29,493,437,092 USD

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

29,526,155,598 USD

9. Cleaner General labour

29,763,221,264 USD

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

29,958,743,038 USD

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

30,592,879,344 USD

12. Packer Production

30,782,589,278 USD

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

30,948,477,843 USD

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

30,972,227,460 USD

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

31,126,277,093 USD

16. General Labourer General labour

31,238,926,335 USD

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

31,286,353,818 USD

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

31,428,564,517 USD

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

31,566,111,394 USD

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

31,624,158,042 USD

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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.

Painter
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Limon

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

659 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

329,616 CRC

Anually salary

7,908 USD

Anually salary

3,955,392 CRC

Posted: 2025-11-04 19:34:35

Cloud Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Heredia

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

4,853 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,426,670 CRC

Anually salary

58,236 USD

Anually salary

29,120,040 CRC

Posted: 2025-11-04 12:54:32

IT Manager
Management

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

San José

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,850 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,425,000 CRC

Anually salary

34,200 USD

Anually salary

17,100,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-11-04 00:46:10

Designer
Arts & Culture

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Tres Rios

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

2,000 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,000,000 CRC

Anually salary

24,000 USD

Anually salary

12,000,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-11-02 10:07:15

IT Analyst
Information Technology

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Escazu

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

1,800 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

900,000 CRC

Anually salary

21,600 USD

Anually salary

10,800,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-10-30 04:07:52

Secretary
Administration

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

San José

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

800 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

400,000 CRC

Anually salary

9,600 USD

Anually salary

4,800,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-10-29 22:44:35

Architect
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Heredia

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,200 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

600,000 CRC

Anually salary

14,400 USD

Anually salary

7,200,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-10-29 00:27:14

Junior Architect
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Escazu

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

2,907 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,453,600 CRC

Anually salary

34,884 USD

Anually salary

17,443,200 CRC

Posted: 2025-10-28 22:57:37

Preschool Teacher
Education, Science & Research

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

San Vito

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

826 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

413,000 CRC

Anually salary

9,912 USD

Anually salary

4,956,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-10-27 06:24:18

Office Manager
Administration

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

San Pedro

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,160 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,580,000 CRC

Anually salary

37,920 USD

Anually salary

18,960,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-10-24 00:19:41

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Salaries in Costa Rica - Paylab.com

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

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

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

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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