Salaries in Costa Rica

The salary range of employees working in Costa Rica is, by default, in the range of 9,972 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 31,416 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:

9,972 - 31,416 USD

10% earn less lthan 9,972 USD

10% earns more than 31,416 USD

Compare your salary

The displayed value has just informative character. Compare your salary with others to see more detailed information.

Salary ranges

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

Salaries by age group

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

<24

Average 14,532

Median 13,608

10% 8,352

25% 10,560

75% 17,472

90% 21,840

25-34

Average 19,524

Median 17,976

10% 10,308

25% 13,464

75% 23,856

90% 30,636

35-44

Average 22,860

Median 20,712

10% 11,136

25% 15,024

75% 28,248

90% 37,164

45-54

Average 21,168

Median 18,912

10% 9,624

25% 13,356

75% 26,412

90% 35,436

55+

Average 19,164

Median 17,352

10% 9,300

25% 12,576

75% 23,736

90% 31,260

Salaries by gender

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

Men

21,540 USD

17,892 USD

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 (USD).

1. Country Manager/Director Top Management

303,854,038,556 USD

2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

198,822,460,406 USD

3. IT Director Top Management

172,354,220,814 USD

4. Senior Project Manager Management

171,604,169,901 USD

5. Call Centre Director Top Management

158,101,815,215 USD

6. IT Architect Information Technology

151,687,189,959 USD

7. Leasing Director Leasing

149,136,441,553 USD

8. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

146,224,690,694 USD

9. Software Engineer Information Technology

139,853,932,271 USD

10. Plant manager Top Management

136,352,496,130 USD

11. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

131,846,437,627 USD

12. Managing Director Top Management

129,560,328,469 USD

13. Sales Director Top Management

126,251,618,738 USD

14. Lead developer Information Technology

124,597,623,437 USD

15. Head of product development Management

123,528,998,646 USD

16. Finance Manager Management

120,359,799,823 USD

17. IT Manager Management

117,821,995,728 USD

18. Technical Director Top Management

115,481,951,941 USD

19. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

112,705,397,220 USD

20. Publishing House Director Top Management

112,089,823,316 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

24,582,253,472 USD

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

27,282,221,019 USD

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

27,882,189,836 USD

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

28,099,870,000 USD

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

28,182,210,201 USD

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

29,170,436,437 USD

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

29,273,271,798 USD

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

29,305,704,488 USD

9. Cleaner General labour

29,541,003,298 USD

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

29,735,096,051 USD

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

30,364,549,132 USD

12. Packer Production

30,552,745,032 USD

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

30,717,497,347 USD

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

30,741,012,845 USD

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

30,893,971,454 USD

16. General Labourer General labour

31,005,724,006 USD

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

31,052,755,003 USD

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

31,193,919,907 USD

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

31,330,482,388 USD

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

31,388,084,572 USD

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.

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

See more profiles

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

Find out if you are being paid fairly