Salary data for country: Costa Rica
Compare your salary
logo

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
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 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).

Man icon
Men
10,731,228 CRC
8,992,104 CRC
Woman icon
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.

PolandPoland
18,879,847 CRC (gross)
BulgariaBulgaria
10,007,650 CRC (net)
SloveniaSlovenia
16,505,419 CRC (gross)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
6,500,573 CRC (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

gender icon
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
2,899 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,450,000 CRC
Anually salary
34,788 USD
Anually salary
17,400,000 CRC
ClockPosted: 2025-07-02 20:14:39
gender icon
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
1,699 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
850,000 CRC
Anually salary
20,388 USD
Anually salary
10,200,000 CRC
ClockPosted: 2025-06-30 06:20:50
gender icon
Network Strategy Specialist
Telecommunications
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Alajuela
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,999 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,000,000 CRC
Anually salary
23,988 USD
Anually salary
12,000,000 CRC
ClockPosted: 2025-06-27 19:25:06
gender icon
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
3,998 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,000,000 CRC
Anually salary
47,976 USD
Anually salary
24,000,000 CRC
ClockPosted: 2025-06-24 22:58:20
gender icon
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
6,322 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,162,400 CRC
Anually salary
75,864 USD
Anually salary
37,948,800 CRC
ClockPosted: 2025-06-23 20:25:42
gender icon
Sales Consultant
Commerce
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
San José
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,209 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
605,000 CRC
Anually salary
14,508 USD
Anually salary
7,260,000 CRC
ClockPosted: 2025-06-21 19:51:55
gender icon
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
1,599 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
800,000 CRC
Anually salary
19,188 USD
Anually salary
9,600,000 CRC
ClockPosted: 2025-06-21 02:58:22
gender icon
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
1,599 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
800,000 CRC
Anually salary
19,188 USD
Anually salary
9,600,000 CRC
ClockPosted: 2025-06-21 02:58:20
gender icon
IT Network Administrator
Information Technology
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Laurel
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,269 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
635,000 CRC
Anually salary
15,228 USD
Anually salary
7,620,000 CRC
ClockPosted: 2025-06-20 15:22:49
gender icon
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
1,825 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
913,000 CRC
Anually salary
21,900 USD
Anually salary
10,956,000 CRC
ClockPosted: 2025-06-19 19:41:18
See more profiles

Find out if you are being paid fairly

Get a free, personalized salary comparison.