Salaries in Costa Rica

The salary range of employees working in Costa Rica is, by default, in the range of 4,979,580 CRC (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 15,687,912 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:

5.0M - 15.7M CRC

10% earn less lthan 5.0M CRC

10% earns more than 15.7M 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 7.3M

Median 6.8M

10% 4.2M

25% 5.3M

75% 8.7M

90% 10.9M

25-34

Average 9.7M

Median 9.0M

10% 5.1M

25% 6.7M

75% 11.9M

90% 15.3M

35-44

Average 11.4M

Median 10.3M

10% 5.6M

25% 7.5M

75% 14.1M

90% 18.6M

45-54

Average 10.6M

Median 9.4M

10% 4.8M

25% 6.7M

75% 13.2M

90% 17.7M

55+

Average 9.6M

Median 8.7M

10% 4.6M

25% 6.3M

75% 11.9M

90% 15.6M

Salaries by gender

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

Men

10,759,140 CRC

8,933,220 CRC

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 (CRC).

1. Country Manager/Director Top Management

608,444,640 CRC

2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

398,126,880 CRC

3. IT Director Top Management

345,126,240 CRC

4. Senior Project Manager Management

343,624,320 CRC

5. Call Centre Director Top Management

316,586,880 CRC

6. IT Architect Information Technology

303,742,080 CRC

7. Leasing Director Leasing

298,634,400 CRC

8. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

292,803,840 CRC

9. Software Engineer Information Technology

280,046,880 CRC

10. Plant manager Top Management

273,035,520 CRC

11. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

264,012,480 CRC

12. Managing Director Top Management

259,434,720 CRC

13. Sales Director Top Management

252,809,280 CRC

14. Lead developer Information Technology

249,497,280 CRC

15. Head of product development Management

247,357,440 CRC

16. Finance Manager Management

241,011,360 CRC

17. IT Manager Management

235,929,600 CRC

18. Technical Director Top Management

231,243,840 CRC

19. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

225,684,000 CRC

20. Publishing House Director Top Management

224,451,360 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

49,224,096 CRC

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

54,630,576 CRC

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

55,831,968 CRC

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

56,267,856 CRC

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

56,432,736 CRC

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

58,411,584 CRC

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

58,617,504 CRC

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

58,682,448 CRC

9. Cleaner General labour

59,153,616 CRC

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

59,542,272 CRC

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

60,802,704 CRC

12. Packer Production

61,179,552 CRC

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

61,509,456 CRC

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

61,556,544 CRC

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

61,862,832 CRC

16. General Labourer General labour

62,086,608 CRC

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

62,180,784 CRC

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

62,463,456 CRC

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

62,736,912 CRC

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

62,852,256 CRC

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

13,625,042 CRC (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Junior Architect
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Uruca

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,573 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

784,000 CRC

Anually salary

18,876 USD

Anually salary

9,408,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-09-15 21:00:46

Chemical Engineer
Chemical Industry

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Escazu

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

4,012 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,000,000 CRC

Anually salary

48,144 USD

Anually salary

24,000,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-09-14 04:16:34

Design Engineer
Mechanical Engineering

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Cartago

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,663 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

829,000 CRC

Anually salary

19,956 USD

Anually salary

9,948,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-09-10 03:29:45

Financial Analyst
Banking

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Escazu

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

5,851 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,916,670 CRC

Anually salary

70,212 USD

Anually salary

35,000,040 CRC

Posted: 2025-09-09 20:34:18

Livestock Specialist
Agriculture, Food Industry

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

San José

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,127 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

562,000 CRC

Anually salary

13,524 USD

Anually salary

6,744,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-09-08 22:52:47

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

1,522 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

758,500 CRC

Anually salary

18,264 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

2,006 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,000,000 CRC

Anually salary

24,072 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

1,605 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

800,000 CRC

Anually salary

19,260 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

828 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

413,000 CRC

Anually salary

9,936 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

3,840 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,914,000 CRC

Anually salary

46,080 USD

Anually salary

22,968,000 CRC

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

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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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