Salaries in Costa Rica

The salary range of employees working in Costa Rica is, by default, in the range of 9,912 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 31,248 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:

9,912 - 31,248 USD

10% earn less lthan 9,912 USD

10% earns more than 31,248 USD

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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 14,448

median 13,536

10% 8,316

25% 10,500

75% 17,376

90% 21,720

25-34

Average 19,416

median 17,880

10% 10,260

25% 13,392

75% 23,724

90% 30,468

35-44

Average 22,740

median 20,592

10% 11,076

25% 14,952

75% 28,104

90% 36,972

45-54

Average 21,060

median 18,816

10% 9,576

25% 13,284

75% 26,280

90% 35,244

55+

Average 19,068

median 17,256

10% 9,252

25% 12,516

75% 23,604

90% 31,092

Salaries by gender

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

Men

21,432 USD

17,796 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

305,488,615,566 USD

2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

199,892,022,043 USD

3. IT Director Top Management

173,281,397,060 USD

4. Senior Project Manager Management

172,527,311,263 USD

5. Call Centre Director Top Management

158,952,320,917 USD

6. IT Architect Information Technology

152,503,188,307 USD

7. Leasing Director Leasing

149,938,718,199 USD

8. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

147,011,303,632 USD

9. Software Engineer Information Technology

140,606,273,834 USD

10. Plant manager Top Management

137,086,001,785 USD

11. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

132,555,703,026 USD

12. Managing Director Top Management

130,257,295,787 USD

13. Sales Director Top Management

126,930,786,915 USD

14. Lead developer Information Technology

125,267,893,977 USD

15. Head of product development Management

124,193,520,540 USD

16. Finance Manager Management

121,007,273,073 USD

17. IT Manager Management

118,455,816,909 USD

18. Technical Director Top Management

116,103,184,901 USD

19. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

113,311,693,756 USD

20. Publishing House Director Top Management

112,692,808,385 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

24,714,493,236 USD

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

27,428,985,207 USD

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

28,032,181,545 USD

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

28,251,032,716 USD

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

28,333,815,864 USD

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

29,327,358,244 USD

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

29,430,746,805 USD

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

29,463,353,967 USD

9. Cleaner General labour

29,699,918,562 USD

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

29,895,055,433 USD

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

30,527,894,646 USD

12. Packer Production

30,717,102,942 USD

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

30,882,741,539 USD

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

30,906,383,538 USD

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

31,060,164,985 USD

16. General Labourer General labour

31,172,518,708 USD

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

31,219,802,707 USD

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

31,361,727,004 USD

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

31,499,024,121 USD

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

31,556,936,175 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.

Senior Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Heredia

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

2,390 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,200,000 CRC

Anually salary

28,680 USD

Anually salary

14,400,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-07-22 03:58:54

Database Analyst
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

San José

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,494 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

750,000 CRC

Anually salary

17,928 USD

Anually salary

9,000,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-07-20 19:42:54

Supply Chain Specialist
Transport, Haulage, Logistics

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Santa Ana

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,966 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

987,083 CRC

Anually salary

23,592 USD

Anually salary

11,844,996 CRC

Posted: 2025-07-19 01:26:37

Project Assistant
Administration

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

San Carlos

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

1,168 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

650,000 CFA

Anually salary

14,016 USD

Anually salary

7,800,000 CFA

Posted: 2025-07-08 03:36:56

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

2,888 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,450,000 CRC

Anually salary

34,656 USD

Anually salary

17,400,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-07-02 20:14:39

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

1,693 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

850,000 CRC

Anually salary

20,316 USD

Anually salary

10,200,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-06-30 06:20:50

Network Strategy Specialist
Telecommunications

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Alajuela

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,992 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,000,000 CRC

Anually salary

23,904 USD

Anually salary

12,000,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-06-27 19:25:06

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

3,983 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,000,000 CRC

Anually salary

47,796 USD

Anually salary

24,000,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-06-24 22:58:20

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

6,299 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,162,400 CRC

Anually salary

75,588 USD

Anually salary

37,948,800 CRC

Posted: 2025-06-23 20:25:42

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

1,205 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

605,000 CRC

Anually salary

14,460 USD

Anually salary

7,260,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-06-21 19:51:55

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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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