Salaries in Costa Rica

The salary range of employees working in Costa Rica is, by default, in the range of 832.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 2,620.00 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly 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:

832 - 2,620 USD

10% earn less lthan 832 USD

10% earns more than 2,620 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 1,212

Median 1,135

10% 697

25% 880

75% 1,457

90% 1,821

25-34

Average 1,628

Median 1,499

10% 860

25% 1,123

75% 1,990

90% 2,555

35-44

Average 1,907

Median 1,727

10% 929

25% 1,254

75% 2,356

90% 3,100

45-54

Average 1,766

Median 1,577

10% 803

25% 1,114

75% 2,203

90% 2,956

55+

Average 1,599

Median 1,447

10% 776

25% 1,049

75% 1,980

90% 2,607

Salaries by gender

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

Men

1,797 USD

1,492 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

2,108,295,066.22 USD

2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

1,379,532,140.89 USD

3. IT Director Top Management

1,195,881,927.75 USD

4. Senior Project Manager Management

1,190,677,690.07 USD

5. Call Centre Director Top Management

1,096,991,432.34 USD

6. IT Architect Information Technology

1,052,483,474.37 USD

7. Leasing Director Leasing

1,034,785,074.49 USD

8. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

1,014,581,854.55 USD

9. Software Engineer Information Technology

970,378,267.14 USD

10. Plant manager Top Management

946,083,508.47 USD

11. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

914,818,164.89 USD

12. Managing Director Top Management

898,955,967.76 USD

13. Sales Director Top Management

875,998,443.70 USD

14. Lead developer Information Technology

864,522,176.51 USD

15. Head of product development Management

857,107,509.97 USD

16. Finance Manager Management

835,117,984.09 USD

17. IT Manager Management

817,509,398.48 USD

18. Technical Director Top Management

801,272,975.25 USD

19. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

782,007,815.41 USD

20. Publishing House Director Top Management

777,736,648.14 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

170,564,274.73 USD

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

189,298,033.50 USD

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

193,460,924.68 USD

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

194,971,301.24 USD

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

195,542,619.76 USD

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

202,399,439.92 USD

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

203,112,964.36 USD

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

203,337,998.99 USD

9. Cleaner General labour

204,970,622.74 USD

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

206,317,337.74 USD

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

210,684,805.86 USD

12. Packer Production

211,990,605.48 USD

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

213,133,741.49 USD

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

213,296,904.07 USD

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

214,358,209.30 USD

16. General Labourer General labour

215,133,605.79 USD

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

215,459,930.95 USD

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

216,439,405.41 USD

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

217,386,945.90 USD

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

217,786,619.38 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

1,093 USD (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

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

1,661 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

829,000 CRC

Anually salary

19,932 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

5,845 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,916,670 CRC

Anually salary

70,140 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

1,126 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

562,000 CRC

Anually salary

13,512 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

1,520 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

758,500 CRC

Anually salary

18,240 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

2,004 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,000,000 CRC

Anually salary

24,048 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

1,603 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

800,000 CRC

Anually salary

19,236 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

3,836 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,914,000 CRC

Anually salary

46,032 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

2,605 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,300,000 CRC

Anually salary

31,260 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

1,273 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

635,000 CRC

Anually salary

15,276 USD

Anually salary

7,620,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-08-26 23:47:43

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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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