Salaries in Costa Rica

The salary range of employees working in Costa Rica is, by default, in the range of 9,984 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 31,440 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:

9,984 - 31,440 USD

10% earn less lthan 9,984 USD

10% earns more than 31,440 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 14,544

Median 13,620

10% 8,364

25% 10,560

75% 17,484

90% 21,852

25-34

Average 19,536

Median 17,988

10% 10,320

25% 13,476

75% 23,880

90% 30,660

35-44

Average 22,884

Median 20,724

10% 11,148

25% 15,048

75% 28,272

90% 37,200

45-54

Average 21,192

Median 18,924

10% 9,636

25% 13,368

75% 26,436

90% 35,472

55+

Average 19,188

Median 17,364

10% 9,312

25% 12,588

75% 23,760

90% 31,284

Salaries by gender

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

Men

21,564 USD

17,904 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

303,594,489,535 USD

2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

198,652,628,288 USD

3. IT Director Top Management

172,206,997,596 USD

4. Senior Project Manager Management

171,457,587,369 USD

5. Call Centre Director Top Management

157,966,766,257 USD

6. IT Architect Information Technology

151,557,620,309 USD

7. Leasing Director Leasing

149,009,050,726 USD

8. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

146,099,787,055 USD

9. Software Engineer Information Technology

139,734,470,468 USD

10. Plant manager Top Management

136,236,025,219 USD

11. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

131,733,815,745 USD

12. Managing Director Top Management

129,449,659,358 USD

13. Sales Director Top Management

126,143,775,893 USD

14. Lead developer Information Technology

124,491,193,417 USD

15. Head of product development Management

123,423,481,435 USD

16. Finance Manager Management

120,256,989,710 USD

17. IT Manager Management

117,721,353,381 USD

18. Technical Director Top Management

115,383,308,435 USD

19. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

112,609,125,419 USD

20. Publishing House Director Top Management

111,994,077,332 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

24,561,255,561 USD

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

27,258,916,824 USD

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

27,858,373,154 USD

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

28,075,867,378 USD

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

28,158,137,245 USD

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

29,145,519,348 USD

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

29,248,266,867 USD

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

29,280,671,854 USD

9. Cleaner General labour

29,515,769,674 USD

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

29,709,696,635 USD

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

30,338,612,044 USD

12. Packer Production

30,526,647,189 USD

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

30,691,258,774 USD

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

30,714,754,186 USD

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

30,867,582,139 USD

16. General Labourer General labour

30,979,239,233 USD

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

31,026,230,057 USD

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

31,167,274,378 USD

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

31,303,720,210 USD

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

31,361,273,191 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

13,118 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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