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Salaries in Costa Rica - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Costa Rica is, by default, in the range of 685.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 2,393.00 EUR (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:
685 - 2,393 EUR
10% earn less lthan 685 EUR
10% earns more than 2,393 EUR
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Distribution of employees in Costa Rica into salary brackets in EUR.

Average salary and range in Costa Rica by age in EUR.

<24
 
 
Average 1,032
Median 959
10% 568
25% 730
75% 1,253
90% 1,587
25-34
 
 
Average 1,414
Median 1,283
10% 694
25% 933
75% 1,747
90% 2,293
35-44
 
 
Average 1,639
Median 1,467
10% 755
25% 1,043
75% 2,041
90% 2,728
45-54
 
 
Average 1,524
Median 1,348
10% 663
25% 937
75% 1,913
90% 2,596
55+
 
 
Average 1,380
Median 1,244
10% 653
25% 893
75% 1,715
90% 2,276

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

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Men
1,563 EUR
1,325 EUR
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Women
In general, in Costa Rica, men earn 18.0% more than women.

The best paid positions in Costa Rica

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Costa Rica (EUR).

1. Country Manager/Director Top Management
7,364.00 EUR
2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
4,838.00 EUR
3. IT Director Top Management
4,187.00 EUR
4. Senior Project Manager Management
3,696.00 EUR
5. Leasing Director Leasing
3,679.00 EUR
6. IT Architect Information Technology
3,670.00 EUR
7. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
3,485.00 EUR
8. Plant manager Top Management
3,363.00 EUR
9. Software Engineer Information Technology
3,339.00 EUR
10. Finance Manager Management
3,321.00 EUR
11. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
3,252.00 EUR
12. Managing Director Top Management
3,153.00 EUR
13. Head of product development Management
3,107.00 EUR
14. Sales Director Top Management
3,092.00 EUR
15. Lead developer Information Technology
3,021.00 EUR
16. IT Manager Management
2,895.00 EUR
17. Technical Director Top Management
2,849.00 EUR
18. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
2,780.00 EUR
19. Publishing House Director Top Management
2,765.00 EUR
20. Marketing Director Top Management
2,756.00 EUR

The worst paid positions in Costa Rica

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Costa Rica (EUR)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
606.00 EUR
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
673.00 EUR
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
687.00 EUR
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
695.00 EUR
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
719.00 EUR
6. Cleaner General labour
728.00 EUR
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
733.00 EUR
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
749.00 EUR
9. Packer Production
753.00 EUR
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
757.00 EUR
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
758.00 EUR
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
762.00 EUR
13. General Labourer General labour
764.00 EUR
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
766.00 EUR
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
772.00 EUR
16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
774.00 EUR
17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
777.00 EUR
18. Security Guard Security & Protection
781.00 EUR
19. Cashier Banking
781.00 EUR
20. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
782.00 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
961 EUR (net)
LithuaniaLithuania
2,047 EUR (net)
SerbiaSerbia
1,204 EUR (net)
PolandPoland
2,612 EUR (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

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Software Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Escazu
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
7,618 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,700,000 CRC
Anually salary
91,416 USD
Anually salary
44,400,000 CRC
ClockPosted: 2025-12-19 05:33:24
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Maintenance Supervisor
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Pavas
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,985 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
964,000 CRC
Anually salary
23,820 USD
Anually salary
11,568,000 CRC
ClockPosted: 2025-12-17 21:17:43
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Product owner
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
San José
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,750 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
850,000 CRC
Anually salary
21,000 USD
Anually salary
10,200,000 CRC
ClockPosted: 2025-12-17 16:03:38
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Head of Technical Department
Technology, Development
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
San José
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,942 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,400,000 CRC
Anually salary
59,304 USD
Anually salary
28,800,000 CRC
ClockPosted: 2025-12-17 14:53:40
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Account Executive
Marketing, Advertising, PR
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Heredia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,884 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
915,000 CRC
Anually salary
22,608 USD
Anually salary
10,980,000 CRC
ClockPosted: 2025-12-17 05:33:04
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Payroll Clerk
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
San José
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,277 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
620,000 CRC
Anually salary
15,324 USD
Anually salary
7,440,000 CRC
ClockPosted: 2025-12-16 21:34:19
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Booking agent
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Jaco
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,029 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
500,000 CRC
Anually salary
12,348 USD
Anually salary
6,000,000 CRC
ClockPosted: 2025-12-16 05:04:58
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Research Worker, Scientific Worker
Education, Science & Research
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Alajuela
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,015 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,950,000 CRC
Anually salary
48,180 USD
Anually salary
23,400,000 CRC
ClockPosted: 2025-12-15 09:00:53
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IT Director
Top Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Alajuela
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,915 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
930,000 CRC
Anually salary
22,980 USD
Anually salary
11,160,000 CRC
ClockPosted: 2025-12-10 16:39:49
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Sales Representative
Commerce
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
San José
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
838 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
407,000 CRC
Anually salary
10,056 USD
Anually salary
4,884,000 CRC
ClockPosted: 2025-12-09 23:22:25
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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary level in $country.

The total gross average salary for job positions in the country based on Paylab.com data in Costa Rica is 1,451 EUR.

The best-paid positions in the country Costa Rica are Country Manager/Director, Chief Executive Officer, IT Director, Senior Project Manager, Leasing Director.

The worst-paid positions in the country Costa Rica are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Social counselor, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Seamstress.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country Costa Rica, regardless of the work they do, women earn 15.23% less than men.

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