Salaries in Costa Rica

The salary range of employees working in Costa Rica is, by default, in the range of 10,032 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 31,584 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:

10K - 32K USD

10% earn less lthan 10K USD

10% earns more than 32K 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 14,604

Median 13,692

10% 8,400

25% 10,608

75% 17,568

90% 21,960

25-34

Average 19,632

Median 18,084

10% 10,368

25% 13,548

75% 23,988

90% 30,804

35-44

Average 22,992

Median 20,820

10% 11,196

25% 15,108

75% 28,416

90% 37,368

45-54

Average 21,288

Median 19,020

10% 9,672

25% 13,440

75% 26,568

90% 35,640

55+

Average 19,272

Median 17,448

10% 9,360

25% 12,648

75% 23,868

90% 31,440

Salaries by gender

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

Men

21,660 USD

17,988 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

302,168,662,092 USD

2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

197,719,658,887 USD

3. IT Director Top Management

171,398,229,745 USD

4. Senior Project Manager Management

170,652,339,113 USD

5. Call Centre Director Top Management

157,224,877,461 USD

6. IT Architect Information Technology

150,845,831,980 USD

7. Leasing Director Leasing

148,309,231,720 USD

8. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

145,413,631,367 USD

9. Software Engineer Information Technology

139,078,209,404 USD

10. Plant manager Top Management

135,596,194,556 USD

11. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

131,115,129,648 USD

12. Managing Director Top Management

128,841,700,771 USD

13. Sales Director Top Management

125,551,343,343 USD

14. Lead developer Information Technology

123,906,522,199 USD

15. Head of product development Management

122,843,824,712 USD

16. Finance Manager Management

119,692,204,372 USD

17. IT Manager Management

117,168,476,626 USD

18. Technical Director Top Management

114,841,412,277 USD

19. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

112,080,258,174 USD

20. Publishing House Director Top Management

111,468,098,652 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

24,445,903,954 USD

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

27,130,895,687 USD

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

27,727,536,679 USD

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

27,944,009,444 USD

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

28,025,892,931 USD

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

29,008,637,808 USD

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

29,110,902,775 USD

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

29,143,155,572 USD

9. Cleaner General labour

29,377,149,258 USD

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

29,570,165,444 USD

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

30,196,127,160 USD

12. Packer Production

30,383,279,201 USD

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

30,547,117,689 USD

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

30,570,502,755 USD

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

30,722,612,954 USD

16. General Labourer General labour

30,833,745,652 USD

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

30,880,515,784 USD

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

31,020,897,693 USD

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

31,156,702,708 USD

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

31,213,985,392 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

13,014 USD (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Financial Analyst
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

San José

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

4,614 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,291,670 CRC

Anually salary

55,368 USD

Anually salary

27,500,040 CRC

Posted: 2025-08-22 23:59:18

Payments Clerk
Banking

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Lagunilla

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

1,107 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

550,000 CRC

Anually salary

13,284 USD

Anually salary

6,600,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-08-22 06:34:02

Software Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Lagunilla

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,760 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,370,850 CRC

Anually salary

33,120 USD

Anually salary

16,450,200 CRC

Posted: 2025-08-22 01:25:18

Internal Auditor
Banking

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Curridabat

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

1,812 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

900,000 CRC

Anually salary

21,744 USD

Anually salary

10,800,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-08-21 19:30:17

Ironworker
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

San José

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

1,784 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

886,000 CRC

Anually salary

21,408 USD

Anually salary

10,632,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-08-16 20:51:58

Senior Project Manager
Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Fortuna

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,611 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

800,000 CRC

Anually salary

19,332 USD

Anually salary

9,600,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-08-13 02:55:10

Data scientist
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

San Antonio

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

2,372 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,178,000 CRC

Anually salary

28,464 USD

Anually salary

14,136,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-08-07 21:01:57

Team leader
Management

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Santa Ana

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

3,047 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,513,050 CRC

Anually salary

36,564 USD

Anually salary

18,156,600 CRC

Posted: 2025-08-07 05:30:09

Quality Engineer
Quality Management

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Cartago

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,014 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,000,000 CRC

Anually salary

24,168 USD

Anually salary

12,000,000 CRC

Posted: 2025-08-06 15:23:32

Automation engineer
Mechanical Engineering

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Alajuela

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,923 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,451,460 CRC

Anually salary

35,076 USD

Anually salary

17,417,520 CRC

Posted: 2025-08-04 22:18:09

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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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