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536.38 CRC = 1 USD

24,678,869 CRC

$46,010 USD
San José

24,667,068 CRC

14,482,274 CRC

$27,000 USD
Including "San José"
Excluding "San José"

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Average Salary / Costa Rica

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Average salary in Costa Rica is 24,678,869 CRC per year. The most typical earning is 14,482,274 CRC. All data are based on 229 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 27,409,046 CRC. Women receive a salary of 17,271,453 CRC.

The most paid careers are Manufacturing & Labor Workers with average income 54,281,712 CRC and Engineers & Technicians IV with income 51,224,343 CRC.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Masters Degree with salary of 32,451,023 CRC. The second most paid education level is Bachelors Degree with salary of 22,796,173 CRC.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 16-20 Years of experience receive salary of 46,665,108 CRC. Employees with 20+ Years of experience receive 40,121,265 CRC.

Levels / Costa Rica (Gross CRC)

Salary Levels (CRC) per Year Surveys [%]
1,609,100 CRC - 2,681,399 CRC
0 n/a
2,681,900 CRC - 5,363,299 CRC
8 100%
3.49%
5,363,800 CRC - 8,045,199 CRC
24 96.51%
10.48%
8,045,700 CRC - 10,727,099 CRC
19 86.03%
8.3%
10,727,600 CRC - 13,408,999 CRC
23 77.73%
10.04%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
13,409,500 CRC - 16,090,899 CRC
25 67.69%
10.92%
16,091,400 CRC - 18,772,799 CRC
13 56.77%
5.68%
18,773,300 CRC - 21,454,699 CRC
22 51.09%
9.61%
21,455,200 CRC - 24,136,599 CRC
11 41.48%
4.8%
24,137,100 CRC - 26,818,499 CRC
14 36.68%
6.11%
26,819,000 CRC - 29,500,399 CRC
10 30.57%
4.37%
29,500,900 CRC - 32,182,299 CRC
11 26.2%
4.8%
32,182,800 CRC - 34,864,199 CRC
7 21.4%
3.06%
34,864,700 CRC - 37,546,099 CRC
8 18.34%
3.49%
37,546,600 CRC - 40,227,999 CRC
3 14.85%
1.31%
40,228,500 CRC - 42,909,899 CRC
2 13.54%
0.87%
42,910,400 CRC - 45,591,799 CRC
6 12.66%
2.62%
45,592,300 CRC - 48,273,699 CRC
0 n/a
48,274,200 CRC - 50,955,599 CRC
1 10.04%
0.44%
50,956,200 CRC - 53,637,499 CRC
5 9.61%
2.18%
53,638,100 CRC - 56,319,399 CRC
1 7.42%
0.44%
56,320,000 CRC - 59,001,299 CRC
1 6.99%
0.44%
59,001,900 CRC - 61,683,199 CRC
0 n/a
61,683,800 CRC - 64,365,099 CRC
3 6.55%
1.31%
64,365,700 CRC - 67,046,999 CRC
2 5.24%
0.87%
67,047,600 CRC - 69,728,899 CRC
1 4.37%
0.44%
69,729,500 CRC - 72,410,799 CRC
0 n/a
72,411,400 CRC - 75,092,699 CRC
0 n/a
75,093,300 CRC - 77,774,599 CRC
0 n/a
77,775,200 CRC - 80,456,499 CRC
0 n/a
HIGH SALARIES
80,457,100 CRC - 85,820,399 CRC
1 3.93%
0.44%
85,820,900 CRC - 91,184,199 CRC
1 3.49%
0.44%
91,184,700 CRC - 96,547,999 CRC
1 3.06%
0.44%
96,548,500 CRC - 101,911,799 CRC
1 2.62%
0.44%
101,912,300 CRC - 107,275,599 CRC
2 2.18%
0.87%
107,276,100 CRC - 112,639,399 CRC
1 1.31%
0.44%
112,639,900 CRC - 118,003,199 CRC
1 0.87%
0.44%
118,003,700 CRC - 123,366,999 CRC
0 n/a
123,367,500 CRC - 128,730,799 CRC
0 n/a
128,731,300 CRC - 134,094,599 CRC
1 0.44%
0.44%
134,095,100 CRC - 187,733,199 CRC
0 n/a
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Gender / Costa Rica (Gross CRC)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Men 154 27,409,046 CRC
2 Women 57 17,271,453 CRC

Education / Costa Rica (Gross CRC)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Masters Degree 65 32,451,023 CRC
2 Bachelors Degree 123 22,796,173 CRC
3 Doctorate Degree 7 21,937,964 CRC
4 High School 10 18,076,024 CRC
5 Some College 23 17,432,368 CRC
6 Bellow H. School 1 5,631,995 CRC

Experience / Costa Rica (Gross CRC)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 16-20 Years 15 46,665,108 CRC
2 20+ Years 22 40,121,265 CRC
3 8-12 Years 46 29,500,930 CRC
4 12-16 Years 26 25,853,542 CRC
5 4-8 Years 56 20,757,927 CRC
6 2-4 Years 32 15,501,398 CRC
7 1-2 Years 16 13,999,532 CRC
8 0-1 Year 16 9,708,488 CRC

Age / Costa Rica (Gross CRC)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 46-50 13 49,561,563 CRC
2 66-70 2 39,638,523 CRC
3 41-45 16 37,761,191 CRC
4 36-40 32 30,359,139 CRC
5 31-35 53 26,336,285 CRC
6 n/a 18 24,941,695 CRC
7 51-55 1 21,884,326 CRC
8 56-60 5 19,685,166 CRC
9 26-30 57 17,432,368 CRC
10 14-20 4 14,106,808 CRC
11 21-25 27 12,175,838 CRC
12 61-65 1 6,275,652 CRC

Work Type / Costa Rica (Gross CRC)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Self Employed 5 40,228,541 CRC
2 Permanent 205 24,673,505 CRC
3 Contract 15 23,010,725 CRC
4 Part Time 4 11,371,267 CRC

Cities / Costa Rica (Gross CRC)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Cartago 4 35,132,926 CRC
2 --Other-- 23 27,087,218 CRC
3 San José 196 24,673,505 CRC
4 San Ramón 2 9,601,211 CRC
5 Limón 4 8,528,450 CRC

Career Groups / Costa Rica (Gross CRC)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Manufacturing & Labor Workers 3 54,281,712 CRC
2 Engineers & Technicians IV 1 51,224,343 CRC
3 Sports & Recreation 1 40,282,179 CRC
4 Management & Business 29 38,404,847 CRC
5 Making Design 3 37,224,810 CRC
6 Human Resources 13 30,627,329 CRC
7 Salesmen & Saleswomen 4 30,144,587 CRC
8 Health Care & Medical II 4 29,179,102 CRC
9 IT & Programming II 24 28,642,721 CRC
10 Engineers & Technicians III 1 26,175,371 CRC
11 IT & Programming 45 24,512,591 CRC
12 Law 3 23,171,639 CRC
13 Marketing, Sales, Purchase 14 21,133,393 CRC
14 Engineers & Technicians V 4 20,757,927 CRC
15 Finance & Banking 14 20,489,737 CRC
16 Insurance 2 20,436,099 CRC
17 Engineers & Technicians 14 19,309,699 CRC
18 Media 2 18,880,595 CRC
19 Properties & Real Estates 6 18,076,024 CRC
20 Engineers & Technicians II 2 17,861,472 CRC
21 Automobile 1 17,861,472 CRC
22 Accounting & Administration 15 14,750,465 CRC
23 Education & University 5 14,428,636 CRC
24 Hotels & Tourism 2 14,053,170 CRC
25 Health Care & Medical 3 11,585,819 CRC
26 Organization & Coordination 2 8,796,641 CRC
27 Customer Services 7 8,582,088 CRC
28 Construction & Labor Workers 2 8,474,812 CRC
29 Public Sector 1 8,045,708 CRC
30 Architect Constructions 2 7,241,137 CRC

Careers / Costa Rica (Gross CRC)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 General Manager 3 82,334,415 CRC
2 J2EE Developer 2 76,809,695 CRC
3 Real Estate Broker 1 64,365,666 CRC
4 Director 5 62,702,886 CRC
5 Other Manufacturing Career 2 59,860,069 CRC
6 IT Researching 1 51,492,533 CRC
7 Pharmaceutical Sales 2 48,971,544 CRC
8 Plant Manager 1 48,971,544 CRC
9 Sports Management 1 40,282,179 CRC
10 Sales Manager 4 37,546,638 CRC
11 Software Engineer 9 34,811,098 CRC
12 Security Specialist 2 34,650,183 CRC
13 Manager 9 34,060,165 CRC
14 Human Resources Manager 4 34,006,527 CRC
15 IT Manager 5 33,309,232 CRC
16 Credit Administrator 1 32,182,833 CRC
17 Lead Developer 3 30,305,501 CRC
18 Other Human Resource Career 6 30,198,225 CRC
19 Lead Salesmen or Saleswomen 4 30,144,587 CRC
20 Computer Architect 2 26,926,303 CRC
21 Quality Manager 1 26,389,923 CRC
22 Investment Manager 1 25,746,266 CRC
23 System Analyst 3 25,156,248 CRC
24 IT Project Manager 11 24,727,143 CRC
25 Business Manager 2 24,029,848 CRC
26 Education Coordinator 2 23,439,830 CRC
27 Media Manager 1 22,045,240 CRC
28 Database Administrator 2 21,884,326 CRC
29 Other Engineer Career 3 21,830,688 CRC
30 Lawyer 2 21,294,308 CRC
31 Business Administration 2 21,187,031 CRC
32 Product Manager 1 20,382,461 CRC
33 Mechanical Engineer 3 20,114,270 CRC
34 Java Developer 4 19,470,614 CRC
35 Customer Service Manager 1 18,719,681 CRC
36 Financial Analyst 6 18,666,043 CRC
37 Web Developer 2 17,807,834 CRC
38 .NET Developer 5 16,949,625 CRC
39 Project Manager 3 16,735,073 CRC
40 Software Developer 7 16,574,159 CRC
41 Other Management Career 3 15,072,293 CRC
42 Economist 2 13,999,532 CRC
43 Marketing 2 13,516,789 CRC
44 Engineer 4 13,034,047 CRC
45 Electrical Engineer 2 12,068,562 CRC
46 Other Administration Career 2 11,263,991 CRC
47 System Administrator 1 11,263,991 CRC
48 Other IT Career 3 11,103,077 CRC
49 Accountant 5 9,279,383 CRC
50 Property Manager 2 8,528,450 CRC
51 Other Public Sector Career 1 8,045,708 CRC
52 Commercial Real Estate Broker 1 7,723,879 CRC
53 Doctor 2 7,562,965 CRC
54 Call Center 4 7,348,413 CRC
55 Architect 2 7,241,137 CRC
56 Primary School Teacher 2 6,275,652 CRC
57 Customer Consultant 2 5,900,186 CRC
58 Other Property Career 1 5,631,995 CRC

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Tax Law
Posted 11 July 2023
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Advanced 10,867,600 CRC

Analista Financiera
Posted 29 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years Advanced 8,686,700 CRC

Developer
Posted 14 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Masters Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 14,271,500 CRC

Real Estate Broker
Posted 12 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José High School 16-20 Years Expert 64,365,700 CRC

Business Development Manager - It
Posted 11 June 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 32,182,800 CRC

Intern
Posted 08 April 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Some College 0-1 Year Basic 5,242,000 CRC

Chemical Engineer I
Posted 26 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Advanced 8,049,500 CRC

Hr Services
Posted 21 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José High School 2-4 Years Advanced 5,869,600 CRC

Java Developer
Posted 18 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 29,500,900 CRC

Computer Engineer
Posted 10 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Bachelors Degree 12-16 Years Advanced 24,137,100 CRC

Product Engineer
Posted 14 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Intermediate 11,421,200 CRC

Administrator
Posted 12 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 32,182,800 CRC

Software Engineer
Posted 18 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Masters Degree 8-12 Years Advanced 27,677,200 CRC

Quality & Automation Analyst
Posted 17 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Some College 0-1 Year Advanced 6,967,600 CRC

Cybersecurity
Posted 17 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Masters Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 51,492,500 CRC

Market Analyst
Posted 13 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 14,482,300 CRC

Project Manager Technology
Posted 03 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Masters Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 16,091,400 CRC

Country Manager
Posted 16 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Masters Degree 16-20 Years Expert 107,276,100 CRC

Embedded Software Developer
Posted 03 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cartago Masters Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 34,006,500 CRC

C&b Analyst
Posted 11 October 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José High School 4-8 Years Intermediate 16,091,400 CRC

Junior Associate
Posted 30 August 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Advanced 7,723,900 CRC

Software Developer
Posted 18 August 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Advanced 9,559,400 CRC

Quality Manager
Posted 01 July 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Masters Degree 4-8 Years Expert 26,393,700 CRC

Investment Officer
Posted 01 July 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 25,746,300 CRC

Training And Development Manager
Posted 26 April 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Masters Degree 16-20 Years Expert 21,114,600 CRC

Customer Software Support Engineer
Posted 05 April 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a 19,324,200 CRC

Senior Software Engineer
Posted 28 March 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a 30,604,300 CRC

Software Architect
Posted 24 March 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Masters Degree 12-16 Years n/a 39,785,500 CRC

Multimedia Manager
Posted 15 March 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Masters Degree 8-12 Years n/a 22,035,000 CRC

Human Resources Regional Director
Posted 27 February 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Masters Degree 8-12 Years n/a 64,036,900 CRC

Sr Consultant
Posted 26 February 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Masters Degree 8-12 Years n/a 37,991,800 CRC

Compensation Director
Posted 05 January 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Masters Degree 8-12 Years n/a 44,070,600 CRC

Supervisor
Posted 31 December 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Limón Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 18,734,700 CRC

Demand Planner
Posted 28 December 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Masters Degree 4-8 Years n/a 14,706,500 CRC

. Net Software Developer
Posted 30 November 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years n/a 6,182,300 CRC

Marketing Director
Posted 13 October 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Some College 16-20 Years n/a 68,850,900 CRC

Cleaning
Posted 03 October 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Limón Bellow H. School 8-12 Years n/a 5,620,200 CRC

Seller Support
Posted 26 September 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José High School 2-4 Years n/a 6,463,400 CRC

Mid Software Developer
Posted 04 September 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a 20,140,000 CRC

Franchise Manager
Posted 19 August 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 87,244,400 CRC

Production Manager
Posted 18 August 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a 48,991,900 CRC

Security Technical Project Manager
Posted 02 August 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Some College 2-4 Years n/a 24,074,400 CRC

Senior Software Engineer
Posted 21 June 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a 23,980,500 CRC

Product Owner
Posted 29 May 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a 20,363,200 CRC

Country Manager
Posted 23 May 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 113,196,700 CRC

Regulatory Analyst
Posted 13 May 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a 20,608,300 CRC

Financial Analyst
Posted 12 May 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a 20,781,500 CRC

Director
Posted 13 March 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 63,112,100 CRC

Exchange Administrator
Posted 09 March 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a 11,240,900 CRC

Project Manager
Posted 20 February 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a 28,102,100 CRC

ECONOMY / Costa Rica

The main industries in Costa Rica are eco-tourism, software development, financial outsourcing, and pharmaceutical. Well educated residents and low cost labor make country interesting for investments. The country make more earnings from tourism then all three main exports: coffee, bananas, and pineapples. In the history coffee production was the largest industry in country.

Education

Costa Rica with the literacy rate of 95% ranks among highest in Latin America. Practically every community in the country has at least elementary and high school. Primary school is obligatory. Preschool and high school are both free.

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