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560.37 CRC = 1 USD

25,845,928 CRC

$46,123 USD
San José

25,844,247 CRC

15,129,980 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 25,845,928 CRC per year. The most typical earning is 15,129,980 CRC. All data are based on 228 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 28,746,962 CRC. Women receive a salary of 18,043,902 CRC.

The most paid careers are Manufacturing & Labor Workers with average income 56,709,406 CRC and Engineers & Technicians IV with income 53,515,299 CRC.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Masters Degree with salary of 33,902,362 CRC. The second most paid education level is Bachelors Degree with salary of 23,927,783 CRC.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 16-20 Years of experience receive salary of 48,752,158 CRC. Employees with 20+ Years of experience receive 41,915,648 CRC.

Levels / Costa Rica (Gross CRC)

Salary Levels (CRC) per Year Surveys [%]
1,681,100 CRC - 2,801,299 CRC
0 n/a
2,801,800 CRC - 5,603,099 CRC
8 100%
3.51%
5,603,700 CRC - 8,404,999 CRC
24 96.49%
10.53%
8,405,500 CRC - 11,206,799 CRC
19 85.96%
8.33%
11,207,400 CRC - 14,008,699 CRC
22 77.63%
9.65%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
14,009,200 CRC - 16,810,499 CRC
25 67.98%
10.96%
16,811,100 CRC - 19,612,399 CRC
13 57.02%
5.7%
19,612,900 CRC - 22,414,199 CRC
22 51.32%
9.65%
22,414,800 CRC - 25,216,099 CRC
11 41.67%
4.82%
25,216,600 CRC - 28,017,899 CRC
14 36.84%
6.14%
28,018,500 CRC - 30,819,799 CRC
10 30.7%
4.39%
30,820,300 CRC - 33,621,599 CRC
11 26.32%
4.82%
33,622,200 CRC - 36,423,499 CRC
7 21.49%
3.07%
36,424,000 CRC - 39,225,299 CRC
8 18.42%
3.51%
39,225,900 CRC - 42,027,199 CRC
3 14.91%
1.32%
42,027,700 CRC - 44,828,999 CRC
2 13.6%
0.88%
44,829,600 CRC - 47,630,899 CRC
6 12.72%
2.63%
47,631,400 CRC - 50,432,699 CRC
0 n/a
50,433,300 CRC - 53,234,599 CRC
1 10.09%
0.44%
53,235,100 CRC - 56,036,399 CRC
5 9.65%
2.19%
56,037,000 CRC - 58,838,299 CRC
1 7.46%
0.44%
58,838,800 CRC - 61,640,099 CRC
1 7.02%
0.44%
61,640,700 CRC - 64,441,899 CRC
0 n/a
64,442,500 CRC - 67,243,799 CRC
3 6.58%
1.32%
67,244,400 CRC - 70,045,599 CRC
2 5.26%
0.88%
70,046,200 CRC - 72,847,499 CRC
1 4.39%
0.44%
72,848,100 CRC - 75,649,299 CRC
0 n/a
75,649,900 CRC - 78,451,199 CRC
0 n/a
78,451,700 CRC - 81,252,999 CRC
0 n/a
81,253,600 CRC - 84,054,899 CRC
0 n/a
HIGH SALARIES
84,055,400 CRC - 89,658,599 CRC
1 3.95%
0.44%
89,659,100 CRC - 95,262,299 CRC
1 3.51%
0.44%
95,262,800 CRC - 100,865,999 CRC
1 3.07%
0.44%
100,866,500 CRC - 106,469,699 CRC
1 2.63%
0.44%
106,470,200 CRC - 112,073,399 CRC
2 2.19%
0.88%
112,073,900 CRC - 117,677,099 CRC
1 1.32%
0.44%
117,677,600 CRC - 123,280,799 CRC
1 0.88%
0.44%
123,281,300 CRC - 128,884,499 CRC
0 n/a
128,885,000 CRC - 134,488,199 CRC
0 n/a
134,488,700 CRC - 140,091,799 CRC
1 0.44%
0.44%
140,092,400 CRC - 196,129,399 CRC
0 n/a
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Gender / Costa Rica (Gross CRC)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Men 153 28,746,962 CRC
2 Women 57 18,043,902 CRC

Education / Costa Rica (Gross CRC)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Masters Degree 65 33,902,362 CRC
2 Bachelors Degree 122 23,927,783 CRC
3 Doctorate Degree 7 22,919,117 CRC
4 High School 10 18,884,456 CRC
5 Some College 23 18,212,013 CRC
6 Bellow H. School 1 5,883,881 CRC

Experience / Costa Rica (Gross CRC)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 16-20 Years 15 48,752,158 CRC
2 20+ Years 22 41,915,648 CRC
3 8-12 Years 46 30,820,329 CRC
4 12-16 Years 26 27,009,816 CRC
5 4-8 Years 56 21,686,304 CRC
6 2-4 Years 32 16,194,682 CRC
7 1-2 Years 16 14,625,647 CRC
8 0-1 Year 15 10,030,616 CRC

Age / Costa Rica (Gross CRC)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 46-50 13 51,778,154 CRC
2 66-70 2 41,411,315 CRC
3 41-45 16 39,450,022 CRC
4 36-40 32 31,716,921 CRC
5 31-35 53 27,514,148 CRC
6 n/a 18 26,057,187 CRC
7 51-55 1 22,863,081 CRC
8 56-60 5 20,565,565 CRC
9 26-30 56 18,324,086 CRC
10 14-20 4 14,737,721 CRC
11 21-25 27 12,720,390 CRC
12 61-65 1 6,556,324 CRC

Work Type / Costa Rica (Gross CRC)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Self Employed 5 42,027,722 CRC
2 Permanent 204 25,833,040 CRC
3 Contract 15 24,039,857 CRC
4 Part Time 4 11,879,836 CRC

Cities / Costa Rica (Gross CRC)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Cartago 4 36,704,210 CRC
2 --Other-- 23 28,298,666 CRC
3 San José 195 25,833,040 CRC
4 San Ramón 2 10,030,616 CRC
5 Limón 4 8,909,877 CRC

Career Groups / Costa Rica (Gross CRC)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Manufacturing & Labor Workers 3 56,709,406 CRC
2 Engineers & Technicians IV 1 53,515,299 CRC
3 Sports & Recreation 1 42,083,759 CRC
4 Management & Business 29 40,122,465 CRC
5 Making Design 3 38,889,652 CRC
6 Human Resources 13 31,997,106 CRC
7 Salesmen & Saleswomen 4 31,492,773 CRC
8 Law 2 30,596,181 CRC
9 Health Care & Medical II 4 30,484,108 CRC
10 IT & Programming II 24 29,923,738 CRC
11 Engineers & Technicians III 1 27,346,038 CRC
12 IT & Programming 45 25,608,892 CRC
13 Marketing, Sales, Purchase 14 22,078,563 CRC
14 Engineers & Technicians V 4 21,686,304 CRC
15 Finance & Banking 14 21,406,119 CRC
16 Insurance 2 21,350,083 CRC
17 Engineers & Technicians 14 20,173,306 CRC
18 Media 2 19,725,011 CRC
19 Properties & Real Estates 6 18,884,456 CRC
20 Engineers & Technicians II 2 18,660,308 CRC
21 Automobile 1 18,660,308 CRC
22 Accounting & Administration 15 15,410,164 CRC
23 Education & University 5 15,073,943 CRC
24 Hotels & Tourism 2 14,681,684 CRC
25 Health Care & Medical 3 12,103,984 CRC
26 Organization & Coordination 2 9,190,061 CRC
27 Customer Services 7 8,965,914 CRC
28 Construction & Labor Workers 2 8,853,840 CRC
29 Public Sector 1 8,405,544 CRC
30 Architect Constructions 2 7,564,990 CRC

Careers / Costa Rica (Gross CRC)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 General Manager 3 86,016,738 CRC
2 J2EE Developer 2 80,244,931 CRC
3 Real Estate Broker 1 67,244,355 CRC
4 Director 5 65,507,210 CRC
5 Other Manufacturing Career 2 62,537,251 CRC
6 IT Researching 1 53,795,484 CRC
7 Pharmaceutical Sales 2 51,161,747 CRC
8 Plant Manager 1 51,161,747 CRC
9 Sports Management 1 42,083,759 CRC
10 Sales Manager 4 39,225,874 CRC
11 Software Engineer 9 36,367,989 CRC
12 Security Specialist 2 36,199,878 CRC
13 Manager 9 35,583,471 CRC
14 Human Resources Manager 4 35,527,434 CRC
15 IT Manager 5 34,798,954 CRC
16 Credit Administrator 1 33,622,177 CRC
17 Lead Developer 3 31,660,884 CRC
18 Other Human Resource Career 6 31,548,810 CRC
19 Lead Salesmen or Saleswomen 4 31,492,773 CRC
20 Computer Architect 2 28,130,555 CRC
21 Quality Manager 1 27,570,185 CRC
22 Investment Manager 1 26,897,742 CRC
23 System Analyst 3 26,281,335 CRC
24 IT Project Manager 11 25,833,040 CRC
25 Business Manager 2 25,104,559 CRC
26 Education Coordinator 2 24,488,152 CRC
27 Media Manager 1 23,031,191 CRC
28 Database Administrator 2 22,863,081 CRC
29 Other Engineer Career 3 22,807,044 CRC
30 Business Administration 2 22,134,600 CRC
31 Product Manager 1 21,294,046 CRC
32 Mechanical Engineer 3 21,013,861 CRC
33 Java Developer 4 20,341,417 CRC
34 Customer Service Manager 1 19,556,900 CRC
35 Financial Analyst 6 19,500,863 CRC
36 Web Developer 2 18,604,271 CRC
37 .NET Developer 5 17,707,680 CRC
38 Project Manager 3 17,483,532 CRC
39 Software Developer 7 17,315,421 CRC
40 Other Management Career 3 15,746,386 CRC
41 Android Developer 1 14,681,684 CRC
42 Economist 2 14,625,647 CRC
43 Marketing 2 14,121,314 CRC
44 Engineer 4 13,616,982 CRC
45 Electrical Engineer 2 12,608,316 CRC
46 Other Administration Career 2 11,767,762 CRC
47 System Administrator 1 11,767,762 CRC
48 Other IT Career 3 11,599,651 CRC
49 Accountant 5 9,694,394 CRC
50 Property Manager 2 8,909,877 CRC
51 Other Public Sector Career 1 8,405,544 CRC
52 Commercial Real Estate Broker 1 8,069,322 CRC
53 Doctor 2 7,901,211 CRC
54 Call Center 4 7,677,063 CRC
55 Architect 2 7,564,990 CRC
56 Primary School Teacher 2 6,556,324 CRC
57 Customer Consultant 2 6,164,065 CRC
58 Other Property Career 1 5,883,881 CRC

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Analista Financiera
Posted 29 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years Advanced 9,075,200 CRC

Developer
Posted 14 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Masters Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 14,909,800 CRC

Real Estate Broker
Posted 12 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José High School 16-20 Years Expert 67,244,400 CRC

Business Development Manager - It
Posted 11 June 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 33,622,200 CRC

Intern
Posted 08 April 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Some College 0-1 Year Basic 5,476,500 CRC

Chemical Engineer I
Posted 26 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Advanced 8,409,500 CRC

Hr Services
Posted 21 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José High School 2-4 Years Advanced 6,132,100 CRC

Java Developer
Posted 18 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 30,820,300 CRC

Computer Engineer
Posted 10 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Bachelors Degree 12-16 Years Advanced 25,216,600 CRC

Product Engineer
Posted 14 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Intermediate 11,932,000 CRC

Administrator
Posted 12 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 33,622,200 CRC

Software Engineer
Posted 18 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Masters Degree 8-12 Years Advanced 28,915,100 CRC

Quality & Automation Analyst
Posted 17 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Some College 0-1 Year Advanced 7,279,200 CRC

Cybersecurity
Posted 17 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Masters Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 53,795,500 CRC

Market Analyst
Posted 13 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 15,130,000 CRC

Project Manager Technology
Posted 03 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Masters Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 16,811,100 CRC

Country Manager
Posted 16 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Masters Degree 16-20 Years Expert 112,073,900 CRC

Embedded Software Developer
Posted 03 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Cartago Masters Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 35,527,400 CRC

C&b Analyst
Posted 11 October 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José High School 4-8 Years Intermediate 16,811,100 CRC

Junior Associate
Posted 30 August 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Advanced 8,069,300 CRC

Software Developer
Posted 18 August 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Advanced 9,986,900 CRC

Quality Manager
Posted 01 July 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Masters Degree 4-8 Years Expert 27,574,100 CRC

Investment Officer
Posted 01 July 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 26,897,700 CRC

Training And Development Manager
Posted 26 April 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Masters Degree 16-20 Years Expert 22,059,000 CRC

Customer Software Support Engineer
Posted 05 April 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a 20,188,400 CRC

Senior Software Engineer
Posted 28 March 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a 31,973,000 CRC

Software Architect
Posted 24 March 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Masters Degree 12-16 Years n/a 41,564,900 CRC

Multimedia Manager
Posted 15 March 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Masters Degree 8-12 Years n/a 23,020,500 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 66,900,800 CRC

Sr Consultant
Posted 26 February 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Masters Degree 8-12 Years n/a 39,691,000 CRC

Compensation Director
Posted 05 January 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Masters Degree 8-12 Years n/a 46,041,700 CRC

Supervisor
Posted 31 December 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Limón Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 19,572,600 CRC

Demand Planner
Posted 28 December 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Masters Degree 4-8 Years n/a 15,364,200 CRC

. Net Software Developer
Posted 30 November 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years n/a 6,458,800 CRC

Marketing Director
Posted 13 October 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Some College 16-20 Years n/a 71,930,200 CRC

Cleaning
Posted 03 October 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Limón Bellow H. School 8-12 Years n/a 5,871,600 CRC

Seller Support
Posted 26 September 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José High School 2-4 Years n/a 6,752,500 CRC

Mid Software Developer
Posted 04 September 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a 21,040,800 CRC

Franchise Manager
Posted 19 August 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 91,146,400 CRC

Production Manager
Posted 18 August 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a 51,183,000 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 25,151,100 CRC

Senior Software Engineer
Posted 21 June 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a 25,053,000 CRC

Product Owner
Posted 29 May 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a 21,273,900 CRC

Country Manager
Posted 23 May 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 118,259,300 CRC

Regulatory Analyst
Posted 13 May 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a 21,530,000 CRC

Financial Analyst
Posted 12 May 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a 21,711,000 CRC

Director
Posted 13 March 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 65,934,800 CRC

Exchange Administrator
Posted 09 March 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a 11,743,700 CRC

Project Manager
Posted 20 February 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a 29,358,900 CRC

Workforce Planning Analyst
Posted 11 February 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
San José Some College 12-16 Years n/a 16,538,700 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.

Costa Ricans Costa Ricans


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