Average salary in Costa Rica (2026)

Average hourly pay in Costa Rica

The median posting in Costa Rica pays $18.75 an hour: $39,000 a year over 2,080 hours (40 hours a week for 52 weeks). The middle half pays $9.52–$35.00 an hour.

Average monthly salary in Costa Rica

The median posting in Costa Rica pays $3,250 a month ($39,000 a year ÷ 12), and the middle half $1,650–$6,067 a month. These are base pay before tax, in US dollars (USD).

Pay by role

1. Program Manager2 postings, too few to show pay
2. Technical Support Specialist2 postings, too few to show pay
3. Bilingual Dental Patient Coordinator2 postings, too few to show pay
4. Design Assurance Engineer2 postings, too few to show pay
5. Advanced Paralegal or Attorney2 postings, too few to show pay
6. PAM Engineer2 postings, too few to show pay
7. Software Engineer1 posting, too few to show pay
8. Sales Development Representative1 posting, too few to show pay
9. Cloud Architect1 posting, too few to show pay
10. Customer Success Manager1 posting, too few to show pay

Companies

1. Entrepreneur Cooperative · $15.4K median, 8 postings
2. Ltjgroup · $51K median, 6 postings
3. BCD Travel · 2 postings
4. Mercor · 2 postings
5. Travelhrportal · 2 postings
6. West Monroe · 2 postings
7. Operatorequity · 2 postings
8. Blackbaud · 2 postings
9. Resonetics · 2 postings
10. Boston Scientific · 1 posting

States and cities

• San José, Costa Rica · $29K median, 7 postings
• Alajuela Province, Costa Rica · $19.8K median, 3 postings

Pay transparency

1.3% of the 4,671 open job postings in Costa Rica list a pay range. See every state and country

Newest postings in Costa Rica

1. Conference Sponsorship Sales RepresentativeOpal Group · Remote · $1,000/mo · Posted Nov 13, 2026Apply
2. Outbound Lead Generation Specialist – Tech & AIInsideOut · Remote · $7.00–$9.00/hr · Posted Nov 9, 2026Apply
3. IT Desktop Support Technician BackfillSky Systems · Alajuela, Costa Rica · $9.00–$10.00/hr · Posted Nov 9, 2026
4. Quality Data Analyst IBoston Scientific · Costa Rica · $59.9K/yr · Posted Nov 6, 2026
5. Senior Real Estate Portfolio ManagerChartHop · Costa Rica · $117K–$204K/yr · Posted Nov 6, 2026
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