Colombia vs Costa Rica: Median monthly earnings of employees
Median monthly earnings of employees over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.50 million against 482,882 in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.02 million.
That makes Colombia's figure about 3.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 3rd and Costa Rica ranks 6th of 49 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 878,000 | 360,000 | 518,000 | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1.27 million | 446,308 | 828,692 | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher median monthly earnings of employees, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Colombia, at 1.50 million against 482,882 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in median monthly earnings of employees between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 1.02 million, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for median monthly earnings of employees?
- Colombia ranks 3rd and Costa Rica ranks 6th of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Median monthly earnings of employees. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The earnings of employees relate to the gross remuneration in cash and in kind paid to employees, as a rule at regular intervals, for time worked or work done together with remuneration for time not worked, such as annual vacation, other type of paid leave or holidays. Earnings exclude employers' contributions in respect of their employees paid to social security and pension schemes and also the benefits received by employees under these schemes. Earnings also exclude severance and termination pay. The median is the middle value, with half of employees earning less and half earning more. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.