Average monthly earnings of employees in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Average monthly earnings of employees was 606,508 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average monthly earnings of employees in Costa Rica, 2003–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 606,508 for average monthly earnings of employees in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average monthly earnings of employees in Costa Rica peaked at 697,392 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 152,514, in 2003.
That places Costa Rica 8th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Average monthly earnings of employees in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 152,514 | — |
| 2004 | 166,976 | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 182,081 | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 207,933 | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 235,611 | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 374,645 | +59.0% |
| 2012 | 435,126 | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 473,390 | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 459,557 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 484,588 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 504,146 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 604,648 | +19.9% |
| 2018 | 590,812 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 664,902 | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 697,392 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 629,003 | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 615,297 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 579,004 | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 604,716 | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 606,508 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 189,023 | 152,514 | 235,611 | 5 |
| 2010s | 510,202 | 374,645 | 664,902 | 9 |
| 2020s | 621,987 | 579,004 | 697,392 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Costa Rica
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9952 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9977 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,205 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 569.35 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,908 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,868 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,776 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average monthly earnings of employees in Costa Rica?
- Average monthly earnings of employees in Costa Rica was 606,508 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average monthly earnings of employees recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 697,392 in 2020.
- What is the lowest average monthly earnings of employees recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 152,514 in 2003.
- How does Costa Rica rank for average monthly earnings of employees?
- Costa Rica ranks 8th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average monthly earnings of employees rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Average monthly earnings of employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.