Median monthly earnings of employees in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Median monthly earnings of employees was 450,000 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Median monthly earnings of employees in Costa Rica, 2001–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for median monthly earnings of employees in Costa Rica is 450,000, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median monthly earnings of employees in Costa Rica peaked at 450,000 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 100,000, in 2002.
That places Costa Rica 9th out of 93 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Median monthly earnings of employees in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 100,591 | — |
| 2002 | 100,000 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 109,890 | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 121,006 | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 131,868 | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 153,846 | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 173,200 | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 260,000 | +50.1% |
| 2012 | 308,268 | +18.6% |
| 2013 | 325,000 | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 345,669 | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 346,400 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 346,667 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 375,691 | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 373,750 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 383,333 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 383,333 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 380,000 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 391,667 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 411,667 | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 433,333 | +5.3% |
| 2025 | 450,000 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 127,200 | 100,000 | 173,200 | 7 |
| 2010s | 340,531 | 260,000 | 383,333 | 9 |
| 2020s | 408,333 | 380,000 | 450,000 | 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 median monthly earnings of employees in Costa Rica?
- Median monthly earnings of employees in Costa Rica was 450,000 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest median monthly earnings of employees recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 450,000 in 2025.
- What is the lowest median monthly earnings of employees recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,000 in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for median monthly earnings of employees?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th out of 93 countries with data for 2025.
- Is median monthly earnings of employees rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. 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 Median monthly earnings of employees (15+). 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. 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.