Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers was 68.91 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in 2025. β² Rising
Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers in Costa Rica, 2010β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of average wage of full-time employees.
Analysis
In 2025, minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers in Costa Rica stood at 68.91 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers in Costa Rica peaked at 71.6 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60.25 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees, in 2014.
Costa Rica ranks 1st of 23 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 61.86 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 60.25 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 64.35 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.02 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 65.03 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 71.6 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Costa Rica
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9952 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9977 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 5,205 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 569.35 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 1,908 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 1,868 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 3,776 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers in Costa Rica?
- Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers in Costa Rica was 68.91 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 71.6 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in 2023.
- What is the lowest minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.25 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in 2014.
- How does Costa Rica rank for minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st out of 23 countries with data for 2025.
- Is minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
For cross-country comparisons, data on minimum wage levels are further supplemented with another measure of minimum wages relative to average wages, that is, the ratio of minimum wages to median earnings of full-time employees. Median rather than mean earnings provide a better basis for international comparisons as it accounts for differences in earnings dispersion across countries. However, while median of basic earnings of full-time workers - i.e. excluding overtime and bonus payments - are ideally, the preferred measure of average wages for international comparisons of minimum-to-median earnings, they are not available for a large number of countries. Minimum relative to mean earnings of full-time workers are also provided.