Central America & Caribbean · CRC · Estimate

Working in Costa Rica

Medical-device and global-services hub with high quality of life.

Visa route
Permiso de trabajo · Nómada digital
Cost of living (US = 100)
50
Languages
Español

Reference salaries by profession

Your professionMedian pay (local)In USDDemand
Human resources managersCRC 16,585,010
$32,84254/100Calculator →
Software developersCRC 15,107,380
$29,91675/100Calculator →
Information security analystsCRC 14,351,900
$28,42080/100Calculator →
Medical and health services managersCRC 13,760,850
$27,24966/100Calculator →
Data scientistsCRC 13,357,550
$26,45180/100Calculator →
Computer systems analystsCRC 11,759,940
$23,28772/100Calculator →
Operations research analystsCRC 9,881,230
$19,56778/100Calculator →
Project management specialistsCRC 7,750,740
$15,34860/100Calculator →
Management analystsCRC 7,715,900
$15,27966/100Calculator →
Registered nursesCRC 6,896,790
$13,65759/100Calculator →
Accountants and auditorsCRC 6,338,760
$12,55258/100Calculator →
LogisticiansCRC 6,235,740
$12,34871/100Calculator →
Market research analysts and marketing specialistsCRC 5,966,070
$11,81461/100Calculator →
Human resources specialistsCRC 5,752,460
$11,39160/100Calculator →
Training and development specialistsCRC 5,247,960
$10,39267/100Calculator →

*Purchasing power = USD pay adjusted for cost of living (US = 100): what that salary would be worth living in the US. Gross pay, before tax. Outside the US figures are estimates (country/family pay ratio × FX) unless marked official. · INEC Costa Rica · https://inec.cr/

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