Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation was 3,193 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in Costa Rica stood at 3,193.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in Costa Rica peaked at 4,403 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 689, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 14th of 70 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 689 | — |
| 2008 | 1,735 | +151.8% |
| 2009 | 2,028 | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 1,925 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 2,139 | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 2,217 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 2,382 | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 2,514 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 2,634 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 2,716 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 3,280 | +20.8% |
| 2018 | 3,191 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 3,731 | +16.9% |
| 2020 | 4,403 | +18.0% |
| 2021 | 3,365 | -23.6% |
| 2022 | 3,253 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 3,054 | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 3,193 | +4.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 3,193 is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.82, 110.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 3,193 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.62, 53.6× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +151.8% | 689 | 1,735 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,484 | 689 | 2,028 | 3 |
| 2010s | 2,673 | 1,925 | 3,731 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,454 | 3,054 | 4,403 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More development goals data for Costa Rica
- Red List Index 0.8353 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.55 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,219 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 30 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 30 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 29 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 5 (2025)
- Infant deaths 468 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in Costa Rica?
- Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in Costa Rica was 3,193 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 4,403 in 2020.
- What is the lowest average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 689 in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation?
- Costa Rica ranks 14th out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation (local currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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