Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation (local) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation (local) was 3,193 cur lcu 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. Measured in cur lcu.
Analysis
In 2024, average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in Costa Rica stood at 3,193 cur lcu.
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 cur lcu in 2020 and was at its lowest, 689 cur lcu, 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 (local) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | cur lcu | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 689 cur lcu | — |
| 2008 | 1,735 cur lcu | +151.8% |
| 2009 | 2,028 cur lcu | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 1,925 cur lcu | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 2,139 cur lcu | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 2,217 cur lcu | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 2,382 cur lcu | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 2,514 cur lcu | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 2,634 cur lcu | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 2,716 cur lcu | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 3,280 cur lcu | +20.8% |
| 2018 | 3,191 cur lcu | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 3,731 cur lcu | +16.9% |
| 2020 | 4,403 cur lcu | +18.0% |
| 2021 | 3,365 cur lcu | -23.6% |
| 2022 | 3,253 cur lcu | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 3,054 cur lcu | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 3,193 cur lcu | +4.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 3,193 cur lcu is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.82 cur lcu, 110.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 3,193 cur lcu is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.62 cur lcu, 53.6× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation (local) 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 cur lcu | 1,735 cur lcu |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,484 cur lcu | 689 cur lcu | 2,028 cur lcu | 3 |
| 2010s | 2,673 cur lcu | 1,925 cur lcu | 3,731 cur lcu | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,454 cur lcu | 3,054 cur lcu | 4,403 cur lcu | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More development goals data for Costa Rica
- Red List Index 0.8353 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.55 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,219 constant US$ (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 cur lcu 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 cur lcu 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 cur lcu 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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