Minimum Wages in Costa Rica with effect from 01-01-2019 to 31-12-2019

Last update: 04-01-2019

Currency: CRC (Colón de Costa Rica)

Skill LevelEducation LevelMinimum Wage per DayMinimum Wage per Month

Unskilled worker		10,358.55 Hours per day specified: 8
Semi-skilled worker		11,264.17 Hours per day specified: 8
Skilled worker		11,471.53 Hours per day specified: 8
Specialized worker		13,530.38 Hours per day specified: 8
Generic unskilled worker			309,143.36 Days per month specified: 26 Hours per month specified: 208
Generic semi-skilled worker			322,589.87 Days per month specified: 26 Hours per month specified: 208
Generic skilled worker			349,623.39 Days per month specified: 26 Hours per month specified: 208
Generic highly skilled			392,623.14 Days per month specified: 26 Hours per month specified: 208
Technical worker	Diversified Education		366,380.40 Days per month specified: 26 Hours per month specified: 208
Technical worker	Superior Education		451,523.54 Days per month specified: 26 Hours per month specified: 208
	Diploma of Higher Education		487,662.29 Days per month specified: 26 Hours per month specified: 208
	Bachelors University		553,124.45 Days per month specified: 26 Hours per month specified: 208
	University Graduates		663,772.10 Days per month specified: 26 Hours per month specified: 208
Superior specialization worker		20,997.77 Hours per day specified: 8

Source

Decree No. 41434-MTSS, published in La Gaceta 235 of December 18, 2018. Effective January 1, 2019

According to Article 136 of the Labour Code, effective working hours shall not exceed eight hours in the day, from six in the evening, and forty-eight hours a week.
These salaries contain an increase of 3.50% for all the categories of the Decree in relation to the minimum wages of the previous period except for the domestic service since it was granted a 2.93% (Decree No. 41434-MTSS, published in La Gaceta 235, of December 18, 2018. Effective January 1, 2019).This page is maintained by Tusalario.org/Costarica and WageIndicator.org