Minimum Wages in Costa Rica with effect from 01-07-2015 to 31-12-2015

Revision is expected.

Last update: 25-01-2017

Currency: CRC (Colón de Costa Rica)

Skill Level	Education Level	Minimum Wage per Day	Minimum Wage per Month
Unskilled worker		9,598.73 Hours per day specified: 8
Semi-skilled worker		10,437.94 Hours per day specified: 8
Skilled worker		10,630.08 Hours per day specified: 8
Specialized worker		12,537.91 Hours per day specified: 8
Generic unskilled worker			286,467.36 Days per month specified: 26 Hours per month specified: 208
Generic semi-skilled worker			308,194.03 Days per month specified: 26 Hours per month specified: 208
Generic skilled worker			323,978.14 Days per month specified: 26 Hours per month specified: 208
Technical worker	Diversified Education		339,506.00 Days per month specified: 26 Hours per month specified: 208
Generic highly skilled			363,823.80 Days per month specified: 26 Hours per month specified: 208
Technical worker	Superior Education		418,403.78 Days per month specified: 26 Hours per month specified: 208
	Diploma of Higher Education		451,891.72 Days per month specified: 26 Hours per month specified: 208
	Bachelors University		512,552.17 Days per month specified: 26 Hours per month specified: 208
	University Graduates		615,083.69 Days per month specified: 26 Hours per month specified: 208
Superior specialization worker		19,457.55 Hours per day specified: 8

Source

MTSS Decree No. 39055. It governs 1 July 2015

Rates for current year have not been announced. Till the next revision, rates mentioned in above table shall apply.

Minimum Wage by Specific Binding
Job	Amount
Collectors coffee (trunk)	¢913,93
Collectors coyol (per kilo)	¢30,05
Domestic workers (by month)	¢170.901,34
Journalists employed as such (including 23% due to availability) (per month))	¢757.535,85
Dockers per box of bananas	¢1,31
Dockers per tonne	¢81,54
Dockers per movement	¢347,75

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 wages contain increased 2.01% for all categories of Decree concerning minimum wages in the previous period, except for domestic workers service since they were awarded 2.5%
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