Minimum Wage Increased in Costa Rica by 2.09% from 01 January 2022 - December 31, 2021

The minimum wage has been revised in Costa Rica from 01 January 2022. The minimum wage has been increased based on skill/education level as follows:

For unskilled workers, from CRC10,652.48 to CRC 10,875.11per day
For semi-skilled workers, from CRC11,583.80 to CRC11,825.90 per day
For skilled workers, from CRC11,797.05 to CRC12,043.60 per day
For specialised workers, from CRC13,914.32 to CRC14,205.12 per day
For Generic unskilled workers, from CRC317,915.58to CRC324,560.01per month
For General semi-skilled workers, from CRC342,027.40 to CRC349,175.77 per month
For Generic skilled workers, from CRC359,544.27 to CRC367,058.74 359544.27 per month
For General highly skilled, from CRC403,764.18 to CRC412,202.85 per month
For Technical worker - Diversified Education, from CRC376,776.77 to CRC384,651.40 per month
For Technical worker - Superior Education, from CRC464,335.93 to CRC474,040.55 per month
For Technical worker - Diploma of Higher Education, from CRC501,500.15 to CRC511,981.50 per month
For Technical worker - Bachelors University, from CRC568,819.86 to CRC 580,708.19 per month
For Technical worker - University Graduate, from CRC682,607.23to CRC696,873.72 per month
For Superior Specialization workers, from CRC21,593.60 to CRC22,044.90 per day

For more information on changes, please refer to the minimum wage pages:

Note: This minimum wage increase might not reflect the inflationary trends.