Average annual wage in Costa Rica

Average annual wage in Costa Rica was 44,431 USD at PPP in 2024, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 27th highest of 36 countries in 2024.

2024, USD at PPP44,431

Change on 20230%

Rank27th of 36Countries ranked

Series high46,3982020

Series low22,4901991

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Average annual wage in Costa Rica, 1991 to 2024

USD at PPP. Source: OECD, OECD Average annual wages: total economy, per full-time equivalent employee, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@AV_AN_WAGE). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-12.

All 34 values

Period	USD at PPP
2024	44,431
2023	44,431
2022	41,761
2021	45,324
2020	46,398
2019	42,346
2018	41,192
2017	40,360
2016	40,508
2015	38,910
2014	36,459
2013	36,262
2012	33,532
2011	32,817
2010	31,315
2009	29,988
2008	26,342
2007	25,320
2006	25,806
2005	24,866
2004	27,295
2003	27,285
2002	28,164
2001	27,852
2000	26,949
1999	26,520
1998	25,507
1997	25,213
1996	25,475
1995	25,537
1994	25,884
1993	24,880
1992	23,207
1991	22,490

Rankings

Countries by average annual wage 37 places
EU countries by average annual wage 22 places

Definition

Average annual gross wage per full-time equivalent employee in the whole economy, in US dollars at constant prices and purchasing power parities for private consumption of the OECD's current base year. The OECD divides the national accounts wage bill by the average number of employees and converts the result to full-time equivalents with usual weekly hours.

A mean, not a median, so high earners pull it up. The OECD moves the price base forward each year and restates every past year, so values change when a new base is published; the source title names the base year.

How to cite

OECD. OECD Average annual wages: total economy, per full-time equivalent employee, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@AV_AN_WAGE). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40AV_AN_WAGE&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2026). OECD Average annual wages: total economy, per full-time equivalent employee, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@AV_AN_WAGE) (Average annual wage, Costa Rica, 1991 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40AV_AN_WAGE&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE

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OECD Average annual wages: total economy, per full-time equivalent employee, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@AV_AN_WAGE), Average annual wage, Costa Rica, 1991 to 2024. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 12 Oct. 2026, https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40AV_AN_WAGE&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-wage/costa-rica. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2026. OECD Average annual wages: total economy, per full-time equivalent employee, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@AV_AN_WAGE). Average annual wage, Costa Rica, 1991 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40AV_AN_WAGE&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-wage/costa-rica.

Harvard

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2026) OECD Average annual wages: total economy, per full-time equivalent employee, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@AV_AN_WAGE), Average annual wage, Costa Rica, 1991 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40AV_AN_WAGE&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-wage/costa-rica (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development}},
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  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-wage/costa-rica. Publisher attribution: OECD. OECD Average annual wages: total economy, per full-time equivalent employee, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD\_EARNINGS@AV\_AN\_WAGE). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ\&df[id]=DSD\_EARNINGS\%40AV\_AN\_WAGE\&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html.},
}

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What is the average annual wage in Costa Rica?

Where does this figure come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. OECD Average annual wages: total economy, per full-time equivalent employee, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@AV_AN_WAGE). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest average annual wage in Costa Rica?

46,398 USD at PPP in 2020, the highest value since 1991 in this series.

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