1-Year Change
0.0%
vs 2023
5-Year Change
+4.9%
vs 2019
Overall Price Level
61.3
2024 · United States = 100
For Costa Rica, the latest reported PPP-adjusted average wage is $44,431 in 2024. This profile connects the annual wage series with 2024 consumer price indices, while keeping their years, units and missing observations separate. Reported values remain tied to their original years.
Wage data: 2024 · Price data: 2024
Wage History
Track PPP-adjusted average annual wages in constant prices over time.
PPP-adjusted annual wage (USD)
USD PPP, constant 2025 prices
Wage Key Facts
Latest Wage
$44,431
Latest Year
2024
1-Year Change
0.0%
5-Year Change
+4.9%
10-Year Change
+21.9%
Historical Peak
$46,398
Peak Year
2020
Change From Peak
−4.2%
What the Wage Trend Shows
Costa Rica combines export-linked industries, tourism, and domestic services with different wage opportunities. Occupational wage floors and formality status make one universal wage description unsuitable.
Gradual convergence remains the appropriate long-term frame. The series should preserve the contrast between high-productivity sectors and the wider domestic labour market.
Consumer Price Levels
Compare eight consumer price categories with the United States benchmark of 100.
United States = 100
What Prices Look Like
Highest: Food
Food has the highest relative price level among the available categories, at 107 (United States = 100).
Lowest: Housing
Housing is the lowest at 30.5, −69.5 index points against the United States benchmark.
Overall vs United States
The overall price level is 61.3, below the United States benchmark (−38.7 index points).
Wage and Price Snapshot
Read the latest wage record and the selected price benchmark together, without merging their years.
The latest available PPP-adjusted average wage for Costa Rica is $44,431 for 2024. Its one-year change is 0.0%, while the ten-year change is +21.9%.
All eight consumer price categories have a reported value for 2024. 1 reported category is above the United States benchmark, 7 are below it, and 0 are at 100.
The wage observation is from 2024, while the selected consumer price view is for 2024. They remain separate records on this page and are not combined into a same-year score.
- Latest wage recordWage year 2024
- $44,431
- Price category coveragePrice year 2024
- 8 of 8
- Relative to United States7 below, 0 at 100
- 1 above
Compare Costa Rica
See how Costa Rica's wages and price levels compare with other OECD economies.
Latvia$44,709+0.6%higher
Portugal$44,937+1.1%higher
Czechia$43,607−1.9%lower
Estonia$41,019−7.7%lower
Chile$40,626−8.6%lower
Poland$49,074+10.5%higher
Hungary$39,145−11.9%lower
Japan$50,183+12.9%higher
Slovakia$37,832−14.9%lower
Italy$53,864+21.2%higherFor Costa Rica, the latest reported PPP-adjusted average wage is $44,431 in 2024. This profile connects the annual wage series with 2024 consumer price indices, while keeping their years, units and missing observations separate. Reported values remain tied to their original years.
1-Year Change
0.0%
vs 2023
5-Year Change
+4.9%
vs 2019
Overall Price Level
61.3
2024 · United States = 100
Wage data: 2024 · Price data: 2024
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average annual wage in Costa Rica?
The most recent figure is $44,431 for 2024, expressed in USD PPP at constant 2025 prices. That basis adjusts for price level differences between economies, so it is not a local-currency salary. The year remains visible because wage and consumer price records do not necessarily cover the same period.
How has the average wage changed in Costa Rica?
Movement has been minimal recently (0.0% in the latest year). Over ten years the change is +21.9%. These changes describe the reported wage series only and should be read with the years shown on the chart.
What are consumer price levels like in Costa Rica?
Against the United States benchmark of 100, the overall level is 61.3. Food is the most expensive category at 107, and Housing the least at 30.5. These are relative price indices for 2024, not prices in a local currency.
Have wages in Costa Rica grown over the long term?
Over ten years the series is up +21.9%. The five-year change is +4.9%, so most of that movement came earlier in the period. No broader conclusion is drawn beyond the reported series and benchmark values.
Wage data
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Price data
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Reported coverage
Wages through 2024 · Prices through 2024