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Average Software Engineer Salary in Costa Rica

Annual Base Salary - ₡18 336 785,00/year

The average annual salary of Software Engineer is ₡18 336 785,00

₡33 170,00
Low
₡18 336 785,00
Average
₡37 100 000,00
High

The starting salary of Software Engineer is between ₡28 195,00 and ₡33 170,00 whereas the maximum salary range is between ₡37 100 000,00 and ₡42 665 000,00.

Minimum Annual PayMaximum Annual Pay
₡28 195,00₡42 665 000,00
Average Hourly Pay - ₡9 270,00/hour

The average hourly pay of Software Engineer is ₡9 270,00.

₡0,00
Low
₡9 270,00
Average
₡9 810,00
High

The maximum hourly wage is between ₡9 810,00 and ₡11 282,00.

Minimum Hourly PayMaximum Hourly Pay
₡0,00₡11 282,00
Bonus Range: Tooltip
₡12 600,00 - ₡3 120 000,00
₡12 600,00
₡42 665 000,00
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  • Currency : CRC
  • Annual Salary : ₡18 336 785,00
  • Hourly Pay : ₡9 270,00
  • Weekly Pay : ₡342 360,00
  • Fortnightly Salary : ₡684 719,00
  • Monthly Salary : ₡1 483 559,00

Software Engineer Salary Comparison by Gender

Female
Male

This pie chart demonstrates the gender share for Software Engineer. As indicated, the golden colour represents the percentage share for women and the green represents the percentage share for men.

As shown in the chart, male employees are involved significantly more as Software Engineer compared to female. Their involvement is 85% while of female is only 15%.

Salary Distribution Based on Years of Experience

The line graph shows Software Engineer salary in Costa Rica on an annual basis. In this graph specifically, it is indicated that as the years of experience increases, so does their wages.

For Software Engineer having experience between 1-4 years, their salary is around ₡10 295 870,76.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Software Engineer salary would increase again to a total of ₡27 194 639,44, adding ₡16 898 768,68 from the last salary increase.

After reaching the 10-19 year experience in their career, another increase in salary will be added to a total of ₡29 397 500,00.

Prominent Skills Affecting Software Engineer Salary

The bar graph data indicates the importance of specific skills which can have a direct impact on Software Engineer's salary. It clearly highlights the skills needed for a post of Software Engineer when hired by an employer.

The most vital skill expected of Software Engineer is C# Programming Language which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 88% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in C# Programming Language.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be SQL with 41%. It can be said that SQL skill will unlikely impact the salary.

Compensation Statistics Based on Experience Levels

This combination of a line and the bar graph shows how the experience affects the salary of Software Engineer. Companies are considering factors like training and education directly affecting the salary offered to you as an employee. The line graph shows the salary increment with the increase in experience whereas the bar graph shows the comparision of how the salary is getting affected based on experience level.

As shown in the trends, lowest earning is ₡9 901 864,00 whereas the highest earning is ₡28 972 120,00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Late Career person will earn the maximum salary of ₡28 972 120,00 at 58%. So to summerize, Early Career earns 46% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 46% more than the average salary, Late Career earns 58% more than the average salary.

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