🇨🇷 Market Updated March 3, 2026

Legal Salaries in Costa Rica

Explore comprehensive salary data, career paths, and job opportunities in the legal sector across Costa Rica based on real-time market data.

Avg Category Salary / year
34,139,802 CRC
Highest Salary / year
80,640,500 CRC
Entry Level / year
10,248,600 CRC

Job Roles & Compensation

Job TitleSalary / year (CRC)Salary / year (USD)National Tier
Magistrate Judge 80,640,500 CRC $160,977.16 Top 10%
Administrative Law Judge 77,758,500 CRC $155,224.02 Top 10%
Crown Prosecution Service Lawyer 76,439,700 CRC $152,591.39 Top 10%
Litigation Attorney 69,840,500 CRC $139,417.85 Top 10%
General Counsel 67,920,100 CRC $135,584.29 Top 10%
Legal Services Director 65,041,800 CRC $129,838.53 Top 10%
Legal Services Manager 62,279,800 CRC $124,324.94 Top 10%
Judge Advocate 61,199,900 CRC $122,169.21 Top 10%
Attorney 56,158,300 CRC $112,105.01 Top 10%
Lawyer 55,440,900 CRC $110,672.91 Top 10%
Legal Executive 49,198,300 CRC $98,211.23 Top 10%
Staff Attorney 41,878,100 CRC $83,598.41 Top 10%
Corporate Counsel 40,799,600 CRC $81,445.47 Top 10%
Patent Attorney 39,840,400 CRC $79,530.69 Top 10%
Legal Counsel 39,358,400 CRC $78,568.51 Top 10%
Counsel 38,760,100 CRC $77,374.16 Top 10%
In House Counsel 38,399,900 CRC $76,655.12 Top 10%
Immigration Executive 38,281,500 CRC $76,418.76 Top 10%
Arbitrator 35,640,500 CRC $71,146.71 Top 10%
Associate Attorney 35,521,100 CRC $70,908.36 Top 10%
Litigation Paralegal 35,039,300 CRC $69,946.58 Top 10%
Legal Advisor 34,919,600 CRC $69,707.63 Top 10%
Legal Consultant 34,441,600 CRC $68,753.43 Top 10%
Legal Consultant 33,360,800 CRC $66,595.9 Top 10%
Candidate Attorney 31,440,200 CRC $62,761.94 Middle 40%
Contracts Manager 30,721,900 CRC $61,328.05 Middle 40%
Legal Editor 26,880,900 CRC $53,660.52 Middle 40%
Conciliator 26,399,200 CRC $52,698.93 Middle 40%
Intellectual Property Specialist 26,280,300 CRC $52,461.58 Middle 40%
Legal Associate 26,040,800 CRC $51,983.48 Middle 40%
Legislative Liaison 26,040,800 CRC $51,983.48 Middle 40%
Contracts Negotiator 25,679,100 CRC $51,261.45 Middle 40%
Court Liaison Specialist 24,359,000 CRC $48,626.22 Middle 40%
Court Judicial Assistant 21,961,700 CRC $43,840.65 Middle 40%
Paralegal 21,719,900 CRC $43,357.96 Middle 40%
Court Reporter 21,121,400 CRC $42,163.22 Middle 40%
Contracts Specialist 18,239,400 CRC $36,410.08 Middle 40%
Legal Officer 17,519,700 CRC $34,973.39 Middle 40%
Contracts Associate 17,278,100 CRC $34,491.1 Middle 40%
Bailiff 17,159,700 CRC $34,254.75 Middle 40%
Court Representative 15,960,700 CRC $31,861.26 Middle 40%
Legal Executive Secretary 15,719,900 CRC $31,380.57 Middle 40%
Legal Secretary 15,719,900 CRC $31,380.57 Middle 40%
Barrister 14,519,400 CRC $28,984.09 Middle 40%
Conveyancing Secretary 14,519,400 CRC $28,984.09 Middle 40%
Legal Administrative Assistant 14,519,400 CRC $28,984.09 Middle 40%
Legal Assistant 14,400,800 CRC $28,747.34 Middle 40%
Legal IP Officer 13,798,900 CRC $27,545.81 Middle 40%
Court Clerk 12,600,600 CRC $25,153.72 Middle 40%
Law Clerk 12,121,000 CRC $24,196.33 Middle 40%
Legal Support Worker 10,248,600 CRC $20,458.59 Middle 40%

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