30 roles you can apply to from Costa Rica, 21 of them open worldwide. Each one shows who can apply, quoting the line from the listing that decides it.
Your workday overlap
Costa Rica · UTC−6
Pay in these listings
$10k – $416k
USD a year, midpoint ~$144k, from 14 roles that publish pay
Who's hiring
23 companies
21 open worldwide, 9 regional · 13% direct from the employer
Design teams tend to work asynchronously, with a short daily overlap for meetings. From Costa Rica, a standard 9–5 overlaps 7 hours with New York.
Getting paid from Costa Rica
Costa Rica's currency is the Costa Rican colón (CRC). Salaries here are listed in USD, so your take-home depends on the exchange rate and the fee charged to convert it.
Foreign employers usually pay people in Costa Rica by bank transfer or through a payments platform. As a contractor you invoice them yourself; through an employer of record you're on a local payroll in Costa Rican colón.
Clerk · Senior · Salary not listed
Customer.io · Senior · $128k – $160k
Turing · Lead · Salary not listed
Advantage HQ · Senior · $10k – $22k
Storm Ideas · $25k
XKTalent Inc. - Rimutee · Salary not listed
Multiplayer Studio · Senior · $100k – $135k
PlanITROI LLC · Salary not listed
Seat Geek · Senior · Salary not listed
PostHog · Salary not listed
Kreative Media · Mid · $42k – $72k
Nordic Investin Group · Salary not listed
Nordic Investin Group · Salary not listed
micro1 · $104k – $218k
micro1 · $104k – $218k
micro1 · $104k – $218k
micro1 · $104k – $218k
micro1 · $104k – $218k
Babou AI · $31k – $62k
Benrey · Salary not listed
Benrey · Mid · Salary not listed
Clera · Senior · $100k – $120k
SOFTGAMES · Salary not listed
Defuse Labs · Senior · Salary not listed
Clario · Mid · Salary not listed
Flex · Lead · $260k – $416k
Tether Operations Limited · Salary not listed
Clera · Senior · $100k – $120k
Kodify Media Group · Mid · Salary not listed
Novakid School · Mid · Salary not listed
Yes. 30 design roles listed here accept applicants in Costa Rica: 21 are open worldwide and 9 name a region, timezone band or country list that includes Costa Rica.
Of the 14 roles that publish pay, salaries run from $10k to $416k USD a year, with a midpoint around $144k. Pay is set by the employer and usually doesn't change by country for worldwide roles, but check each listing.
Costa Rica runs on UTC−6. A 9–5 there overlaps 7h with New York, 2h with London, 1h with Berlin, 0h with Singapore. Most design teams only need a few shared hours.
Usually as an independent contractor (you invoice the company and handle your own tax in Costa Rica) or through an employer of record, a third party that employs you on Costa Rica's payroll for the company. Costa Rica's currency is the Costa Rican colón (CRC). Salaries here are listed in USD, so your take-home depends on the exchange rate and the fee charged to convert it. Rules differ, so check with a local tax professional.
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