Obscene Public Sector Pensions In Costa Rica

Our VIP Members will know that I am an anarchist in the sense that I am “a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power” and I’m therefore not a fan of any government especially inept and wasteful governments.

I wrote an article about Obscene Public Sector Salaries Contribute To Costa Rica’s High Cost Of Living and today we take a brief look at some examples of the Obscene Public Sector Pensions In Costa Rica.

According to La Nación of 7th December 2015 using data from the Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social, here are the highest, most obscene monthly pensions of the ‘ex-legislators’ in Costa Rica.

Remembering that the minimum salary in Costa Rica is about $475.

• ¢7.136.735 (US$13,567) Thelma Aguilar, Rodrigo Mora, Betty Quesada, Juana Ruiz y Carmen Durán
• ¢6.400.000 (US$12,167) Álvaro Montero Mejía, Rolando Laclé, José Fabio Araya y Nautilio Monge Álvarez
• ¢6.300.000 (US$11,977) María Estela Oreamuno, Yolanda Calderón, Arnoldo Campos y Rogelio Ramos V.
• ¢6.100.000 (US$11,596) Rafael Ángel Serrano, Allen Arias y Claudio Guevara
• ¢5.900.000 (US$11,216) Ovidio Pacheco y Yolanda Mora Villegas
• ¢5.700.000 (US$10,836) Hernán Azofeifa, Luz María Díaz, Holman Esquivel y Mario Arredondo
• ¢5.600.000 (US$10,646) Fernando Castro, Ángela Olaso y Leticia Fernández
• ¢5.100.000 (US$9,695) Carlos Manuel Vicente, Enrique Obregón, Mario Charpantier, Bernal Jiménez, Marta Ovares, Julia Pacheco, Hilda Ramírez, Guillermo Malavassi e Iris Roberts
• ¢5.000.000 (US$9,505) Oliva Garrón, Flor Emilia Herrera, Alba Fernández, Lidia Troyo, Danilo Chaverri, Ana Leticia Aldi y Francisco Aguilar Bulgarelli
• ¢4.900.000 (US$9,315) Humberto Vargas Carbonell, Evelia Alvarado, Xinia Carranza y Ana Teresa Esquivel
• ¢4.700.000 (US$8,935) Virginia Coto, Óscar Soley Soler, Alejandro Galva y Roberto Chacón
• ¢4.500.000 (US$8,555) Dolly Muñoz, Carlos Monge Herrera, María Lidia Sánchez y Laura León
• ¢4.300.000 (US$8,174) Roxana Escoto Leiva, Tobías Murillo Rodríguez, y Jorge Luis Villanueva
• ¢4.000.000 (US$7,604) José María Borbón y Digna Gómez

To calculate the Costa Rica Colon: US Dollar rate of exchange you can use the current rate found at the Banco Central de Costa Rica website which today (8th December 2015 is about c526:$1

Registered VIP Members can download list of the minimum salaries in Costa Rica here.

Written by Scott Oliver, author of 1: How To Buy Costa Rica Real Estate Without Losing Your Camisa, 2: Costa Rica’s Guide To Making Money Offshore and 3. ¿Cómo Comprar Bienes Raíces en Costa Rica, Sin Perder Su Camisa?

Andrew Makarik

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Andrew Makarik is the main editor of WeLoveCostaRica, a fan of this sunny country. He is also a loving husband and a has a lovely daughter. By being a devoted family man and the biggest Costa Rica fan, he wants to make more people feel at home there. WeLoveCostaRica unites people and helps them find new home or a new travel destination. This website is a friendly community where everyone can find not only information, but also new friends and travel pals. Andrew is also passionate about IT and programming, so he himself maintains a friendly atmosphere in this cozy environment of WeLoveCostaRica.com.