Costa Rica is pretty far away from Mexico and the minimum wage in California (which borders Mexico), for example, is 8.00 per hour. <a href="http://www.laborlawcenter.com/state-Minimum-Wage-rates.asp?gclid=COWxsOntzpICFRpPagodm3UWHw" target="_blank">http://www.laborlawcenter.com/state-Minimum-Wage-rates.asp?gclid=COWxsOntzpICFRpPagodm3UWHw</a>