Salaries in Guam: pay for 220 occupations, May 2025

Across all occupations, employees in Guam had a median pay of $36,650 a year ($17.62 an hour) in May 2025, with 66,600 jobs counted. That is 28% below the national median of $50,980.

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Occupation	Median a year	Median an hour	Jobs
Accountants and Auditors	$50,410	$24.24	610
Administrative Services Managers	$64,320	$30.92	1,240
Air Traffic Controllers	$82,830	$39.82	40
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$62,760	$30.17	80
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$21,050	$10.12	200
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$69,990	$33.65	40
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$56,710	$27.27	70
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$100,740	$48.44	60
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$39,220	$18.86	220
Bakers	$24,320	$11.69	160
Bartenders	$20,700	$9.95	280
Bill and Account Collectors	$37,320	$17.94	70
Billing and Posting Clerks	$26,900	$12.93	80
Biological Scientists, All Other	$78,850	$37.91	50
Biological Technicians	$44,950	$21.61	90
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$33,280	$16.00	880
Budget Analysts	$67,200	$32.31	70
Bus Drivers, School	$41,720	$20.06	110
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$51,720	$24.86	30
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$88,610	$42.60	470
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$29,110	$14.00	40
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$68,360	$32.87	250
Cargo and Freight Agents	$38,360	$18.44	60
Carpenters	$36,910	$17.74	1,510
Cashiers	$21,610	$10.39	1,620
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$35,140	$16.89	1,190
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$54,910	$26.40	80
Childcare Workers	$22,020	$10.59	not published
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$37,230	$17.90	30
Civil Engineers	$67,410	$32.41	640
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$50,560	$24.31	80
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$21,980	$10.57	140
Clergy	$37,460	$18.01	30
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$45,130	$21.70	90
Compliance Officers	$71,930	$34.58	260
Computer Network Support Specialists	$46,110	$22.17	40
Computer Occupations, All Other	$76,770	$36.91	280
Computer Systems Analysts	$59,900	$28.80	60
Computer User Support Specialists	$37,460	$18.01	220
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$92,560	$44.50	90
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$32,360	$15.56	90
Construction Laborers	$29,410	$14.14	800
Construction Managers	$96,210	$46.25	450
Construction and Building Inspectors	$51,710	$24.86	40
Cooks, Fast Food	$21,690	$10.43	650
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$35,540	$17.09	100
Cooks, Restaurant	$22,950	$11.03	1,110
Cooks, Short Order	$23,080	$11.10	40
Cost Estimators	$63,350	$30.46	70
Counter and Rental Clerks	$23,600	$11.35	200
Couriers and Messengers	$26,400	$12.69	90
Crane and Tower Operators	$58,140	$27.95	50
Customer Service Representatives	$30,350	$14.59	720
Data Entry Keyers	$25,730	$12.37	100
Dental Assistants	$40,280	$19.37	110
Dental Hygienists	$62,970	$30.27	40
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$60,260	$28.97	40
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$21,720	$10.44	300
Dishwashers	$21,030	$10.11	330
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$39,630	$19.05	130
Driver/Sales Workers	$20,630	$9.92	240
Education Administrators, All Other	$129,480	$62.25	190
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	not published	not published	130
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$79,080	$38.02	40
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$33,030	$15.88	40
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$37,840	$18.19	70
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	not published	not published	40
Electrical Engineers	$64,190	$30.86	200
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$64,650	$31.08	50
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$75,360	$36.23	50
Electricians	$43,020	$20.68	890
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$62,240	not published	1,000
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$39,970	$19.22	50
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$81,330	$39.10	100
Engineers, All Other	$100,010	$48.08	80
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$58,770	$28.26	not published
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$68,640	$33.00	80
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$43,930	$21.12	80
Facilities Managers	$79,560	$38.25	60
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$20,770	$9.99	1,130
File Clerks	$32,360	$15.56	not published
Financial Managers	$80,390	$38.65	380
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$51,370	$24.70	610
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$28,850	$13.87	50
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$82,350	$39.59	80
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$27,310	$13.13	640
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$28,030	$13.48	160
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$40,100	$19.28	50
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$48,760	$23.44	380
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$45,900	$22.07	50
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$44,980	$21.63	990
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$30,250	$14.54	60
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$57,440	$27.61	110
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$29,720	$14.29	690
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$42,550	$20.46	90
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$37,550	$18.05	210
Food Preparation Workers	$21,820	$10.49	530
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$21,600	$10.39	270
Food Service Managers	$44,770	$21.52	100
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$324,920	$156.21	40
General and Operations Managers	$67,690	$32.54	1,580
Graphic Designers	$33,800	$16.25	70
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$29,500	$14.18	170
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	not published	not published	30
Health Education Specialists	$73,070	$35.13	30
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	not published	not published	80
Healthcare Social Workers	$56,990	$27.40	100
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$40,110	$19.28	240
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$38,760	$18.64	480
Helpers--Electricians	$29,120	$14.00	90
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$27,050	$13.00	340
Helpers--Production Workers	$29,520	$14.19	310
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$26,500	$12.74	100
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$20,450	$9.83	250
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$35,990	$17.30	100
Human Resources Managers	$77,180	$37.11	80
Human Resources Specialists	$59,900	$28.80	380
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	not published	not published	120
Industrial Production Managers	$100,470	$48.30	40
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$34,870	$16.76	60
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$46,450	$22.33	150
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$44,160	$21.23	50
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$64,650	$31.08	50
Instructional Coordinators	$61,750	$29.69	110
Insurance Sales Agents	$37,010	$17.79	70
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$22,710	$10.92	720
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$37,670	$18.11	460
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$31,620	$15.20	690
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$19,280	$9.27	100
Lawyers	$122,930	$59.10	180
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$46,430	$22.32	50
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$42,870	$20.61	90
Light Truck Drivers	$25,100	$12.07	350
Loan Officers	$45,180	$21.72	60
Logisticians	$65,440	$31.46	130
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$21,470	$10.32	900
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$30,450	$14.64	1,240
Management Analysts	$78,030	$37.52	220
Managers, All Other	$104,010	$50.00	180
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$42,240	$20.31	80
Marketing Managers	$79,890	$38.41	120
Massage Therapists	$60,420	$29.05	50
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$27,660	$13.30	not published
Mechanical Engineers	$61,510	$29.57	140
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	$75,360	$36.23	50
Medical Assistants	$33,570	$16.14	270
Medical Records Specialists	$38,470	$18.49	70
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$31,680	$15.23	310
Medical and Health Services Managers	$100,420	$48.28	140
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$62,020	not published	510
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$45,280	$21.77	280
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$59,820	$28.76	90
Nurse Practitioners	$118,670	$57.05	90
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$68,030	$32.71	100
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$39,710	$19.09	140
Office Clerks, General	$26,470	$12.73	760
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$53,290	$25.62	40
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$39,170	$18.83	650
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$21,030	$10.11	240
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$32,960	$15.85	330
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$37,920	$18.23	110
Parts Salespersons	$26,990	$12.98	70
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$38,550	$18.53	60
Pest Control Workers	$28,340	$13.63	40
Pharmacists	$129,090	$62.06	70
Pharmacy Technicians	$36,010	$17.31	140
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$36,470	$17.53	320
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$62,130	$29.87	540
Postal Service Clerks	$68,810	$33.08	30
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$56,080	$26.96	40
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$60,530	$29.10	30
Power Plant Operators	$61,230	$29.44	60
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$22,120	$10.64	160
Printing Press Operators	$32,240	$15.50	100
Procurement Clerks	$38,100	$18.32	150
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$53,070	$25.51	190
Project Management Specialists	$67,370	$32.39	400
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$73,110	$35.15	40
Public Relations Specialists	$48,460	$23.30	not published
Purchasing Managers	$80,290	$38.60	40
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	$37,570	$18.06	80
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	not published	not published	50
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$23,290	$11.20	210
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$32,520	$15.64	40
Registered Nurses	not published	not published	690
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$36,830	$17.71	400
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$27,230	$13.09	220
Retail Salespersons	$24,000	$11.54	1,540
Sales Managers	$60,740	$29.20	220
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$37,170	$17.87	160
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$29,460	$14.16	210
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$62,860	not published	680
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$36,030	$17.32	1,610
Security Guards	$22,090	$10.62	800
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$37,450	$18.00	60
Sheet Metal Workers	$37,770	$18.16	140
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$32,360	$15.56	630
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$26,940	$12.95	110
Social Workers, All Other	$45,260	$21.76	40
Social and Human Service Assistants	$38,920	$18.71	160
Stockers and Order Fillers	$22,910	$11.02	1,200
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$33,660	$16.19	150
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$27,210	$13.08	780
Surveyors	$61,490	$29.56	60
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$50,000	not published	170
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$21,250	not published	180
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$36,600	$17.60	190
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$30,770	$14.79	50
Tire Repairers and Changers	$25,060	$12.05	50
Training and Development Specialists	$42,950	$20.65	50
Transportation Inspectors	$52,540	$25.26	70
Transportation Security Screeners	$63,130	$30.35	280
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$83,360	$40.08	150
Travel Agents	$22,650	$10.89	50
Tutors	$30,410	$14.62	30
Urban and Regional Planners	$88,610	$42.60	60
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$20,860	$10.03	70
Waiters and Waitresses	$20,320	$9.77	1,550
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$31,200	$15.00	30
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$40,600	$19.52	360

"Not published" means BLS did not release that figure for this state. "$239,200 or more" and "$115.00 or more" are the highest values BLS reports in state tables.

How pay is spread in Guam

By median pay, Guam is number 53 of the 54 states and territories in the figures. The lowest-paid tenth of employees earned less than $21,260 a year and the highest-paid tenth more than $81,330. The middle half, between the 25% and 75% lines, earned from $25,150 to $54,950. For the whole country those outer lines were $31,200 and $128,560. The average (mean) pay was $46,210, 26% above the median, because high earners lift an average more than a median. The 66,600 jobs counted here are less than 0.1% of all jobs in the national figures.

The kinds of work

Adding up the occupations with a published job count, the largest fields of work in Guam are Office and Administrative Support (7,830 jobs, 13%), Food Preparation and Serving Related (7,180 jobs, 12%), Construction and Extraction (7,150 jobs, 12%) and Management (5,370 jobs, 9%). Some occupations are far more common here than elsewhere. Set against their share of all jobs in the country, the most concentrated are Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers (13.5 times the national share), Administrative Services Managers (10.9 times the national share) and Carpenters (5.3 times the national share). The table on this page lists 220 occupations; for 7 of them the Bureau released a job count but no pay figure.

Questions about pay in Guam

What is the median salary in Guam?

The median pay of all employees in Guam was $36,650 a year ($17.62 an hour) in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national median was $50,980.

What is the most common job in Guam?

Cashiers, with 1,620 jobs and a median pay of $21,610 a year.

What are the highest-paying jobs in Guam?

The three highest medians published as a figure are General Internal Medicine Physicians ($324,920), Education Administrators, All Other ($129,480) and Pharmacists ($129,090).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked in November 2026. Figures are for employees, before tax, and leave out overtime pay and benefits. They are official statistics, not advice or a pay offer; see bls.gov/oes for the original tables.

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