Salaries in Puerto Rico: pay for 563 occupations, May 2025

Across all occupations, employees in Puerto Rico had a median pay of $28,680 a year ($13.79 an hour) in May 2025, with 938,710 jobs counted. That is 44% below the national median of $50,980.

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Occupation	Median a year	Median an hour	Jobs
Accountants and Auditors	$43,530	$20.93	12,370
Actuaries	$68,100	$32.74	30
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$88,530	$42.56	40
Administrative Services Managers	$63,930	$30.74	3,740
Advertising Sales Agents	$44,160	$21.23	520
Advertising and Promotions Managers	$68,620	$32.99	180
Agricultural Engineers	$40,690	$19.56	40
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$85,850	not published	80
Agricultural Workers, All Other	$25,720	$12.37	90
Air Traffic Controllers	$125,780	$60.47	110
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$51,150	$24.59	100
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$45,100	$21.68	610
Aircraft Service Attendants	$28,540	$13.72	140
Airfield Operations Specialists	$50,180	$24.13	820
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$167,050	not published	260
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$22,940	$11.03	520
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$22,210	$10.68	980
Animal Caretakers	$27,600	$13.27	520
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$70,950	$34.11	40
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$50,960	$24.50	70
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$60,120	$28.91	790
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$44,720	$21.50	690
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$130,560	$62.77	770
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$126,700	not published	not published
Archivists	$40,900	$19.66	30
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$46,660	not published	not published
Art Directors	$57,580	$27.68	80
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$63,500	not published	110
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$63,910	$30.72	40
Audio and Video Technicians	$30,860	$14.84	280
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	$26,010	$12.50	50
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$30,260	$14.55	650
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$22,680	$10.91	3,800
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$22,250	$10.70	not published
Avionics Technicians	$37,660	$18.11	not published
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	$21,840	$10.50	210
Bailiffs	$37,770	$18.16	830
Bakers	$22,170	$10.66	2,530
Bartenders	$22,630	$10.88	3,480
Bicycle Repairers	$24,140	$11.61	30
Bill and Account Collectors	$25,570	$12.29	2,850
Billing and Posting Clerks	$28,490	$13.70	4,800
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$64,140	$30.84	130
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$80,210	$38.56	50
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$84,590	not published	340
Biological Scientists, All Other	$76,400	$36.73	260
Biological Technicians	$46,630	$22.42	670
Boilermakers	$29,120	$14.00	120
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$28,700	$13.80	6,650
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$51,420	$24.72	50
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$22,970	$11.04	150
Broadcast Technicians	$31,580	$15.18	130
Budget Analysts	$50,560	$24.31	370
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other	$22,140	$10.64	80
Bus Drivers, School	$27,950	$13.44	1,280
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$32,230	$15.50	510
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$40,110	$19.28	930
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$46,700	$22.45	9,360
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,340	not published	450
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$22,780	$10.95	2,180
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$36,750	$17.67	4,390
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$22,530	$10.83	570
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$38,460	$18.49	630
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$38,380	$18.45	150
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$47,410	$22.79	120
Cardiologists	not published	not published	60
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$34,160	$16.43	380
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$42,470	$20.42	1,530
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$53,160	not published	1,110
Cargo and Freight Agents	$28,600	$13.75	300
Carpenters	$30,530	$14.68	3,180
Cashiers	$22,140	$10.64	27,320
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$29,000	$13.94	480
Chefs and Head Cooks	$30,800	$14.81	770
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$36,450	$17.52	2,420
Chemical Technicians	$37,510	$18.04	990
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,640	not published	210
Chemists	$76,450	$36.76	810
Chief Executives	$97,510	$46.88	2,690
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$43,620	$20.97	3,370
Childcare Workers	$22,600	$10.86	1,960
Chiropractors	$69,470	$33.40	110
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$42,390	$20.38	390
Civil Engineers	$61,060	$29.35	1,750
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$45,970	$22.10	2,730
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$21,890	$10.52	1,310
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$22,620	$10.88	310
Clergy	$28,880	$13.89	290
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$37,790	$18.17	3,390
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$67,660	$32.53	330
Coaches and Scouts	$32,090	not published	610
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$29,850	$14.35	150
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$21,840	$10.50	80
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$26,990	$12.97	180
Commercial Pilots	$81,070	not published	70
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other	$21,840	$10.50	240
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,880	not published	50
Community Health Workers	$36,900	$17.74	670
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$32,970	$15.85	420
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$97,500	$46.87	30
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$42,110	$20.24	290
Compliance Officers	$48,950	$23.53	5,470
Computer Hardware Engineers	$85,660	$41.18	370
Computer Network Architects	$78,200	$37.60	240
Computer Network Support Specialists	$39,570	$19.03	670
Computer Occupations, All Other	$60,470	$29.07	880
Computer Programmers	$51,310	$24.67	920
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$75,050	not published	230
Computer Systems Analysts	$63,730	$30.64	1,280
Computer User Support Specialists	$36,250	$17.43	5,760
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$99,780	$47.97	1,370
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$37,560	$18.06	140
Concierges	$23,810	$11.45	310
Conservation Scientists	$71,280	$34.27	50
Construction Laborers	$24,270	$11.67	9,820
Construction Managers	$77,380	$37.20	670
Construction and Building Inspectors	$44,320	$21.31	740
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$52,660	$25.32	140
Cooks, Fast Food	$22,640	$10.88	3,810
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$26,260	$12.62	7,000
Cooks, Restaurant	$24,650	$11.85	9,810
Cooks, Short Order	$22,500	$10.82	1,640
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$36,030	$17.32	3,740
Cost Estimators	$47,130	$22.66	560
Counselors, All Other	$38,400	$18.46	30
Counter and Rental Clerks	$23,110	$11.11	1,680
Couriers and Messengers	$23,160	$11.14	2,910
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$38,300	$18.42	110
Credit Analysts	$51,920	$24.96	820
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$33,700	$16.20	190
Credit Counselors	$50,010	$24.04	not published
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$31,460	$15.12	not published
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$23,340	$11.22	100
Customer Service Representatives	$26,700	$12.84	20,330
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$25,010	$12.02	50
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$24,090	$11.58	240
Dancers	not published	$20.24	not published
Data Entry Keyers	$23,940	$11.51	2,000
Data Scientists	$80,350	$38.63	100
Database Administrators	$51,880	$24.94	170
Database Architects	$95,620	$45.97	60
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$22,530	$10.83	930
Dental Assistants	$35,910	$17.27	3,210
Dental Hygienists	$59,320	$28.52	not published
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$22,490	$10.81	100
Dentists, General	$107,560	$51.71	150
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$70,760	$34.02	620
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$38,090	$18.31	330
Dietetic Technicians	$24,960	$12.00	not published
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$47,210	$22.70	560
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$22,450	$10.79	1,070
Dishwashers	$23,020	$11.07	1,820
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$24,750	$11.90	740
Drafters, All Other	$59,870	$28.78	80
Driver/Sales Workers	$22,220	$10.68	1,610
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$28,420	$13.66	320
Economists	$70,750	$34.02	100
Editors	$39,640	$19.06	300
Education Administrators, All Other	$105,580	$50.76	270
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$80,130	not published	1,160
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$80,410	$38.66	910
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$64,790	not published	280
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$45,990	$22.11	220
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$31,200	$15.00	500
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$53,000	$25.48	1,050
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$26,340	$12.66	170
Electrical Engineers	$74,250	$35.70	330
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$77,050	$37.04	600
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$44,590	$21.44	660
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$56,480	$27.16	180
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$22,580	$10.86	190
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$37,360	$17.96	200
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$24,040	$11.56	1,490
Electricians	$37,440	$18.00	1,740
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$81,790	$39.32	160
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$51,540	not published	4,370
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$38,190	$18.36	130
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$44,950	$21.61	3,660
Emergency Medical Technicians	$27,610	$13.27	650
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,150	not published	430
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$43,640	$20.98	80
Engineers, All Other	$81,370	$39.12	890
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$73,490	not published	130
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$43,260	$20.80	120
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$44,120	$21.21	160
Environmental Engineers	$77,560	$37.29	110
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$34,370	$16.52	150
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$53,030	$25.50	390
Epidemiologists	$48,380	$23.26	40
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$35,870	$17.24	130
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$37,120	$17.85	7,100
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$22,020	$10.59	260
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$26,030	$12.52	480
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$23,330	$11.22	330
Facilities Managers	$72,500	$34.86	710
Family Medicine Physicians	$112,990	$54.32	1,050
Farm and Home Management Educators	$53,160	$25.56	470
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$21,960	$10.56	1,060
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$22,030	$10.59	26,440
File Clerks	$25,700	$12.36	330
Film and Video Editors	$44,490	$21.39	110
Financial Clerks, All Other	$24,830	$11.94	not published
Financial Examiners	$37,470	$18.01	1,270
Financial Managers	$90,660	$43.59	3,800
Financial Risk Specialists	$60,360	$29.02	290
Financial Specialists, All Other	$39,270	$18.88	670
Financial and Investment Analysts	$63,000	$30.29	1,460
Firefighters	$37,120	$17.85	1,780
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$37,860	$18.20	5,100
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$27,990	$13.46	350
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$33,800	$16.25	210
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$48,640	$23.39	230
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$28,420	$13.66	6,960
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	$37,180	$17.87	390
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$37,510	$18.03	530
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$47,660	$22.91	2,980
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$46,260	$22.24	1,270
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$42,840	$20.60	16,400
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$31,100	$14.95	380
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$50,300	$24.19	2,900
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$45,100	$21.68	4,030
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$73,920	$35.54	100
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$30,090	$14.47	12,700
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$22,640	$10.89	1,090
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$35,720	$17.17	4,500
Floor Sanders and Finishers	$21,980	$10.57	not published
Floral Designers	$22,810	$10.97	240
Food Batchmakers	$22,270	$10.71	1,520
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$25,480	$12.25	220
Food Preparation Workers	$22,400	$10.77	4,130
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$22,620	$10.88	100
Food Science Technicians	$36,050	$17.33	50
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$21,840	$10.50	540
Food Service Managers	$42,230	$20.30	830
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,050	not published	150
Fundraisers	$52,090	$25.04	70
Funeral Attendants	$21,840	$10.50	280
Gambling Cage Workers	$22,550	$10.84	240
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	$22,050	$10.60	190
Gambling Dealers	$22,930	$11.02	720
Gambling Managers	$54,640	$26.27	100
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	$23,060	$11.09	40
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	$22,950	$11.03	250
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$21,840	$10.50	50
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$133,120	$64.00	40
General and Operations Managers	$73,570	$35.37	7,190
Glaziers	$22,220	$10.68	50
Graphic Designers	$34,180	$16.44	1,280
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$31,400	$15.10	60
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$48,780	$23.45	40
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$22,090	$10.62	960
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$28,220	$13.57	180
Health Education Specialists	$39,650	$19.06	600
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$27,040	$13.00	90
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$85,320	not published	1,480
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$35,330	$16.99	910
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$83,350	$40.07	110
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$108,890	$52.35	60
Healthcare Social Workers	$36,050	$17.33	1,200
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$26,660	$12.82	620
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$31,480	$15.14	1,140
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$25,510	$12.26	10,480
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$22,910	$11.02	740
Helpers--Carpenters	$24,530	$11.80	1,410
Helpers--Electricians	$26,370	$12.68	1,630
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$23,810	$11.45	2,190
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$25,560	$12.29	460
Helpers--Production Workers	$22,780	$10.95	1,510
Highway Maintenance Workers	$21,840	$10.50	2,730
History Teachers, Postsecondary	$73,470	not published	50
Hoist and Winch Operators	$21,890	$10.53	110
Home Appliance Repairers	$29,840	$14.35	not published
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$21,840	$10.50	10,170
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$22,480	$10.81	1,270
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$23,330	$11.22	1,230
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$29,080	$13.98	1,050
Human Resources Managers	$78,370	$37.68	860
Human Resources Specialists	$40,900	$19.66	4,270
Hydrologic Technicians	$57,160	$27.48	30
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$46,470	$22.34	1,000
Industrial Engineers	$81,820	$39.34	2,750
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$37,450	$18.01	2,940
Industrial Production Managers	$129,740	$62.38	1,050
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$36,090	$17.35	3,450
Information Security Analysts	$63,740	$30.64	500
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$27,560	$13.25	2,060
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$29,870	$14.36	3,870
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$26,110	$12.55	580
Instructional Coordinators	$35,250	$16.95	1,010
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$27,040	$13.00	110
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	$46,520	$22.36	300
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$30,910	$14.86	1,920
Insurance Sales Agents	$36,250	$17.43	2,650
Insurance Underwriters	$46,990	$22.59	870
Interior Designers	$32,150	$15.46	130
Interpreters and Translators	$42,990	$20.67	130
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$22,810	$10.97	2,850
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$21,890	$10.52	29,030
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	not published	not published	490
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,760	not published	4,120
Labor Relations Specialists	$58,830	$28.29	120
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$24,560	$11.81	10,410
Landscape Architects	$50,960	$24.50	30
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$21,910	$10.53	6,430
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$22,630	$10.88	620
Lawyers	not published	not published	4,020
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	$25,170	$12.10	110
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$31,000	$14.91	2,530
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$77,680	$37.35	220
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$51,610	$24.81	1,310
Library Assistants, Clerical	$23,110	$11.11	210
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$68,350	not published	40
Library Technicians	$35,890	$17.25	250
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$30,760	$14.79	2,990
Life Scientists, All Other	$38,430	$18.48	not published
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$35,060	$16.86	710
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$21,840	$10.50	140
Light Truck Drivers	$24,430	$11.75	5,760
Lighting Technicians	$38,400	$18.46	not published
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$35,940	$17.28	810
Loan Officers	$35,730	$17.18	2,360
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	$27,220	$13.09	40
Lodging Managers	$43,860	$21.09	110
Logisticians	$54,380	$26.14	1,110
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$22,400	$10.77	50
Machinists	$29,280	$14.08	1,250
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$44,810	$21.54	100
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$22,550	$10.84	3,140
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$23,560	$11.33	160
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$37,870	$18.21	360
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$23,220	$11.16	12,560
Management Analysts	not published	not published	3,340
Managers, All Other	$82,250	$39.54	5,550
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$22,900	$11.01	190
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$39,330	$18.91	2,420
Massage Therapists	$29,000	$13.94	80
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,750	not published	150
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$24,550	$11.80	80
Mechanical Door Repairers	$25,460	$12.24	not published
Mechanical Drafters	$53,470	$25.71	320
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$51,860	$24.93	70
Mechanical Engineers	$72,240	$34.73	490
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	$40,870	$19.65	70
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	$37,160	$17.86	110
Medical Appliance Technicians	$26,050	$12.53	350
Medical Assistants	$46,120	$22.17	660
Medical Equipment Preparers	$28,310	$13.61	140
Medical Equipment Repairers	$29,920	$14.38	190
Medical Records Specialists	$27,990	$13.46	1,850
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$49,650	$23.87	80
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$29,620	$14.24	8,480
Medical Transcriptionists	$31,200	$15.00	140
Medical and Health Services Managers	$82,580	$39.70	1,180
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$28,400	$13.65	830
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$26,500	$12.74	350
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$29,400	$14.14	60
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$21,840	$10.50	40
Meter Readers, Utilities	$30,440	$14.64	160
Microbiologists	$63,680	$30.61	190
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$52,530	not published	3,490
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$24,610	$11.83	12,850
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	$30,090	$14.47	150
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$31,410	$15.10	660
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$43,510	$20.92	240
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$23,080	$11.10	920
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$25,630	$12.32	70
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$51,420	$24.72	not published
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$38,370	$18.45	100
Motorboat Operators	$26,630	$12.80	150
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$28,770	$13.83	670
Musicians and Singers	not published	not published	90
Natural Sciences Managers	$119,430	$57.42	90
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$54,200	$26.06	890
New Accounts Clerks	$29,630	$14.25	not published
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$44,870	$21.57	220
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$52,930	$25.45	240
Nursing Assistants	$22,850	$10.99	430
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$58,210	not published	380
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$131,890	$63.41	70
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$45,630	$21.94	1,430
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$35,890	$17.25	not published
Occupational Therapists	$51,850	$24.93	170
Office Clerks, General	$23,860	$11.47	20,190
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$24,480	$11.77	70
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	not published	not published	430
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$29,810	$14.33	2,400
Operations Research Analysts	$57,000	$27.40	50
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$24,420	$11.74	1,360
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$31,630	$15.21	not published
Opticians, Dispensing	$28,980	$13.93	1,380
Optometrists	$132,790	$63.84	280
Orderlies	$22,330	$10.74	630
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$65,360	$31.43	60
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$23,730	$11.41	110
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$27,970	$13.45	3,520
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$21,840	$10.50	3,840
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$24,070	$11.57	600
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$30,530	$14.68	240
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$38,770	$18.64	1,110
Paramedics	$29,960	$14.40	1,390
Parking Attendants	$21,840	$10.50	1,030
Parts Salespersons	$22,780	$10.95	3,600
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$29,460	$14.16	230
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$34,200	$16.44	1,040
Pediatricians, General	$98,350	$47.29	1,020
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$21,840	$10.50	70
Personal Financial Advisors	not published	not published	440
Pest Control Workers	$23,410	$11.25	300
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$44,470	$21.38	40
Pharmacists	$111,270	$53.50	2,220
Pharmacy Aides	$28,100	$13.51	1,090
Pharmacy Technicians	$29,520	$14.19	5,820
Phlebotomists	$29,880	$14.37	770
Photographers	$34,060	$16.37	90
Physical Scientists, All Other	$97,150	$46.71	70
Physical Therapist Assistants	$29,710	$14.28	830
Physical Therapists	$60,250	$28.97	570
Physicians, All Other	$172,230	$82.81	930
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,830	not published	80
Pipelayers	$25,620	$12.32	180
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$38,850	$18.68	70
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$31,620	$15.20	940
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$45,510	$21.88	11,640
Postal Service Clerks	$62,610	$30.10	670
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$57,700	$27.74	1,240
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$56,390	$27.11	780
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$101,580	$48.84	90
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$60,230	not published	2,100
Power Plant Operators	$70,640	$33.96	210
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$33,030	$15.88	120
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$32,120	$15.44	2,960
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$21,980	$10.57	220
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$27,460	$13.20	300
Printing Press Operators	$26,100	$12.55	520
Private Detectives and Investigators	$42,190	$20.29	120
Procurement Clerks	$30,940	$14.87	670
Producers and Directors	$48,820	$23.47	260
Production Workers, All Other	$23,170	$11.14	3,450
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$37,570	$18.06	1,780
Project Management Specialists	$65,800	$31.64	2,330
Property Appraisers and Assessors	$33,370	$16.04	290
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$26,680	$12.83	660
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,580	not published	400
Public Relations Managers	$72,290	$34.75	220
Public Relations Specialists	$44,950	$21.61	520
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$26,620	$12.80	120
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$35,370	$17.01	90
Purchasing Managers	$89,600	$43.08	280
Radiation Therapists	$37,560	$18.06	not published
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	$26,640	$12.81	210
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$35,280	$16.96	1,300
Real Estate Sales Agents	not published	not published	330
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$22,890	$11.01	4,030
Recreation Workers	$22,210	$10.68	850
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,500	not published	40
Recreational Therapists	$28,140	$13.53	80
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$21,840	$10.50	1,800
Registered Nurses	$39,880	$19.17	21,270
Rehabilitation Counselors	$53,180	$25.57	290
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$27,120	$13.04	80
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	not published	not published	510
Residential Advisors	$35,540	$17.09	30
Respiratory Therapists	$35,000	$16.83	800
Retail Salespersons	$22,560	$10.85	41,230
Rock Splitters, Quarry	$22,810	$10.97	70
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$22,650	$10.89	170
Roofers	$24,100	$11.59	550
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$30,700	$14.76	not published
Sales Engineers	$62,970	$30.28	70
Sales Managers	$78,960	$37.96	2,180
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$28,580	$13.74	2,940
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$34,870	$16.76	5,150
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$62,160	$29.89	1,080
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$28,260	$13.59	490
School Psychologists	$97,210	$46.74	810
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$59,100	not published	5,640
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$25,730	$12.37	17,810
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$36,930	$17.76	970
Security Guards	$21,840	$10.50	26,100
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$29,280	$14.08	600
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$36,110	$17.36	880
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$32,000	$15.39	90
Set and Exhibit Designers	$34,260	$16.47	not published
Sewers, Hand	$21,840	$10.50	30
Sewing Machine Operators	$21,840	$10.50	5,410
Sheet Metal Workers	$28,340	$13.63	210
Ship Engineers	$40,080	$19.27	not published
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$26,050	$12.53	5,200
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$21,890	$10.52	1,630
Skincare Specialists	$23,440	$11.27	330
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$22,710	$10.92	290
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$77,070	not published	190
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$76,400	$36.73	150
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,990	not published	70
Social Workers, All Other	$47,580	$22.87	not published
Social and Community Service Managers	$60,280	$28.98	840
Social and Human Service Assistants	$31,570	$15.18	5,560
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$84,090	not published	70
Software Developers	$79,380	$38.17	2,020
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$61,690	$29.66	270
Soil and Plant Scientists	$38,980	$18.74	140
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	$26,860	$12.91	1,890
Sound Engineering Technicians	$35,180	$16.91	70
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$51,920	not published	630
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$58,220	not published	1,850
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$58,270	not published	950
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$58,080	not published	1,840
Speech-Language Pathologists	$49,800	$23.94	150
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$51,320	$24.67	70
Statistical Assistants	$27,490	$13.22	230
Statisticians	$49,730	$23.91	230
Stockers and Order Fillers	$25,030	$12.03	19,230
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$29,620	$14.24	160
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$29,320	$14.10	40
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	$46,790	$22.49	100
Surgical Assistants	$30,160	$14.50	90
Surgical Technologists	$30,600	$14.71	1,080
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$32,370	$15.56	90
Surveyors	$44,870	$21.57	140
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$24,960	$12.00	560
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$23,190	$11.15	not published
Tapers	$27,570	$13.26	90
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$43,740	$21.03	440
Tax Preparers	$46,730	$22.47	340
Taxi Drivers	$31,620	$15.20	50
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$61,510	not published	4,480
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$23,180	not published	9,910
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$47,440	not published	1,640
Technical Writers	$46,950	$22.57	60
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$33,760	$16.23	480
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$31,770	$15.28	1,010
Telemarketers	$28,580	$13.74	1,170
Tellers	$30,430	$14.63	2,850
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$22,880	$11.00	100
Tire Repairers and Changers	$23,780	$11.43	260
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$44,570	$21.43	not published
Tool and Die Makers	$37,820	$18.18	340
Tour and Travel Guides	$27,860	$13.40	490
Training and Development Managers	$94,310	$45.34	130
Training and Development Specialists	$47,820	$22.99	not published
Transportation Inspectors	$29,760	$14.31	250
Transportation Security Screeners	$63,130	$30.35	610
Transportation Workers, All Other	$23,140	$11.12	100
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$83,560	$40.17	820
Travel Agents	$22,960	$11.04	460
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$50,770	$24.41	not published
Tutors	$41,890	$20.14	250
Urban and Regional Planners	$51,600	$24.81	90
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$21,840	$10.50	650
Veterinarians	$89,810	$43.18	180
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$23,310	$11.21	430
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$27,970	$13.45	480
Waiters and Waitresses	$22,790	$10.96	12,260
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$29,220	$14.05	1,030
Web Developers	$46,020	$22.13	210
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$48,700	$23.41	230
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$26,820	$12.90	160
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$30,220	$14.53	1,680
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$26,980	$12.97	90
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$21,840	$10.50	not published
Word Processors and Typists	$32,270	$15.51	1,700
Writers and Authors	$43,440	$20.89	90
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$57,110	$27.46	not published

"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 Puerto Rico

By median pay, Puerto Rico is number 54 of the 54 states and territories in the figures. The lowest-paid tenth of employees earned less than $21,840 a year and the highest-paid tenth more than $64,420. The middle half, between the 25% and 75% lines, earned from $22,490 to $44,090. For the whole country those outer lines were $31,200 and $128,560. The average (mean) pay was $38,840, 35% above the median, because high earners lift an average more than a median. The 938,710 jobs counted here are 0.6% 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 Puerto Rico are Office and Administrative Support (150,240 jobs, 16%), Sales and Related (104,750 jobs, 11%), Food Preparation and Serving Related (81,100 jobs, 9%) and Transportation and Material Moving (69,830 jobs, 8%). Some occupations are far more common here than elsewhere. Set against their share of all jobs in the country, the most concentrated are Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians (12.1 times the national share), Helpers--Carpenters (10.8 times the national share) and Solar Photovoltaic Installers (10.0 times the national share). The table on this page lists 563 occupations; for 9 of them the Bureau released a job count but no pay figure.

Same job, different pay

Among the 170 occupations with at least 1,000 jobs and a yearly median in the state, 2 pay more than the same occupation does nationally, 167 pay less and 1 are within 2%. The widest gaps above the national median are for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary ($47,440 here, $42,910 nationally), Industrial Production Managers ($129,740 here, $126,060 nationally) and Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education ($61,760 here, $62,680 nationally). The widest gaps below it are for Financial Examiners ($37,470 here, $94,160 nationally), First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers ($22,640 here, $55,940 nationally) and Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel ($28,580 here, $69,990 nationally). A gap in pay is not a gap in living standard: prices, housing costs and taxes differ between states, and these statistics do not adjust for them.

Questions about pay in Puerto Rico

What is the median salary in Puerto Rico?

The median pay of all employees in Puerto Rico was $28,680 a year ($13.79 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 Puerto Rico?

Retail Salespersons, with 41,230 jobs and a median pay of $22,560 a year.

What are the highest-paying jobs in Puerto Rico?

The three highest medians published as a figure are Physicians, All Other ($172,230), Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers ($167,050) and General Internal Medicine Physicians ($133,120).

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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