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title: "Average Salary in Puerto Rico"
description: "Mean $38,840, median $28,680 in Puerto Rico (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices, pay by field and top jobs."
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/puerto-rico"
last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
---

# Average salary in Puerto Rico

Mean annual wage $38,840, median $28,680 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025.

| Percentile | Puerto Rico | US |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 10th | $21,840 | $31,200 |
| 25th | $22,490 | $37,590 |
| 50th | $28,680 | $50,980 |
| 75th | $44,090 | $80,520 |
| 90th | $64,420 | $128,560 |

## By occupation group

| Group | Median | Workers |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Management | $79,530 | 39,640 |
| Architecture and Engineering | $60,980 | 12,570 |
| Educational Instruction and Library | $51,320 | 57,240 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science | $50,630 | 8,210 |
| Computer and Mathematical | $48,600 | 14,530 |
| Business and Financial Operations | $45,970 | 61,340 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | $39,580 | 53,450 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | $37,130 | 5,840 |
| Community and Social Service | $36,150 | 15,150 |
| Office and Administrative Support | $28,510 | 150,690 |
| Construction and Extraction | $28,090 | 37,070 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | $27,650 | 34,120 |
| Production | $25,180 | 60,900 |
| Transportation and Material Moving | $24,710 | 70,470 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | $24,290 | 1,850 |
| Protective Service | $23,670 | 51,750 |
| Sales | $22,960 | 104,780 |
| Healthcare Support | $22,600 | 19,230 |
| Personal Care and Service | $22,590 | 10,270 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related | $22,540 | 81,110 |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | $22,040 | 42,450 |
| Legal | Not published by BLS | 6,030 |

## Most common jobs

- [Retail Salesperson](https://nuecareer.com/careers/retail-salesperson): 41,230 workers
- [Janitor and Cleaner, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners](https://nuecareer.com/careers/janitor-and-cleaner): 29,030 workers
- [Cashier](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cashier): 27,320 workers
- [Fast Food and Counter Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fast-food-and-counter-worker): 26,440 workers
- [Security Guard](https://nuecareer.com/careers/security-guard): 26,100 workers
- [Registered Nurse](https://nuecareer.com/careers/registered-nurse): 21,270 workers
- [Customer Service Representative](https://nuecareer.com/careers/customer-service-representative): 20,330 workers
- [Office Clerk, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/office-clerk-general): 20,190 workers
- [Stocker and Order Filler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/stocker-and-order-filler): 19,230 workers
- [Secretary and Administrative Assistant, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive](https://nuecareer.com/careers/secretary-and-administrative-assistant): 17,810 workers

## Highest-paying jobs (500+ workers)

- [Allergist and Immunologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/allergist-and-immunologist): $172,230 median
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $130,560 median
- [Industrial Production Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/industrial-production-manager): $129,740 median
- [Family Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/family-medicine-physician): $112,990 median
- [Pharmacist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pharmacist): $111,270 median
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $99,780 median
- [Pediatrician, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pediatrician-general): $98,350 median
- [Chief Executive](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chief-executive): $97,510 median
- [School Psychologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/school-psychologist): $97,210 median
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $90,660 median

## Most over-represented jobs (location quotient)

- [Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/ophthalmic-laboratory-technician): 12.11x the national share
- [Helpers--Carpenter](https://nuecareer.com/careers/helpers-carpenter): 10.76x the national share
- [Solar Photovoltaic Installer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/solar-photovoltaic-installer): 10.00x the national share
- [Sewing Machine Operator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sewing-machine-operator): 8.55x the national share
- [Word Processor and Typist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/word-processor-and-typist): 8.02x the national share
- [Courier and Messenger](https://nuecareer.com/careers/courier-and-messenger): 7.01x the national share
- [Kindergarten Teacher](https://nuecareer.com/careers/kindergarten-teacher): 6.27x the national share
- [Pharmacy Aide](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pharmacy-aide): 4.57x the national share
- [Pediatrician, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pediatrician-general): 4.28x the national share
- [Helpers--Electrician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/helpers-electrician): 4.25x the national share

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

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