Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 7200006 · Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $33K mean
MEAN-TRACE · RPP-UNK · OCC-THIN · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MOST
- MEAN-TRACE #527/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-THIN 131 occs
- TOP-LEAD Architectural… · $137K
- EMP-MIX Secondary Sc…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Mayaguez, PR
- BOOK-MOST 126 rows · May 2025
Read with Mayaguez, PR (+$314 on published-row mean) · Understanding BLS wage data
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer, not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education and Teachers and Instructors, All Other lead published employment inside Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 320 jobs · $59,590
- 2. Teachers and Instructors, All Other 300 jobs · $61,330
- 3. Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 290 jobs · $59,190
- 4. Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 280 jobs · $62,320
- 5. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 250 jobs · $60,340
- 6. Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 160 jobs · $58,970
- 7. Child, Family, and School Social Workers 130 jobs · $58,530
- 8. General and Operations Managers 120 jobs · $65,560
- 9. Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School 110 jobs · $58,980
- 10. Pharmacists 90 jobs · $110,750
- 11. Special Education Teachers, Middle School 90 jobs · $57,520
- 12. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 80 jobs · $83,000
- 13. Compliance Officers 80 jobs · $61,170
- 14. Industrial Production Managers 70 jobs · $128,650
- 15. Financial Managers 70 jobs · $73,200
- 16. Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 70 jobs · $60,760
- 17. Industrial Engineers 60 jobs · $77,410
- 18. Family Medicine Physicians 50 jobs · $99,910
Occupations Tracked
131
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$32,840
employment-weighted, 126 complete rows
Top Salary
$137,340
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Top-pay occupations in Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $59,590 |
| 2 | Teachers and Instructors, All Other | $61,330 |
| 3 | Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $59,190 |
| 4 | Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education | $62,320 |
| 5 | Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | $60,340 |
| 6 | Special Education Teachers, Secondary School | $58,970 |
| 7 | Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $58,530 |
| 8 | General and Operations Managers | $65,560 |
| 9 | Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School | $58,980 |
| 10 | Pharmacists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $110,750 |
| 11 | Special Education Teachers, Middle School Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $57,520 |
| 12 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $83,000 |
| 13 | Compliance Officers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $61,170 |
| 14 | Industrial Production Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $128,650 |
| 15 | Financial Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $73,200 |
| 16 | Librarians and Media Collections Specialists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $60,760 |
| 17 | Industrial Engineers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $77,410 |
| 18 | Family Medicine Physicians Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $99,910 |
| 19 | First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $78,420 |
| 20 | Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $57,600 |
| 21 | Chief Executives Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $88,150 |
| 22 | Architectural and Engineering Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $137,340 |
| 23 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $74,230 |
| 24 | Electricians Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $57,820 |
| 25 | School Psychologists | $97,210 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Lowest Paying Jobs in Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $21,840 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | $21,840 |
| Light Truck Drivers | $21,840 |
| Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $21,840 |
| Sewing Machine Operators | $21,840 |
| Food Batchmakers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $21,840 |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters | $21,840 |
| Bakers | $21,840 |
| Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $21,840 |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | $21,840 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Other BLS Wage Areas in PR
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside PR. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($32,840 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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How to use Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area wage figures in a real decision
- Architectural and Engineering Managers leads published medians in Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area at $137,340/year (a small-sample estimate from fewer than 100 workers); open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Architectural and Engineering Managers
- Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area's employment-weighted published-row mean is $32,840 across 126 occupation rows with employment estimates. Understanding BLS data
- Compare this nonmetropolitan area against the statewide occupation table for PR before treating one geography as the other. State wage page
BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period; small occupation-area cells can be suppressed, and figures are not employer offers.
Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Occupation rows use BLS OEWS May 2025. The local-area benchmark is WageDex's employment-weighted mean of published occupation means; where BEA RPP is available, the price-level figure divides that benchmark by the published area parity. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.