SOC 13-1199 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025

How much do Business Operations Specialists, All Other make in Arecibo, PR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Arecibo, PR is $38,640. The 10th percentile is $30,100 and the 90th percentile is $75,630. Employment is 140.

Median annual wage

$38,640

10th percentile
$30,100
25th percentile
$32,110
Median
$38,640
75th percentile
$53,170
90th percentile
$75,630
Mean
$47,860

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Business Operations Specialists, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $30,100 and the 90th percentile is $75,630. The difference is $45,530, which is 117.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $32,110 to the 75th at $53,170, covers $21,060.

The mean annual wage is $47,860, which sits above the median of $38,640. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Arecibo, PR median is 53.5% lower than the national median of $83,050 for Business Operations Specialists, All Other.

It is 17.3% lower than the Puerto Rico median of $46,700.

Price-adjusted pay

The Bureau of Economic Analysis has not published a 2024 all-items regional price parity for Arecibo, PR, so this page does not show a price-adjusted wage.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Business Operations Specialists, All Other. Arecibo, PR ranks 5th of 6 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Aguadilla, PR is 22 miles away, with a median of $38,900 and employment of 310. That median is 0.7% higher than the median here.
  • Ponce, PR is 30 miles away, with a median of $49,930 and employment of 410. That median is 29.2% higher than the median here.
  • Mayaguez, PR is 39 miles away, with a median of $44,700 and employment of 220. That median is 15.7% higher than the median here.

Employment share

Business Operations Specialists, All Other accounts for 0.40% of wage-and-salary employment in Arecibo, PR (140 of 34,720). Nationally the occupation is 0.70% of employment (1,087,090 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.58 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Business Operations Specialists, All Other make in Arecibo, PR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Arecibo, PR is $38,640. The 10th percentile is $30,100 and the 90th percentile is $75,630. Employment is 140.

How does that compare with the national median for Business Operations Specialists, All Other?

The local median is 53.5% lower than the national median of $83,050.

How does Arecibo, PR compare with nearby metros for Business Operations Specialists, All Other?

Aguadilla, PR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 22 miles away, at $38,900. Arecibo, PR ranks 5th of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.