SOC 19-4031 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations · May 2025
How much do Chemical Technicians make in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Chemical Technicians in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR is $37,510. The 10th percentile is $23,460 and the 90th percentile is $64,130. Employment is 760.
Median annual wage
$37,510
- 10th percentile
- $23,460
- 25th percentile
- $30,210
- Median
- $37,510
- 75th percentile
- $47,850
- 90th percentile
- $64,130
- Mean
- $42,070
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.
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Percentile spread
For Chemical Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $23,460 and the 90th percentile is $64,130. The difference is $40,670, which is 108.4% 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 $30,210 to the 75th at $47,850, covers $17,640.
The mean annual wage is $42,070, which sits above the median of $37,510. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR median is 37.9% lower than the national median of $60,390 for Chemical Technicians.
It is about the same as the Puerto Rico median of $37,510.
Price-adjusted pay
The Bureau of Economic Analysis has not published a 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR, so this page does not show a price-adjusted wage.
Nearby metros
2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Chemical Technicians. San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR ranks 2nd of 3 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).).
- Ponce, PR is 44 miles away, with a median of $36,030 and employment of 80. That median is 3.9% lower than the median here.
- Mayaguez, PR is 77 miles away, with a median of $45,000 and employment of 60. That median is 20% higher than the median here.
Employment share
Chemical Technicians accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR (760 of 690,810). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (57,540 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.97 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 Chemical Technicians make in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Chemical Technicians in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR is $37,510. The 10th percentile is $23,460 and the 90th percentile is $64,130. Employment is 760.
How does that compare with the national median for Chemical Technicians?
The local median is 37.9% lower than the national median of $60,390.
How does San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR compare with nearby metros for Chemical Technicians?
Ponce, PR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 44 miles away, at $36,030. San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR ranks 2nd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.