SOC 15-1232 · Computer and Mathematical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Computer User Support Specialists make in Arecibo, PR?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer User Support Specialists in Arecibo, PR is $30,490. The 10th percentile is $22,660 and the 90th percentile is $50,820. Employment is 120.
Median annual wage
$30,490
- 10th percentile
- $22,660
- 25th percentile
- $25,820
- Median
- $30,490
- 75th percentile
- $37,390
- 90th percentile
- $50,820
- Mean
- $34,130
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.
Percentile spread
For Computer User Support Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $22,660 and the 90th percentile is $50,820. The difference is $28,160, which is 92.4% 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 $25,820 to the 75th at $37,390, covers $11,570.
The mean annual wage is $34,130, which sits above the median of $30,490. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Arecibo, PR median is 50.7% lower than the national median of $61,860 for Computer User Support Specialists.
It is 15.9% lower than the Puerto Rico median of $36,250.
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 Computer User Support Specialists. Arecibo, PR ranks 4th 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 $34,830 and employment of 220. That median is 14.2% higher than the median here.
- Ponce, PR is 30 miles away, with a median of $30,090 and employment of 210. That median is 1.3% lower than the median here.
- Mayaguez, PR is 39 miles away, with a median of $34,640 and employment of 330. That median is 13.6% higher than the median here.
Employment share
Computer User Support Specialists accounts for 0.35% of wage-and-salary employment in Arecibo, PR (120 of 34,720). Nationally the occupation is 0.46% of employment (717,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.75 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 Computer User Support Specialists make in Arecibo, PR?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer User Support Specialists in Arecibo, PR is $30,490. The 10th percentile is $22,660 and the 90th percentile is $50,820. Employment is 120.
How does that compare with the national median for Computer User Support Specialists?
The local median is 50.7% lower than the national median of $61,860.
How does Arecibo, PR compare with nearby metros for Computer User Support Specialists?
Aguadilla, PR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 22 miles away, at $34,830. Arecibo, PR ranks 4th of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.