How much do Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria make in Mayaguez, PR?

Percentile spread

For Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria, the published 10th percentile is $21,840 and the 90th percentile is $38,790. The difference is $16,950, which is 71.2% 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 $21,840 to the 75th at $29,610, covers $7,770.

The mean annual wage is $26,960, which sits above the median of $23,820. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Mayaguez, PR median is 36.4% lower than the national median of $37,450 for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria.

It is 9.3% lower than the Puerto Rico median of $26,260.

Price-adjusted pay

The Bureau of Economic Analysis has not published a 2024 all-items regional price parity for Mayaguez, 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 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Mayaguez, 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 26 miles away, with a median of $26,260 and employment of 390. That median is 10.2% higher than the median here.
• Ponce, PR is 34 miles away, with a median of $28,540 and employment of 640. That median is 19.8% higher than the median here.
• Arecibo, PR is 39 miles away, with a median of $24,410 and employment of 380. That median is 2.5% higher than the median here.

Employment share

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria accounts for 0.98% of wage-and-salary employment in Mayaguez, PR (510 of 52,110). Nationally the occupation is 0.28% of employment (441,050 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.45 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.