How much do Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education make in Arecibo, PR?

Percentile spread

For Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, the published 10th percentile is $30,940 and the 90th percentile is $74,830. The difference is $43,890, which is 71.7% 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 $51,320 to the 75th at $62,230, covers $10,910.

The mean annual wage is $55,370, which sits below the median of $61,230. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Arecibo, PR median is 4.3% lower than the national median of $63,970 for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education.

It is 18.8% higher than the Puerto Rico median of $51,540.

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 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Arecibo, PR ranks 1st 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 $59,650 and employment of 410. That median is 2.6% lower than the median here.
• Ponce, PR is 30 miles away, with a median of $59,660 and employment of 230. That median is 2.6% lower than the median here.
• Mayaguez, PR is 39 miles away, with a median of $52,120 and employment of 210. That median is 14.9% lower than the median here.

Employment share

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education accounts for 1.0% of wage-and-salary employment in Arecibo, PR (360 of 34,720). Nationally the occupation is 0.89% of employment (1,388,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.16 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.