SOC 13-1071 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025

How much do Human Resources Specialists make in Guayama, PR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Human Resources Specialists in Guayama, PR is $39,440. The 10th percentile is $28,330 and the 90th percentile is $62,630. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$39,440

10th percentile
$28,330
25th percentile
$35,530
Median
$39,440
75th percentile
$45,830
90th percentile
$62,630
Mean
$42,410

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Human Resources Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $28,330 and the 90th percentile is $62,630. The difference is $34,300, which is 87.0% 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 $35,530 to the 75th at $45,830, covers $10,300.

The mean annual wage is $42,410, which sits above the median of $39,440. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Guayama, PR median is 48.1% lower than the national median of $75,940 for Human Resources Specialists.

It is 3.6% lower than the Puerto Rico median of $40,900.

Price-adjusted pay

The Bureau of Economic Analysis has not published a 2024 all-items regional price parity for Guayama, 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 Human Resources Specialists. Guayama, PR ranks 2nd 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).).

  • San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR is 22 miles away, with a median of $41,600 and employment of 3,530. That median is 5.5% higher than the median here.
  • Ponce, PR is 38 miles away, with a median of $39,040 and employment of 190. That median is 1% lower than the median here.
  • Arecibo, PR is 55 miles away, with a median of $35,300 and employment of 100. That median is 10.5% lower than the median here.

Employment share

Human Resources Specialists accounts for 0.32% of wage-and-salary employment in Guayama, PR (40 of 12,450). Nationally the occupation is 0.59% of employment (912,430 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.55 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 Human Resources Specialists make in Guayama, PR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Human Resources Specialists in Guayama, PR is $39,440. The 10th percentile is $28,330 and the 90th percentile is $62,630. Employment is 40.

How does that compare with the national median for Human Resources Specialists?

The local median is 48.1% lower than the national median of $75,940.

How does Guayama, PR compare with nearby metros for Human Resources Specialists?

San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 22 miles away, at $41,600. Guayama, PR ranks 2nd of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.