How much do Industrial Engineers make in Arecibo, PR?

Percentile spread

For Industrial Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $63,370 and the 90th percentile is $108,380. The difference is $45,010, which is 54.3% 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 $76,950 to the 75th at $102,920, covers $25,970.

The mean annual wage is $90,040, which sits above the median of $82,930. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Arecibo, PR median is 19% lower than the national median of $102,440 for Industrial Engineers.

It is 1.4% higher than the Puerto Rico median of $81,820.

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

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Industrial Engineers. Arecibo, PR ranks 3rd of 5 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 $84,030 and employment of 280. That median is 1.3% higher than the median here.
• Ponce, PR is 30 miles away, with a median of $83,040 and employment of 290. That median is 0.1% higher than the median here.
• Mayaguez, PR is 39 miles away, with a median of $63,280 and employment of 60. That median is 23.7% lower than the median here.

Employment share

Industrial Engineers accounts for 0.29% of wage-and-salary employment in Arecibo, PR (100 of 34,720). Nationally the occupation is 0.24% of employment (365,740 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.22 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.