SOC 17-2112 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025
How much do Industrial Engineers make in Mayaguez, PR?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Industrial Engineers in Mayaguez, PR is $63,280. The 10th percentile is $45,880 and the 90th percentile is $89,340. Employment is 60.
Median annual wage
$63,280
- 10th percentile
- $45,880
- 25th percentile
- $49,630
- Median
- $63,280
- 75th percentile
- $82,070
- 90th percentile
- $89,340
- Mean
- $65,590
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Industrial Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $45,880 and the 90th percentile is $89,340. The difference is $43,460, which is 68.7% 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 $49,630 to the 75th at $82,070, covers $32,440.
The mean annual wage is $65,590, which sits above the median of $63,280. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Mayaguez, PR median is 38.2% lower than the national median of $102,440 for Industrial Engineers.
It is 22.7% lower 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 Mayaguez, 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. Mayaguez, PR ranks 5th 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 26 miles away, with a median of $84,030 and employment of 280. That median is 32.8% higher than the median here.
- Ponce, PR is 34 miles away, with a median of $83,040 and employment of 290. That median is 31.2% higher than the median here.
- Arecibo, PR is 39 miles away, with a median of $82,930 and employment of 100. That median is 31.1% higher than the median here.
Employment share
Industrial Engineers accounts for 0.12% of wage-and-salary employment in Mayaguez, PR (60 of 52,110). Nationally the occupation is 0.24% of employment (365,740 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.49 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Mayaguez, PR · Industrial Engineers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Industrial Engineers make in Mayaguez, PR?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Industrial Engineers in Mayaguez, PR is $63,280. The 10th percentile is $45,880 and the 90th percentile is $89,340. Employment is 60.
How does that compare with the national median for Industrial Engineers?
The local median is 38.2% lower than the national median of $102,440.
How does Mayaguez, PR compare with nearby metros for Industrial Engineers?
Aguadilla, PR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 26 miles away, at $84,030. Mayaguez, PR ranks 5th of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.