SOC 49-9041 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations · May 2025

How much do Industrial Machinery Mechanics make in Aguadilla, PR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Industrial Machinery Mechanics in Aguadilla, PR is $37,690. The 10th percentile is $21,840 and the 90th percentile is $48,100. Employment is 120.

Median annual wage

$37,690

10th percentile
$21,840
25th percentile
$28,460
Median
$37,690
75th percentile
$44,390
90th percentile
$48,100
Mean
$37,260

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Industrial Machinery Mechanics, the published 10th percentile is $21,840 and the 90th percentile is $48,100. The difference is $26,260, which is 69.7% 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 $28,460 to the 75th at $44,390, covers $15,930.

The mean annual wage is $37,260, which sits below the median of $37,690. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Aguadilla, PR median is 41.6% lower than the national median of $64,520 for Industrial Machinery Mechanics.

It is 0.6% higher than the Puerto Rico median of $37,450.

Price-adjusted pay

The Bureau of Economic Analysis has not published a 2024 all-items regional price parity for Aguadilla, 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 Industrial Machinery Mechanics. Aguadilla, PR ranks 3rd 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).).

  • Arecibo, PR is 22 miles away, with a median of $39,610 and employment of 130. That median is 5.1% higher than the median here.
  • Mayaguez, PR is 26 miles away, with a median of $31,260 and employment of 160. That median is 17.1% lower than the median here.
  • Ponce, PR is 39 miles away, with a median of $36,440 and employment of 700. That median is 3.3% lower than the median here.

Employment share

Industrial Machinery Mechanics accounts for 0.25% of wage-and-salary employment in Aguadilla, PR (120 of 48,810). Nationally the occupation is 0.28% of employment (439,640 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.87 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 Industrial Machinery Mechanics make in Aguadilla, PR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Industrial Machinery Mechanics in Aguadilla, PR is $37,690. The 10th percentile is $21,840 and the 90th percentile is $48,100. Employment is 120.

How does that compare with the national median for Industrial Machinery Mechanics?

The local median is 41.6% lower than the national median of $64,520.

How does Aguadilla, PR compare with nearby metros for Industrial Machinery Mechanics?

Arecibo, PR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 22 miles away, at $39,610. Aguadilla, PR ranks 3rd of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.