How much do Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers make in Arecibo, PR?

Percentile spread

For Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers, the published 10th percentile is $21,840 and the 90th percentile is $26,370. The difference is $4,530, which is 19.6% 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 $22,730 to the 75th at $26,370, covers $3,640.

The mean annual wage is $24,320, which sits above the median of $23,080. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Arecibo, PR median is 41% lower than the national median of $39,150 for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers.

It is 5.3% higher than the Puerto Rico median of $21,910.

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 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Arecibo, PR ranks 1st 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 $21,840 and employment of 180. That median is 5.4% lower than the median here.
• Ponce, PR is 30 miles away, with a median of $21,840 and employment of 730. That median is 5.4% lower than the median here.
• Mayaguez, PR is 39 miles away, with a median of $21,840 and employment of 280. That median is 5.4% lower than the median here.

Employment share

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers accounts for 0.66% of wage-and-salary employment in Arecibo, PR (230 of 34,720). Nationally the occupation is 0.61% of employment (952,640 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.08 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.