SOC 23-1011 · Legal Occupations · May 2025
How much do Lawyers make in Arecibo, PR?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Lawyers in Arecibo, PR is $77,470. The 10th percentile is $43,200 and the 90th percentile is $161,240. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$77,470
- 10th percentile
- $43,200
- 25th percentile
- $57,120
- Median
- $77,470
- 75th percentile
- $153,620
- 90th percentile
- $161,240
- Mean
- $106,810
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.
Percentile spread
For Lawyers, the published 10th percentile is $43,200 and the 90th percentile is $161,240. The difference is $118,040, which is 152.4% 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 $57,120 to the 75th at $153,620, covers $96,500.
The mean annual wage is $106,810, which sits above the median of $77,470. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Arecibo, PR median is 51.5% lower than the national median of $159,670 for Lawyers.
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
One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Lawyers. Arecibo, PR ranks 2nd of 2 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 $78,480 and employment of 60. That median is 1.3% higher than the median here.
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Questions this page answers
How much do Lawyers make in Arecibo, PR?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Lawyers in Arecibo, PR is $77,470. The 10th percentile is $43,200 and the 90th percentile is $161,240.
How does that compare with the national median for Lawyers?
The local median is 51.5% lower than the national median of $159,670.
How does Arecibo, PR compare with nearby metros for Lawyers?
Aguadilla, PR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 22 miles away, at $78,480. Arecibo, PR ranks 2nd of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.