SOC 19-5011 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations · May 2025

How much do Occupational Health and Safety Specialists make in Mayaguez, PR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists in Mayaguez, PR is $43,330. The 10th percentile is $34,660 and the 90th percentile is $66,320. Employment is 60.

Median annual wage

$43,330

10th percentile
$34,660
25th percentile
$37,510
Median
$43,330
75th percentile
$48,410
90th percentile
$66,320
Mean
$46,730

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Occupational Health and Safety Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $34,660 and the 90th percentile is $66,320. The difference is $31,660, which is 73.1% 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 $37,510 to the 75th at $48,410, covers $10,900.

The mean annual wage is $46,730, which sits above the median of $43,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Mayaguez, PR median is 51.9% lower than the national median of $90,150 for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists.

It is 5% lower than the Puerto Rico median of $45,630.

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 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists. 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 $44,360 and employment of 50. That median is 2.4% higher than the median here.
  • Ponce, PR is 34 miles away, with a median of $44,380 and employment of 70. That median is 2.4% higher than the median here.
  • Arecibo, PR is 39 miles away, with a median of $45,060 and employment of 40. That median is 4% higher than the median here.

Employment share

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists accounts for 0.12% of wage-and-salary employment in Mayaguez, PR (60 of 52,110). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (140,610 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.27 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 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists make in Mayaguez, PR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists in Mayaguez, PR is $43,330. The 10th percentile is $34,660 and the 90th percentile is $66,320. Employment is 60.

How does that compare with the national median for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists?

The local median is 51.9% lower than the national median of $90,150.

How does Mayaguez, PR compare with nearby metros for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists?

Aguadilla, PR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 26 miles away, at $44,360. Mayaguez, PR ranks 5th of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.