SOC 31-9095 · Healthcare Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Pharmacy Aides make in Arecibo, PR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Pharmacy Aides in Arecibo, PR is $26,820. The 10th percentile is $22,710 and the 90th percentile is $34,060. Employment is 70.

Median annual wage

$26,820

10th percentile
$22,710
25th percentile
$26,760
Median
$26,820
75th percentile
$28,120
90th percentile
$34,060
Mean
$27,690

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Pharmacy Aides, the published 10th percentile is $22,710 and the 90th percentile is $34,060. The difference is $11,350, which is 42.3% 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 $26,760 to the 75th at $28,120, covers $1,360.

The mean annual wage is $27,690, which sits above the median of $26,820. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Arecibo, PR median is 28.8% lower than the national median of $37,680 for Pharmacy Aides.

It is 4.6% lower than the Puerto Rico median of $28,100.

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 Pharmacy Aides. Arecibo, PR ranks 3rd 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 $26,310 and employment of 90. That median is 1.9% lower than the median here.
  • Ponce, PR is 30 miles away, with a median of $28,030 and employment of 60. That median is 4.5% higher than the median here.
  • Mayaguez, PR is 39 miles away, with a median of $26,220 and employment of 110. That median is 2.2% lower than the median here.

Employment share

Pharmacy Aides accounts for 0.20% of wage-and-salary employment in Arecibo, PR (70 of 34,720). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (39,530 of 155,495,730). The local share is 7.93 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 Pharmacy Aides make in Arecibo, PR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Pharmacy Aides in Arecibo, PR is $26,820. The 10th percentile is $22,710 and the 90th percentile is $34,060. Employment is 70.

How does that compare with the national median for Pharmacy Aides?

The local median is 28.8% lower than the national median of $37,680.

How does Arecibo, PR compare with nearby metros for Pharmacy Aides?

Aguadilla, PR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 22 miles away, at $26,310. Arecibo, PR ranks 3rd of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.