How much do Pharmacy Technicians make in Arecibo, PR?

Percentile spread

For Pharmacy Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $22,660 and the 90th percentile is $43,320. The difference is $20,660, which is 77.1% 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 $23,770 to the 75th at $40,650, covers $16,880.

The mean annual wage is $31,230, which sits above the median of $26,810. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Arecibo, PR median is 41.4% lower than the national median of $45,750 for Pharmacy Technicians.

It is 9.2% lower than the Puerto Rico median of $29,520.

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

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Pharmacy Technicians. Arecibo, PR ranks 5th 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).).

• Aguadilla, PR is 22 miles away, with a median of $26,350 and employment of 510. That median is 1.7% lower than the median here.
• Ponce, PR is 30 miles away, with a median of $27,970 and employment of 480. That median is 4.3% higher than the median here.
• Mayaguez, PR is 39 miles away, with a median of $36,100 and employment of 340. That median is 34.7% higher than the median here.

Employment share

Pharmacy Technicians accounts for 1.0% of wage-and-salary employment in Arecibo, PR (360 of 34,720). Nationally the occupation is 0.30% of employment (471,680 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.42 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.