SOC 29-1123 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Physical Therapists make in Mayaguez, PR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physical Therapists in Mayaguez, PR is $59,540. The 10th percentile is $51,110 and the 90th percentile is $107,650. Employment is 30.

Median annual wage

$59,540

10th percentile
$51,110
25th percentile
$55,560
Median
$59,540
75th percentile
$73,190
90th percentile
$107,650
Mean
$68,060

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Physical Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $51,110 and the 90th percentile is $107,650. The difference is $56,540, which is 95.0% 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 $55,560 to the 75th at $73,190, covers $17,630.

The mean annual wage is $68,060, which sits above the median of $59,540. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Mayaguez, PR median is 42.1% lower than the national median of $102,760 for Physical Therapists.

It is 1.2% lower than the Puerto Rico median of $60,250.

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 Physical Therapists. Mayaguez, PR ranks 2nd 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 $59,340 and employment of 40. That median is 0.3% lower than the median here.
  • Ponce, PR is 34 miles away, with a median of $58,820 and employment of 40. That median is 1.2% lower than the median here.
  • Arecibo, PR is 39 miles away, with a median of $44,860 and employment of 40. That median is 24.7% lower than the median here.

Employment share

Physical Therapists accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Mayaguez, PR (30 of 52,110). Nationally the occupation is 0.17% of employment (267,330 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.33 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 Physical Therapists make in Mayaguez, PR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physical Therapists in Mayaguez, PR is $59,540. The 10th percentile is $51,110 and the 90th percentile is $107,650. Employment is 30.

How does that compare with the national median for Physical Therapists?

The local median is 42.1% lower than the national median of $102,760.

How does Mayaguez, PR compare with nearby metros for Physical Therapists?

Aguadilla, PR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 26 miles away, at $59,340. Mayaguez, PR ranks 2nd of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.