SOC 25-2011 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education make in Guayama, PR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education in Guayama, PR is $35,600. The 10th percentile is $27,810 and the 90th percentile is $35,600. Employment is 80.

Median annual wage

$35,600

10th percentile
$27,810
25th percentile
$35,600
Median
$35,600
75th percentile
$35,600
90th percentile
$35,600
Mean
$35,530

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Forklift operators in a Miami warehouse, 2011. Photograph by U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education, the published 10th percentile is $27,810 and the 90th percentile is $35,600. The difference is $7,790, which is 21.9% 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 $35,600 to the 75th at $35,600, covers $0.

The mean annual wage is $35,530, which sits below the median of $35,600. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Guayama, PR median is 6.7% lower than the national median of $38,140 for Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education.

It is 10.8% higher than the Puerto Rico median of $32,120.

Price-adjusted pay

The Bureau of Economic Analysis has not published a 2024 all-items regional price parity for Guayama, 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 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education. Guayama, PR ranks 2nd 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).).

  • San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR is 22 miles away, with a median of $32,120 and employment of 2,230. That median is 9.8% lower than the median here.
  • Ponce, PR is 38 miles away, with a median of $31,790 and employment of 190. That median is 10.7% lower than the median here.
  • Arecibo, PR is 55 miles away, with a median of $32,740 and employment of 80. That median is 8% lower than the median here.

Employment share

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education accounts for 0.64% of wage-and-salary employment in Guayama, PR (80 of 12,450). Nationally the occupation is 0.31% of employment (478,780 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.09 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 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education make in Guayama, PR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education in Guayama, PR is $35,600. The 10th percentile is $27,810 and the 90th percentile is $35,600. Employment is 80.

How does that compare with the national median for Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education?

The local median is 6.7% lower than the national median of $38,140.

How does Guayama, PR compare with nearby metros for Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education?

San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 22 miles away, at $32,120. Guayama, PR ranks 2nd of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.