SOC 29-1141 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Registered Nurses make in Guayama, PR?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Registered Nurses in Guayama, PR is $38,800. The 10th percentile is $34,730 and the 90th percentile is $54,380. Employment is 350.
Median annual wage
$38,800
- 10th percentile
- $34,730
- 25th percentile
- $38,800
- Median
- $38,800
- 75th percentile
- $39,130
- 90th percentile
- $54,380
- Mean
- $41,180
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Registered Nurses, the published 10th percentile is $34,730 and the 90th percentile is $54,380. The difference is $19,650, which is 50.6% 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 $38,800 to the 75th at $39,130, covers $330.
The mean annual wage is $41,180, which sits above the median of $38,800. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Guayama, PR median is 60.2% lower than the national median of $97,550 for Registered Nurses.
It is 2.7% lower than the Puerto Rico median of $39,880.
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 Registered Nurses. Guayama, PR ranks 3rd 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 $41,980 and employment of 14,940. That median is 8.2% higher than the median here.
- Ponce, PR is 38 miles away, with a median of $38,570 and employment of 1,980. That median is 0.6% lower than the median here.
- Arecibo, PR is 55 miles away, with a median of $37,460 and employment of 870. That median is 3.5% lower than the median here.
Employment share
Registered Nurses accounts for 2.8% of wage-and-salary employment in Guayama, PR (350 of 12,450). Nationally the occupation is 2.2% of employment (3,379,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.29 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 Registered Nurses make in Guayama, PR?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Registered Nurses in Guayama, PR is $38,800. The 10th percentile is $34,730 and the 90th percentile is $54,380. Employment is 350.
How does that compare with the national median for Registered Nurses?
The local median is 60.2% lower than the national median of $97,550.
How does Guayama, PR compare with nearby metros for Registered Nurses?
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 22 miles away, at $41,980. Guayama, PR ranks 3rd of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.