SOC 29-1141 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Registered Nurses make in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Registered Nurses in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR is $41,980. The 10th percentile is $36,790 and the 90th percentile is $62,260. Employment is 14,940.

Median annual wage

$41,980

10th percentile
$36,790
25th percentile
$38,780
Median
$41,980
75th percentile
$50,610
90th percentile
$62,260
Mean
$47,790

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Registered Nurses, the published 10th percentile is $36,790 and the 90th percentile is $62,260. The difference is $25,470, which is 60.7% 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 $38,780 to the 75th at $50,610, covers $11,830.

The mean annual wage is $47,790, which sits above the median of $41,980. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR median is 57% lower than the national median of $97,550 for Registered Nurses.

It is 5.3% higher 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 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, 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. San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR ranks 1st 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).).

  • Guayama, PR is 22 miles away, with a median of $38,800 and employment of 350. That median is 7.6% lower than the median here.
  • Ponce, PR is 44 miles away, with a median of $38,570 and employment of 1,980. That median is 8.1% lower than the median here.
  • Arecibo, PR is 48 miles away, with a median of $37,460 and employment of 870. That median is 10.8% lower than the median here.

Employment share

Registered Nurses accounts for 2.2% of wage-and-salary employment in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR (14,940 of 690,810). Nationally the occupation is 2.2% of employment (3,379,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.00 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 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Registered Nurses in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR is $41,980. The 10th percentile is $36,790 and the 90th percentile is $62,260. Employment is 14,940.

How does that compare with the national median for Registered Nurses?

The local median is 57% lower than the national median of $97,550.

How does San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR compare with nearby metros for Registered Nurses?

Guayama, PR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 22 miles away, at $38,800. San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR ranks 1st of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.