SOC 25-2031 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education make in Arecibo, PR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Arecibo, PR is $60,110. The 10th percentile is $37,240 and the 90th percentile is $73,410. Employment is 360.

Median annual wage

$60,110

10th percentile
$37,240
25th percentile
$51,860
Median
$60,110
75th percentile
$60,230
90th percentile
$73,410
Mean
$56,570

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

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Percentile spread

For Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, the published 10th percentile is $37,240 and the 90th percentile is $73,410. The difference is $36,170, which is 60.2% 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 $51,860 to the 75th at $60,230, covers $8,370.

The mean annual wage is $56,570, which sits below the median of $60,110. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Arecibo, PR median is 16.6% lower than the national median of $72,040 for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education.

It is 1.7% higher than the Puerto Rico median of $59,100.

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 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education. Arecibo, 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).).

  • Aguadilla, PR is 22 miles away, with a median of $59,190 and employment of 520. That median is 1.5% lower than the median here.
  • Ponce, PR is 30 miles away, with a median of $60,320 and employment of 560. That median is 0.3% higher than the median here.
  • Mayaguez, PR is 39 miles away, with a median of $52,220 and employment of 330. That median is 13.1% lower than the median here.

Employment share

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education accounts for 1.0% of wage-and-salary employment in Arecibo, PR (360 of 34,720). Nationally the occupation is 0.69% of employment (1,065,210 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.51 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 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education make in Arecibo, PR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Arecibo, PR is $60,110. The 10th percentile is $37,240 and the 90th percentile is $73,410. Employment is 360.

How does that compare with the national median for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education?

The local median is 16.6% lower than the national median of $72,040.

How does Arecibo, PR compare with nearby metros for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education?

Aguadilla, PR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 22 miles away, at $59,190. Arecibo, PR ranks 2nd of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.