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

How much do Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education make in Guayama, 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 Guayama, PR is $59,290. The 10th percentile is $49,840 and the 90th percentile is $65,070. Employment is 150.

Median annual wage

$59,290

10th percentile
$49,840
25th percentile
$51,590
Median
$59,290
75th percentile
$59,290
90th percentile
$65,070
Mean
$56,000

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 $49,840 and the 90th percentile is $65,070. The difference is $15,230, which is 25.7% 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 $51,590 to the 75th at $59,290, covers $7,700.

The mean annual wage is $56,000, which sits below the median of $59,290. 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 Guayama, PR median is 17.7% lower than the national median of $72,040 for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education.

It is 0.3% 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 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 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education. 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 $58,400 and employment of 3,390. That median is 1.5% lower than the median here.
  • Ponce, PR is 38 miles away, with a median of $60,320 and employment of 560. That median is 1.7% higher than the median here.
  • Arecibo, PR is 55 miles away, with a median of $60,110 and employment of 360. That median is 1.4% higher than the median here.

Employment share

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education accounts for 1.2% of wage-and-salary employment in Guayama, PR (150 of 12,450). Nationally the occupation is 0.69% of employment (1,065,210 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.76 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 Guayama, 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 Guayama, PR is $59,290. The 10th percentile is $49,840 and the 90th percentile is $65,070. Employment is 150.

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

The local median is 17.7% lower than the national median of $72,040.

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

San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 22 miles away, at $58,400. Guayama, PR ranks 3rd of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.