SOC 25-2052 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School make in Arecibo, PR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School in Arecibo, PR is $59,690. The 10th percentile is $51,810 and the 90th percentile is $73,080. Employment is 160.

Median annual wage

$59,690

10th percentile
$51,810
25th percentile
$53,350
Median
$59,690
75th percentile
$59,690
90th percentile
$73,080
Mean
$59,290

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 Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School, the published 10th percentile is $51,810 and the 90th percentile is $73,080. The difference is $21,270, which is 35.6% 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 $53,350 to the 75th at $59,690, covers $6,340.

The mean annual wage is $59,290, which sits below the median of $59,690. 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 8.3% lower than the national median of $65,120 for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School.

It is 2.5% higher than the Puerto Rico median of $58,220.

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 Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School. Arecibo, 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).).

  • Aguadilla, PR is 22 miles away, with a median of $59,310 and employment of 100. That median is 0.6% lower than the median here.
  • Ponce, PR is 30 miles away, with a median of $60,430 and employment of 160. That median is 1.2% higher than the median here.
  • Mayaguez, PR is 39 miles away, with a median of $57,490 and employment of 80. That median is 3.7% lower than the median here.

Employment share

Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School accounts for 0.46% of wage-and-salary employment in Arecibo, PR (160 of 34,720). Nationally the occupation is 0.17% of employment (260,870 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.75 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 Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School make in Arecibo, PR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School in Arecibo, PR is $59,690. The 10th percentile is $51,810 and the 90th percentile is $73,080. Employment is 160.

How does that compare with the national median for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School?

The local median is 8.3% lower than the national median of $65,120.

How does Arecibo, PR compare with nearby metros for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School?

Aguadilla, PR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 22 miles away, at $59,310. Arecibo, PR ranks 3rd of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.