May 2025 OEWS · Puerto Rico

Highest-paying jobs in Mayaguez, PR

All-occupations median

$25,270

10th percentile
$21,840
25th percentile
$21,840
Median
$25,270
75th percentile
$37,380
90th percentile
$59,950
Mean
$35,140

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Employment across all occupations: 52,110.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis has not published a 2024 all-items regional price parity for this metro.

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Highest published annual medians

Detailed occupations in Mayaguez, PR with a published annual median, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Physicians, All Other40$37,270$229,760$321,260
Family Medicine Physicians160$35,120$131,870$297,750
Pharmacists140$60,730$111,950$124,800
Education Administrators, Postsecondary90$46,380$103,610$122,710
School Psychologists50$70,650$97,210$97,870
Chief Executives90$51,730$90,220$171,940
Industrial Production Managers40$65,000$86,200$141,290
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary40$46,450$84,480$223,300
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary70$50,280$81,630$96,450
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary50$48,780$78,580$100,730
Financial Managers120$48,390$75,380$137,560
Medical and Health Services Managers60$46,090$73,850$159,860
Engineers, All Other50$36,700$73,780$101,920
Construction Managers40$51,720$72,800$110,740
Sales Managers60$40,890$71,750$151,090
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers30$40,000$69,990$115,800
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers50$27,740$69,990$89,980
Business Teachers, PostsecondaryNot available$48,600$67,010$95,020
Administrative Services Managers160$39,530$63,730$123,090
Industrial Engineers60$45,880$63,280$89,340
Teachers and Instructors, All Other340$30,940$61,830$78,520
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers190$30,000$61,440$97,260
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education300$30,940$60,860$72,310
Managers, All Other110$38,080$60,200$127,430
Management Analysts70$37,260$59,540$158,290
Physical Therapists30$51,110$59,540$107,650
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education260$51,240$59,150$72,830
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School80$50,780$59,140$73,000
Special Education Teachers, Middle School110$50,380$58,170$63,290
Social and Community Service Managers50$38,540$58,070$76,260
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School80$50,740$57,490$61,220
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School100$51,700$57,360$59,300
Project Management Specialists60$36,230$56,750$87,040
General and Operations Managers330$33,170$54,140$146,470
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors70$23,890$52,860$83,110
Compliance Officers140$30,180$52,790$110,760
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education330$27,720$52,220$71,980
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education210$21,840$52,120$75,210
Child, Family, and School Social Workers150$28,990$51,170$62,760
Special Education Teachers, All Other40$48,980$51,040$71,490

Largest occupations

Largest detailed occupations in Mayaguez, PR by May 2025 employment.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Retail Salespersons2,610$21,840$22,090$33,920
Sewing Machine Operators2,370$21,840$21,840$21,840
Registered Nurses2,070$32,700$39,280$59,440
Cashiers1,990$21,840$21,870$31,250
Fast Food and Counter Workers1,730$21,840$21,840$22,520
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners1,520$21,840$21,960$30,400
Office Clerks, General1,310$21,840$22,120$34,510
Stockers and Order Fillers1,220$21,840$22,720$29,540
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive1,120$21,840$23,300$35,960
Customer Service Representatives1,060$21,840$26,920$36,380
Home Health and Personal Care Aides930$21,840$21,840$23,010
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants910$21,840$28,010$44,870
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers850$22,230$29,040$48,040
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers820$25,670$35,980$56,430
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary730$22,140$23,140$28,960
Security Guards690$21,840$21,840$30,180
Waiters and Waitresses680$21,840$21,840$42,720
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General620$21,840$22,040$34,300
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators600$22,440$23,570$25,230
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers600$21,960$25,270$33,640
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand600$21,840$23,570$38,300
Cooks, Restaurant570$21,840$23,090$28,120
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers510$21,840$27,390$36,680
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria510$21,840$23,820$38,790
Construction Laborers500$21,840$23,820$33,410

Questions this page answers

What is the median wage in Mayaguez, PR?

Across all occupations, the May 2025 median annual wage in Mayaguez, PR is $25,270. Employment is 52,110.

Which published occupation has the highest median in Mayaguez, PR?

Physicians, All Other has the highest published annual median on this list, $229,760, in the May 2025 OEWS estimates for Mayaguez, PR.