May 2025 OEWS · Puerto Rico

Highest-paying jobs in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR

All-occupations median

$29,440

10th percentile
$21,840
25th percentile
$22,720
Median
$29,440
75th percentile
$45,390
90th percentile
$66,490
Mean
$39,970

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Employment across all occupations: 690,810.

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 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR with a published annual median, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Physicians, All Other810$33,120$141,670$337,650
Optometrists220$44,190$132,790$300,250
Architectural and Engineering Managers540$85,310$132,180$212,760
Industrial Production Managers740$62,140$130,690$208,340
Architecture Teachers, PostsecondaryNot available$99,540$126,700$169,500
Family Medicine Physicians470$64,000$126,310$136,950
Air Traffic Controllers110$73,130$125,780$172,680
Obstetricians and Gynecologists40$99,930$124,150$158,150
Dentists, General100$62,230$120,160$195,000
Natural Sciences Managers70$64,320$119,430$161,890
Pharmacists1,480$61,760$113,420$127,610
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other50$36,360$103,380$141,130
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary1,260$47,160$101,530$130,150
Education Administrators, All Other210$49,750$100,860$158,560
Computer and Information Systems Managers1,190$61,800$99,780$185,050
Database Architects60$64,230$98,890$125,640
Chief Executives2,180$46,600$98,800$228,830
Pediatricians, GeneralNot available$84,870$98,350$98,350
School Psychologists510$75,160$97,210$97,740
Physical Scientists, All Other40$30,160$97,150$145,270
Engineers, All Other740$37,920$95,990$136,930
Training and Development Managers110$46,690$95,170$138,150
Financial Managers3,200$59,470$94,600$174,590
Veterinarians130$58,820$91,170$158,040
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary50$67,920$90,180$96,150
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers40$61,970$88,530$176,050
Medical and Health Services Managers900$49,760$87,980$181,770
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers590$48,230$86,900$160,860
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary240$52,270$86,740$106,770
Purchasing Managers210$56,110$86,650$164,310
Managers, All Other4,900$50,230$83,450$144,640
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other100$75,770$83,350$118,790
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary40$50,880$82,880$105,050
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer100$78,140$82,300$121,990
Computer Hardware EngineersNot available$54,680$81,830$140,190
Commercial Pilots60$50,760$81,180$160,860
Industrial Engineers1,920$55,290$81,080$129,260
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary90$52,040$81,050$95,200
Human Resources Managers690$50,740$80,760$155,570
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary40$45,130$80,420$96,520

Occupations with an hourly median only

Annual wages were not published. No yearly figure is estimated from the hourly wage.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
DancersNot available$16.37$20.24$21.54

Largest occupations

Largest detailed occupations in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR by May 2025 employment.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Retail Salespersons27,950$21,840$22,780$35,170
Security Guards22,420$21,840$21,840$22,770
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners21,530$21,840$21,930$36,800
Cashiers18,010$21,840$22,300$33,140
Fast Food and Counter Workers17,900$21,840$22,130$23,030
Customer Service Representatives15,940$21,840$26,520$36,300
Registered Nurses14,940$36,790$41,980$62,260
Office Clerks, General14,400$21,840$24,580$39,130
Stockers and Order Fillers13,560$21,840$25,420$36,730
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers12,720$30,410$44,030$64,260
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive12,690$22,180$26,780$38,320
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers10,770$30,660$45,510$50,000
Accountants and Auditors10,260$27,590$44,470$78,830
Waiters and Waitresses9,190$21,840$24,250$44,870
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General9,010$21,840$23,450$38,020
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers8,490$22,950$30,470$51,970
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand8,100$21,840$24,560$38,190
Business Operations Specialists, All Other7,980$30,370$46,990$89,250
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers7,770$21,840$26,170$36,140
Cooks, Restaurant7,210$21,840$25,500$30,090
Construction Laborers7,060$21,870$24,270$32,970
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary6,710$22,360$23,400$31,030
Home Health and Personal Care Aides6,580$21,840$21,840$23,130
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators6,420$22,370$25,680$31,280
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants6,090$27,270$37,170$53,210

Questions this page answers

What is the median wage in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR?

Across all occupations, the May 2025 median annual wage in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR is $29,440. Employment is 690,810.

Which published occupation has the highest median in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR?

Physicians, All Other has the highest published annual median on this list, $141,670, in the May 2025 OEWS estimates for San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR.