Arecibo, PR metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Arecibo Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Arecibo, PR metro area

Figures describe the Arecibo, PR metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Arecibo city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (2 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 152 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Arecibo, PR metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Industrial Production Managers	$124,020	$59.62	50
2	Pharmacists	$105,880	$50.90	130
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$101,580	$48.84	50
4	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$100,150	Not published	40
5	School Psychologists	$97,210	$46.74	40
6	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$96,310	$46.30	50
7	Chief Executives	$86,270	$41.48	70
8	Medical and Health Services Managers	$83,050	$39.93	50
9	Industrial Engineers	$82,930	$39.87	100
10	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$80,130	Not published	60
11	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,210	Not published	30
12	Lawyers	$77,470	$37.25	Not published
13	Financial Managers	$75,140	$36.12	100
14	Sales Managers	$72,860	$35.03	50
15	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$68,650	$33.00	40
16	Coaches and Scouts	$65,870	Not published	50
17	Administrative Services Managers	$64,070	$30.80	90
18	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$62,240	Not published	160
19	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,230	Not published	360
20	Management Analysts	$61,100	$29.38	40
21	Civil Engineers	$60,950	$29.30	40
22	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,560	Not published	110
23	General and Operations Managers	$60,110	$28.90	210
24	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,110	Not published	360
25	Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$59,850	Not published	290

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Arecibo metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.