metropolitan statistical area · 32420

Mayaguez, PR

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

Figures describe the Mayaguez, PR metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Mayaguez city limits.

Median annual wage, all occupations$25,270

Total employment52,110

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Mayaguez, PR metro area was $25,270 per year ($12.15 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 52,110 jobs. 197 detailed occupations are published for this area.

Most concentrated occupations

Occupations far more common here than in the U.S. overall (location quotient ≥ 1.5, published estimates only) — a truthful picture of what makes this area’s job mix distinctive.

Location quotient: local share of employment ÷ national share
Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Median annual
Sewing Machine Operators	67.30	2,370	$21,840
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	3.47	510	$23,820
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	2.82	910	$28,010
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	2.26	850	$29,040
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2.06	1,520	$21,960
Retail Salespersons	2.00	2,610	$22,090
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1.96	1,120	$23,300
Cashiers	1.92	1,990	$21,870

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 — 197 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

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Published occupations in the Mayaguez, PR metro area
Occupation
Retail Salespersons	$22,090	$10.62	2,610	2.00
Sewing Machine Operators	$21,840	$10.50	2,370	67.30
Registered Nurses	$39,280	$18.88	2,070	1.83
Cashiers	$21,870	$10.52	1,990	1.92
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$21,840	$10.50	1,730	1.34
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$21,960	$10.56	1,520	2.06
Office Clerks, General	$22,120	$10.64	1,310	1.58
Stockers and Order Fillers	$22,720	$10.92	1,220	1.28
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$23,300	$11.20	1,120	1.96
Customer Service Representatives	$26,920	$12.94	1,060	1.22
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$21,840	$10.50	930	0.65
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$28,010	$13.47	910	2.82
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$29,040	$13.96	850	2.26
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$35,980	$17.30	820	1.71
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$23,140	Not published	730	1.54
Security Guards	$21,840	$10.50	690	1.59
Waiters and Waitresses	$21,840	$10.50	680	0.89
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$22,040	$10.60	620	1.20
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$23,570	$11.33	600	1.28
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$25,270	$12.15	600	0.86
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$23,570	$11.33	600	0.61
Cooks, Restaurant	$23,090	$11.10	570	1.21
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$27,390	$13.17	510	1.23
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$23,820	$11.45	510	3.47
Construction Laborers	$23,820	$11.45	500	1.37
Accountants and Auditors	$38,490	$18.51	420	0.86
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$26,000	$12.50	380	0.82
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$61,830	Not published	340	8.98
Pharmacy Technicians	$36,100	$17.36	340	2.12
General and Operations Managers	$54,140	$26.03	330	0.28
Computer User Support Specialists	$34,640	$16.65	330	1.38
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$52,220	Not published	330	0.93
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$21,840	$10.50	330	1.73
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$60,860	Not published	300	8.25
Food Preparation Workers	$22,050	$10.60	300	1.00
Light Truck Drivers	$22,930	$11.03	300	0.90
Cooks, Fast Food	$21,930	$10.54	280	1.31
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$21,840	$10.50	280	0.87
Billing and Posting Clerks	$26,470	$12.73	280	2.08
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$59,150	Not published	260	1.25
Parts Salespersons	$22,310	$10.73	260	2.83
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$35,560	$17.10	260	1.13
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$35,930	$17.27	250	2.25
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$22,240	$10.69	240	1.18
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$32,980	$15.86	240	1.14
Dental Assistants	$29,330	$14.10	230	1.80
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$40,100	$19.28	230	0.86
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$44,700	$21.49	220	0.61
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$22,400	$10.77	220	0.93
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$52,120	Not published	210	0.44
Surgical Technologists	$31,200	$15.00	210	5.27
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$21,840	$10.50	210	0.73
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$24,630	$11.84	210	0.75
Highway Maintenance Workers	$21,840	$10.50	210	4.02
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$35,620	$17.13	200	1.24
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$61,440	$29.54	190	0.82
Bartenders	$22,090	$10.62	190	0.75
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$38,000	$18.27	190	1.25
Bakers	$22,170	$10.66	190	2.41
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$22,780	$10.95	190	4.07
Social and Human Service Assistants	$30,820	$14.82	180	1.19
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$22,220	$10.68	180	0.60
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$21,840	$10.50	170	3.39
Administrative Services Managers	$63,730	$30.64	160	1.81
Human Resources Specialists	$35,000	$16.83	160	0.53
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$49,020	Not published	160	2.98
Family Medicine Physicians	$131,870	$63.40	160	4.43
Tellers	$30,250	$14.54	160	1.43
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$31,260	$15.03	160	1.09
Production Workers, All Other	$23,600	$11.34	160	1.86
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$39,410	$18.95	150	0.93
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$51,170	$24.60	150	1.11
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$30,970	$14.89	150	0.67
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$21,840	$10.50	150	3.03
Compliance Officers	$52,790	$25.38	140	1.00
Pharmacists	$111,950	$53.82	140	1.32
Medical Records Specialists	$24,760	$11.90	140	2.15
Bill and Account Collectors	$23,560	$11.33	140	2.61
Data Entry Keyers	$23,420	$11.26	140	3.40
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$44,750	$21.51	140	0.68
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$27,460	$13.20	140	12.17
Insurance Sales Agents	$34,600	$16.64	130	0.84
Carpenters	$33,160	$15.94	130	0.58
Driver/Sales Workers	$22,220	$10.69	130	0.94
Financial Managers	$75,380	$36.24	120	0.41
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$29,330	Not published	120	2.45
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$31,220	$15.01	120	1.53
Childcare Workers	$21,850	$10.50	120	0.68
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$27,020	$12.99	120	0.30
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$21,840	$10.50	120	1.35
Couriers and Messengers	$22,230	$10.69	120	5.29
Helpers--Production Workers	$21,970	$10.56	120	2.20
Managers, All Other	$60,200	$28.94	110	0.55
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$58,170	Not published	110	3.31
Pharmacy Aides	$26,220	$12.61	110	8.44
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$23,440	$11.27	110	2.47
Helpers--Electricians	$27,190	$13.07	110	5.29
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$57,360	Not published	100	1.89
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$24,340	$11.70	100	0.25
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$21,840	$10.50	100	1.85
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$21,840	$10.50	100	3.03
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$22,810	$10.97	100	0.76
Chief Executives	$90,220	$43.38	90	1.34
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$103,610	$49.81	90	1.56
Civil Engineers	$47,070	$22.63	90	0.72
Healthcare Social Workers	$28,660	$13.78	90	1.37
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$45,210	$21.74	90	2.31
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$50,770	$24.41	90	1.98
Paramedics	$29,690	$14.27	90	2.63
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$22,220	$10.68	90	0.87
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$30,970	$14.89	90	0.55
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$35,220	$16.93	80	0.74
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$30,000	$14.42	80	0.26
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$59,140	Not published	80	2.20
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$57,490	Not published	80	0.96
Word Processors and Typists	$39,580	$19.03	80	6.93
Electricians	$37,800	$18.17	80	0.33
Roofers	$24,380	$11.72	80	1.84
Food Batchmakers	$21,840	$10.50	80	1.30
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$27,180	$13.07	80	0.32
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$81,630	Not published	70	0.64
Food Service Managers	$37,860	$18.20	70	0.82
Management Analysts	$59,540	$28.63	70	0.23
Loan Officers	$35,890	$17.26	70	0.78
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$36,200	$17.41	70	13.17
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$52,860	$25.41	70	0.58
Dishwashers	$22,660	$10.89	70	0.45
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$23,620	$11.36	70	1.15
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$29,530	$14.20	70	0.52
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$30,230	$14.54	70	0.48
Sales Managers	$71,750	$34.49	60	0.30
Medical and Health Services Managers	$73,850	$35.51	60	0.31
Project Management Specialists	$56,750	$27.28	60	0.18
Training and Development Specialists	$34,450	$16.56	60	0.38
Industrial Engineers	$63,280	$30.42	60	0.46
Chemical Technicians	$45,000	$21.63	60	3.13
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$43,330	$20.83	60	1.29
Graphic Designers	$31,550	$15.17	60	0.83
Respiratory Therapists	$26,910	$12.94	60	1.33
Opticians, Dispensing	$28,370	$13.64	60	2.30
Orderlies	$21,930	$10.54	60	3.20
Physical Therapist Assistants	$30,950	$14.88	60	1.64
Phlebotomists	$29,080	$13.98	60	1.15
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$21,840	$10.50	60	0.66
Recreation Workers	$21,840	$10.50	60	0.58
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$33,170	$15.95	60	1.08
Procurement Clerks	$37,290	$17.93	60	3.09
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$33,220	$15.97	60	0.47
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$41,460	$19.93	60	0.59
Printing Press Operators	$36,060	$17.34	60	1.27
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$21,840	$10.50	60	0.48
Social and Community Service Managers	$58,070	$27.92	50	0.68
Engineers, All Other	$73,780	$35.47	50	0.89
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$37,900	$18.22	50	2.07
School Psychologists	$97,210	$46.74	50	2.35
Health Education Specialists	$41,980	$20.18	50	2.33
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,580	Not published	50	1.94
Instructional Coordinators	$34,440	$16.56	50	0.67
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$69,990	$33.65	50	1.71
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$21,840	$10.50	50	0.37
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$45,060	$21.66	50	0.73
Counter and Rental Clerks	$22,690	$10.91	50	0.35
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$22,330	$10.74	50	18.14
Parking Attendants	$21,890	$10.52	50	0.99
Industrial Production Managers	$86,200	$41.44	40	0.50
Construction Managers	$72,800	$35.00	40	0.28
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$25,830	$12.42	40	0.93
Social Workers, All Other	$46,060	$22.15	40	2.04
Community Health Workers	$30,200	$14.52	40	1.96
Lawyers	Not published	Not published	40	0.16
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$84,480	Not published	40	0.54
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$51,040	Not published	40	3.12
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$29,960	$14.41	40	0.96
Physicians, All Other	$229,760	$110.46	40	0.34
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$22,490	$10.81	40	0.84
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$31,530	$15.16	40	1.77
Helpers--Carpenters	$23,390	$11.24	40	5.89
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$22,510	$10.82	40	10.61
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$69,990	$33.65	30	0.43
Financial and Investment Analysts	$49,100	$23.60	30	0.28
Financial Examiners	$50,660	$24.36	30	1.38
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$42,040	$20.21	30	1.08
Floral Designers	$22,690	$10.91	30	2.21
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$45,750	$22.00	30	1.21
Physical Therapists	$59,540	$28.62	30	0.35
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$23,070	$11.09	30	1.11
Chefs and Head Cooks	$26,440	$12.71	30	0.49
Animal Caretakers	$26,720	$12.85	30	0.35
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$28,980	$13.94	30	1.09
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$35,630	$17.13	30	0.61
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$25,690	$12.35	30	1.15
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$23,960	$11.52	30	0.50
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$26,480	$12.73	30	0.42
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$30,120	$14.48	30	0.21
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$21,840	$10.50	30	0.39
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$67,010	Not published	Not published	Not published
Nursing Assistants	$21,840	$10.50	Not published	Not published

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.