Mayaguez, PR metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Mayaguez Metro

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. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (1 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 196 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Mayaguez, PR metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$229,760	$110.46	40
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$131,870	$63.40	160
3	Pharmacists	$111,950	$53.82	140
4	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$103,610	$49.81	90
5	School Psychologists	$97,210	$46.74	50
6	Chief Executives	$90,220	$43.38	90
7	Industrial Production Managers	$86,200	$41.44	40
8	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$84,480	Not published	40
9	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$81,630	Not published	70
10	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,580	Not published	50
11	Financial Managers	$75,380	$36.24	120
12	Medical and Health Services Managers	$73,850	$35.51	60
13	Engineers, All Other	$73,780	$35.47	50
14	Construction Managers	$72,800	$35.00	40
15	Sales Managers	$71,750	$34.49	60
16	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$69,990	$33.65	30
17	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$69,990	$33.65	50
18	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$67,010	Not published	Not published
19	Administrative Services Managers	$63,730	$30.64	160
20	Industrial Engineers	$63,280	$30.42	60
21	Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$61,830	Not published	340
22	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$61,440	$29.54	190
23	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$60,860	Not published	300
24	Managers, All Other	$60,200	$28.94	110
25	Management Analysts	$59,540	$28.63	70

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Mayaguez 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.