Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area

Figures describe Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area as a whole — BLS covers this U.S. territory as a single area. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked.

Top 25 of 131 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$137,340	$66.03	30
2	Industrial Production Managers	$128,650	$61.85	70
3	Pharmacists	$110,750	$53.24	90
4	Family Medicine Physicians	$99,910	$48.03	50
5	School Psychologists	$97,210	$46.74	Not published
6	Chief Executives	$88,150	$42.38	40
7	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$83,000	Not published	80
8	First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$78,420	$37.70	50
9	Industrial Engineers	$77,410	$37.22	60
10	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$74,230	$35.69	30
11	Financial Managers	$73,200	$35.19	70
12	General and Operations Managers	$65,560	$31.52	120
13	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$62,320	Not published	280
14	Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$61,330	Not published	300
15	Compliance Officers	$61,170	$29.41	80
16	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$60,760	$29.21	70
17	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$60,340	Not published	250
18	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$59,590	Not published	320
19	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$59,190	Not published	290
20	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$58,980	Not published	110
21	Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$58,970	Not published	160
22	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$58,530	$28.14	130
23	Electricians	$57,820	$27.80	30
24	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$57,600	$27.69	50
25	Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$57,520	Not published	90

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan 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.