Mayaguez, PR
Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS data · Puerto Rico statewide data
$25,030
Median Annual Wage
+28% since 2019
$33,300
Puerto Rico Median
-25% vs state
45,580
Total Workers
192
Occupations Tracked
Mayaguez, PR is a Metropolitan Area with 192 tracked occupations and an estimated 45,580 total workers. Wages grew an average of 18.7% from 2019 to 2024, with Legal Occupations and Management Occupations offering the highest median salaries.
Wages by Occupation Group
Top Occupations
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Education Administrators, Postsecondary | $111,430 |
| Pharmacists | $105,600 |
| School Psychologists | $93,040 |
| Industrial Production Managers | $82,390 |
| Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $79,400 |
| Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary | $79,260 |
| Chief Executives | $77,970 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $76,980 |
| Education Teachers, Postsecondary | $75,490 |
| Construction Managers | $73,130 |
Job Market Trends
2019 → 2024
+18.7%
avg wage growth since 2019
+84.9%
employment change since 2019
Fastest Wage Growth
| Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
+105.1%
$27,710 → $56,820
|
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers Community and Social Service Occupations |
+81.4%
$28,400 → $51,520
|
| Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Management Occupations |
+61.6%
$49,120 → $79,400
|
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Construction and Extraction Occupations |
+54.8%
$18,950 → $29,340
|
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians Architecture and Engineering Occupations |
+54.3%
$32,690 → $50,440
|
Most Jobs Added
| Butchers and Meat Cutters Production Occupations |
+500.0%
30 → 200
|
| First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
+500.0%
40 → 250
|
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations |
+400.0%
70 → 360
|
| Sewing Machine Operators Production Occupations |
+400.0%
430 → 2,280
|
| Cooks, Restaurant Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations |
+300.0%
150 → 670
|
Wage Declines
| Compliance Officers Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
-31.8%
$65,780 → $44,870
|
| Chemical Technicians Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
-30.1%
$42,660 → $29,800
|
| Instructional Coordinators Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
-26.2%
$35,970 → $26,530
|
| First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers Sales and Related Occupations |
-17.2%
$38,600 → $31,970
|
| Information and Record Clerks, All Other Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
-13.6%
$26,700 → $23,060
|
Wage Trends in Mayaguez, PR
View data table
| Year | Median Annual Wage |
|---|---|
| 2024 latest | $25,030 |
| 2023 | $24,780 |
| 2022 | $23,105 |
| 2021 | $22,040 |
| 2020 | $20,110 |
| 2019 | $19,500 |