How does Animal Caretakers pay in Puerto Rico compare to the national average?

Puerto Rico Animal Caretakers salaries are 20% below the US national median of $33,470 per year.

What is the salary range for a Animal Caretakers in Puerto Rico?

Animal Caretakers salaries in Puerto Rico range from $19,870 (10th percentile) to $29,630 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Animal Caretakers Salary in Puerto Rico

SOC 39-2021 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Animal Caretakers in Puerto Rico is $26,890 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $12.93 per hour. This is 20% below the national median of $33,470. 440 people work as Animal Caretakers in Puerto Rico. Wages have grown 42% since 2019, when the median was $19,000.

Median Annual Salary

$26,890

Mean Annual

$25,530

Median Hourly

$12.93

Total Employed

440

Salary Distribution

$20k

10th

$21k

25th

$27k

Median

$29k

75th

$30k

90th

How This Compares

Puerto Rico

$26,890

this metro

United States

$33,470

you earn -20% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$26,890	$25,530	440
2023	$26,140	$25,240	460
2022	$20,610	$22,260	480
2021	$18,900	$21,300	300
2020	$19,510	$20,050	100
2019	$19,000	$19,960	190

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