Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Puerto Rico

664 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Puerto Rico for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$22,710	290	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$22,680	3,800	View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$22,650	170	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$22,640	3,810	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$22,640	1,090	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$22,630	620	View salary detail
Bartenders	$22,630	3,480	View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$22,620	310	View salary detail
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$22,620	100	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$22,600	1,960	View salary detail
Nannies	$22,600	1,960	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$22,580	190	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$22,560	41,230	View salary detail
Gambling Cage Workers	$22,550	240	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$22,550	3,140	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$22,530	570	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$22,530	930	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$22,500	1,640	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$22,490	100	View salary detail
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$22,480	1,270	View salary detail
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$22,450	1,070	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$22,400	50	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$22,400	4,130	View salary detail
Orderlies	$22,330	630	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$22,270	1,520	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$22,250	—	View salary detail
Glaziers	$22,220	50	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$22,220	1,610	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$22,210	850	View salary detail
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$22,210	980	View salary detail
Bakers	$22,170	2,530	View salary detail
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other	$22,140	80	View salary detail
Cashiers	$22,140	27,320	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$22,090	960	View salary detail
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	$22,050	190	View salary detail
Baristas	$22,030	26,440	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$22,030	26,440	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$22,020	260	View salary detail
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$21,980	220	View salary detail
Floor Sanders and Finishers	$21,980	—	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$21,960	1,060	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$21,910	6,430	View salary detail
Hoist and Winch Operators	$21,890	110	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$21,890	1,310	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$21,890	29,030	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$21,890	1,630	View salary detail
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$21,840	40	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$21,840	1,800	View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$21,840	—	View salary detail
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	$21,840	210	View salary detail

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Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.