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
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$34,370	150	View salary detail
Set and Exhibit Designers	$34,260	—	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$34,200	1,040	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$34,180	1,280	View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$34,160	380	View salary detail
Photographers	$34,060	90	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$33,800	210	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$33,760	480	View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$33,700	190	View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$33,030	120	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$32,970	420	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$32,370	90	View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists	$32,270	1,700	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$32,230	510	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$32,150	130	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$32,120	2,960	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$32,090	610	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$32,000	90	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$31,770	1,010	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$31,630	—	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$31,620	940	View salary detail
Taxi Drivers	$31,620	50	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$31,620	940	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$31,580	130	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$31,570	5,560	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$31,480	1,140	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$31,460	—	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$31,410	660	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$31,400	60	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$31,200	140	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$31,200	500	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$31,100	380	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$31,000	2,530	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$30,940	670	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$30,910	1,920	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$30,860	280	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$30,800	770	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$30,760	2,990	View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$30,700	—	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$30,600	1,080	View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$30,530	240	View salary detail
Carpenters	$30,530	3,180	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$30,440	160	View salary detail
Tellers	$30,430	2,850	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$30,260	650	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$30,220	1,680	View salary detail
Surgical Assistants	$30,160	90	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$30,090	12,700	View salary detail
Paramedics	$29,960	1,390	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$29,920	190	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.