Salaries in Arecibo, PR metro area

Typical pay for 152 jobs in the Arecibo, PR metro area. The median for all workers is $26,120 a year ($12.56 an hour). Click a job for its full pay range.

Median pay, all jobs

$26,120

Median hourly

$12.56

Workers

34,720

vs U.S. median

-49%

Highest paying jobs in Arecibo, PR

Job	Median salary	Workers
Industrial Production Manager	$124,020	50
Pharmacist	$105,880	130
Family Medicine Physician	$101,580	50
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$100,150	40
School Psychologist	$97,210	40
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$96,310	50
Chief Executive	$86,270	70
Medical and Health Services Managers	$83,050	50
Industrial Engineer	$82,930	100
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$80,130	60
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,210	30
Lawyer	$77,470	n/a
Financial Manager	$75,140	100
Sales Manager	$72,860	50
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$68,650	40

Most common jobs in Arecibo, PR

Job	Workers	Median salary
Retail Salesperson	2,260	$22,390
Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,440	$21,840
Cashier	1,360	$22,440
Sewing Machine Operator	1,010	$22,550
Registered Nurse	870	$37,460
Stockers and Order Fillers	810	$24,690
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	760	$22,490
Office Clerks, General	760	$23,090
Customer Service Representative	750	$27,030
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	680	$29,910
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	650	$22,450
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	630	$23,580
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	600	$21,840
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	560	$23,000
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	550	$39,080

Compare with statewide pay: salaries in Puerto Rico.

All 152 jobs by category

Management Occupations (11)Business and Financial Operations Occupations (10)Computer and Mathematical Occupations (1)Architecture and Engineering Occupations (3)Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (2)Community and Social Service Occupations (4)Legal Occupations (1)Educational Instruction and Library Occupations (16)Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations (2)Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (12)Healthcare Support Occupations (4)Protective Service Occupations (3)Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations (10)Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations (3)Personal Care and Service Occupations (3)Sales and Related Occupations (8)Office and Administrative Support Occupations (21)Construction and Extraction Occupations (7)Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations (7)Production Occupations (13)Transportation and Material Moving Occupations (11)

Management Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Administrative Services Manager	$64,070	$30.80	90
Chief Executive	$86,270	$41.48	70
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$80,130	—	60
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$68,650	$33.00	40
Financial Manager	$75,140	$36.12	100
General and Operations Managers	$60,110	$28.90	210
Industrial Production Manager	$124,020	$59.62	50
Managers, All Other	$50,450	$24.26	80
Medical and Health Services Managers	$83,050	$39.93	50
Sales Manager	$72,860	$35.03	50
Social and Community Service Managers	$47,280	$22.73	30

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Accountants and Auditors	$36,680	$17.64	330
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$38,640	$18.58	140
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$38,970	$18.73	90
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$48,750	$23.44	50
Compliance Officer	$49,360	$23.73	70
Human Resources Specialist	$35,300	$16.97	100
Loan Officer	$34,900	$16.78	70
Management Analyst	$61,100	$29.38	40
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$25,620	$12.32	60
Training and Development Specialists	$35,360	$17.00	50

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Computer User Support Specialist	$30,490	$14.66	120

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Civil Engineer	$60,950	$29.30	40
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$47,360	$22.77	100
Industrial Engineer	$82,930	$39.87	100

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$45,060	$21.66	40
School Psychologist	$97,210	$46.74	40

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$53,280	$25.62	100
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$57,330	$27.56	60
Healthcare Social Worker	$30,320	$14.58	50
Social and Human Service Assistants	$30,930	$14.87	160

Legal Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Lawyer	$77,470	$37.25	n/a

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$35,780	$17.20	70
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,230	—	360
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$100,150	—	40
Instructional Coordinator	$36,110	$17.36	40
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$62,240	—	160
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$50,300	$24.18	90
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,560	—	110
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,210	—	30
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$21,840	—	30
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$32,740	$15.74	80
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,110	—	360
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$59,690	—	160
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$58,030	—	150
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$59,850	—	290
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$22,450	—	650
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$40,520	—	70

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Coaches and Scouts	$65,870	—	50
Graphic Designer	$31,720	$15.25	40

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$37,530	$18.04	150
Family Medicine Physician	$101,580	$48.84	50
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$24,890	$11.97	160
Medical Records Specialist	$28,330	$13.62	50
Opticians, Dispensing	$28,010	$13.47	60
Pharmacist	$105,880	$50.90	130
Pharmacy Technician	$26,810	$12.89	360
Physical Therapist	$44,860	$21.57	40
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$32,360	$15.56	60
Registered Nurse	$37,460	$18.01	870
Surgical Technologist	$26,880	$12.93	30
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$24,810	$11.93	40

Healthcare Support Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Dental Assistant	$35,100	$16.88	170
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$21,840	$10.50	600
Pharmacy Aide	$26,820	$12.90	70
Phlebotomist	$29,430	$14.15	60

Protective Service Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$96,310	$46.30	50
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$33,070	$15.90	80
Security Guard	$22,080	$10.61	310

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Bartender	$21,890	$10.52	100
Cooks, Fast Food	$22,840	$10.98	170
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$24,410	$11.74	380
Cooks, Restaurant	$23,970	$11.53	380
Dishwasher	$22,710	$10.92	50
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$21,840	$10.50	1,440
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$28,060	$13.49	290
Food Preparation Worker	$22,300	$10.72	180
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$21,990	$10.57	50
Waiters and Waitresses	$22,140	$10.64	450

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$22,490	$10.81	760
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$23,080	$11.10	230
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$22,110	$10.63	40

Personal Care and Service Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Childcare Worker	$22,060	$10.61	100
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$22,030	$10.59	60
Recreation Worker	$21,870	$10.51	50

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Cashier	$22,440	$10.79	1,360
Counter and Rental Clerks	$22,530	$10.83	50
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$29,910	$14.38	680
Insurance Sales Agent	$29,990	$14.42	130
Parts Salesperson	$22,410	$10.77	170
Retail Salesperson	$22,390	$10.76	2,260
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$25,260	$12.14	60
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$30,620	$14.72	100

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Bill and Account Collectors	$24,960	$12.00	140
Billing and Posting Clerks	$28,140	$13.53	170
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$25,040	$12.04	190
Couriers and Messengers	$22,210	$10.68	100
Customer Service Representative	$27,030	$13.00	750
Data Entry Keyer	$23,810	$11.45	60
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$36,130	$17.37	140
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$39,080	$18.79	550
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$23,410	$11.26	80
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$30,560	$14.69	60
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$22,810	$10.97	140
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$21,840	$10.50	60
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$29,510	$14.19	50
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$35,130	$16.89	480
Office Clerks, General	$23,090	$11.10	760
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$42,640	$20.50	60
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$21,890	$10.52	180
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$23,580	$11.34	630
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$25,860	$12.43	190
Teller	$26,440	$12.71	150
Word Processors and Typists	$42,180	$20.28	30

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Carpenter	$29,970	$14.41	110
Construction Laborer	$26,530	$12.75	350
Electrician	$37,840	$18.19	60
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$36,430	$17.51	160
Helpers--Carpenters	$22,200	$10.67	30
Highway Maintenance Worker	$21,840	$10.50	80
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$31,360	$15.08	90

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$22,340	$10.74	200
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$43,920	$21.11	40
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$47,630	$22.90	90
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$29,140	$14.01	30
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$22,880	$11.00	50
Industrial Machinery Mechanic	$39,610	$19.04	130
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$23,440	$11.27	470

Production Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Baker	$22,150	$10.65	150
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$23,230	$11.17	80
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$41,880	$20.14	260
Food Batchmaker	$21,840	$10.50	100
Helpers--Production Workers	$24,430	$11.74	160
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$29,040	$13.96	250
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$24,120	$11.60	40
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$23,000	$11.06	560
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$27,410	$13.18	40
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$27,220	$13.09	60
Production Workers, All Other	$24,450	$11.75	30
Sewing Machine Operator	$22,550	$10.84	1,010
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$29,380	$14.13	150

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$21,840	$10.50	60
Driver/Sales Worker	$21,890	$10.52	90
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$36,540	$17.57	150
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$23,840	$11.46	430
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$30,350	$14.59	70
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$25,890	$12.45	360
Light Truck Driver	$23,050	$11.08	220
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$21,840	$10.50	90
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$21,970	$10.56	110
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$25,300	$12.16	30
Stockers and Order Fillers	$24,690	$11.87	810