High paying medical jobs in Puerto Rico

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Puerto Rico. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single medical job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025

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OccupationMedian, Puerto Rico · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$172,230
Doctoral or professional degree
$33,120 – $332,950930
2Family Medicine Physicians$112,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,730 – $158,7501,050
3Pharmacists$111,270
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,730 – $127,2902,220
4Pediatricians, General$98,350
Doctoral or professional degree
$84,870 – $127,3301,020
5Physical Therapists$60,250
Doctoral or professional degree
$23,180 – $91,790570
6Dietitians and Nutritionists$47,210
Bachelor's degree
$35,540 – $75,770560
7Registered Nurses$39,880
Bachelor's degree
$35,120 – $60,18021,270
8Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$38,090
Associate's degree
$30,000 – $97,400330
9Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$37,790
Bachelor's degree
$23,520 – $53,6203,390
10Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$35,330
Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,210 – $45,610910
11Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$35,280
Associate's degree
$24,460 – $68,8901,300
12Respiratory Therapists$35,000
Associate's degree
$25,880 – $96,570800
13Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$34,160
Associate's degree
$22,320 – $44,000380
14Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$30,760
Postsecondary nondegree award
$23,120 – $62,1702,990
15Surgical Technologists$30,600
Postsecondary nondegree award
$25,500 – $45,3801,080
16Paramedics$29,960
Postsecondary nondegree award
$22,190 – $40,8801,390
17Pharmacy Technicians$29,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,030 – $44,6905,820
18Opticians, Dispensing$28,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,690 – $44,3401,380
19Medical Records Specialists$27,990
Postsecondary nondegree award
$21,900 – $57,7801,850
20Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$27,970
Associate's degree
$22,730 – $54,600480
21Emergency Medical Technicians$27,610
Postsecondary nondegree award
$21,840 – $40,290650

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianPuerto Rico	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$172,230	$33,120 – $332,950	930
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$112,990	$48,730 – $158,750	1,050
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$111,270	$61,730 – $127,290	2,220
4	Pediatricians, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$98,350	$84,870 – $127,330	1,020
5	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$60,250	$23,180 – $91,790	570
6	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$47,210	$35,540 – $75,770	560
7	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$39,880	$35,120 – $60,180	21,270
8	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$38,090	$30,000 – $97,400	330
9	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$37,790	$23,520 – $53,620	3,390
10	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,330	$28,210 – $45,610	910
11	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$35,280	$24,460 – $68,890	1,300
12	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$35,000	$25,880 – $96,570	800
13	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$34,160	$22,320 – $44,000	380
14	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$30,760	$23,120 – $62,170	2,990
15	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$30,600	$25,500 – $45,380	1,080
16	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$29,960	$22,190 – $40,880	1,390
17	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$29,520	$23,030 – $44,690	5,820
18	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$28,980	$22,690 – $44,340	1,380
19	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$27,990	$21,900 – $57,780	1,850
20	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$27,970	$22,730 – $54,600	480
21	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$27,610	$21,840 – $40,290	650

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Puerto Rico. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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