High paying teaching and library jobs in Arecibo, PR

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Arecibo, PR. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single teaching and library 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, Arecibo, PR · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$100,150
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,710 – $237,11040
2Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$79,210
Doctoral or professional degree
$44,300 – $102,82030
3Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$62,240
Bachelor's degree
$51,160 – $75,690160
4Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,230
Bachelor's degree
$30,940 – $74,830360
5Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,560
Bachelor's degree
$51,500 – $73,360110
6Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,110
Bachelor's degree
$37,240 – $73,410360
7Teachers and Instructors, All Other$59,850
Bachelor's degree
$30,940 – $63,830290
8Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$59,690
Bachelor's degree
$51,810 – $73,080160
9Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$58,030
Bachelor's degree
$51,220 – $73,580150
10Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$50,300
Master's degree
$30,320 – $74,91090
11Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$40,520
Bachelor's degree
$21,840 – $79,32070
12Instructional Coordinators$36,110
Master's degree
$23,820 – $51,10040
13Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$35,780
Bachelor's degree
$22,610 – $81,41070
14Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$32,740
Associate's degree
$22,260 – $51,38080
15Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$22,450
Some college, no degree
$22,450 – $29,700650
16Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$21,840
Doctoral or professional degree
$21,840 – $57,82030

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

#	Occupation	MedianArecibo, PR	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$100,150	$49,710 – $237,110	40
2	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$79,210	$44,300 – $102,820	30
3	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$62,240	$51,160 – $75,690	160
4	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$61,230	$30,940 – $74,830	360
5	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$60,560	$51,500 – $73,360	110
6	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$60,110	$37,240 – $73,410	360
7	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$59,850	$30,940 – $63,830	290
8	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$59,690	$51,810 – $73,080	160
9	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$58,030	$51,220 – $73,580	150
10	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$50,300	$30,320 – $74,910	90
11	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$40,520	$21,840 – $79,320	70
12	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$36,110	$23,820 – $51,100	40
13	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$35,780	$22,610 – $81,410	70
14	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$32,740	$22,260 – $51,380	80
15	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$22,450	$22,450 – $29,700	650
16	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$21,840	$21,840 – $57,820	30

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Arecibo, PR. 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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