High paying teaching and library jobs in Mayaguez, PR

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Mayaguez, 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, Mayaguez, PR · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$84,480
Doctoral or professional degree
$46,450 – $223,30040
2Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$78,580
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,780 – $100,73050
3Teachers and Instructors, All Other$61,830
Bachelor's degree
$30,940 – $78,520340
4Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$60,860
Bachelor's degree
$30,940 – $72,310300
5Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,150
Bachelor's degree
$51,240 – $72,830260
6Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$59,140
Bachelor's degree
$50,780 – $73,00080
7Special Education Teachers, Middle School$58,170
Bachelor's degree
$50,380 – $63,290110
8Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$57,490
Bachelor's degree
$50,740 – $61,22080
9Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$57,360
Bachelor's degree
$51,700 – $59,300100
10Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$52,220
Bachelor's degree
$27,720 – $71,980330
11Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$52,120
Bachelor's degree
$21,840 – $75,210210
12Special Education Teachers, All Other$51,040
Bachelor's degree
$48,980 – $71,49040
13Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$50,770
Master's degree
$30,940 – $73,69090
14Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$49,020
Bachelor's degree
$21,840 – $55,450160
15Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$45,210
Bachelor's degree
$28,820 – $128,77090
16Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$35,620
Associate's degree
$22,040 – $39,130200
17Instructional Coordinators$34,440
Master's degree
$23,940 – $54,10050
18Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$29,960
Bachelor's degree
$26,710 – $68,79040
19Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$29,330
Doctoral or professional degree
$21,840 – $74,230120
20Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$23,140
Some college, no degree
$22,140 – $28,960730

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

#	Occupation	MedianMayaguez, PR	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$84,480	$46,450 – $223,300	40
2	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$78,580	$48,780 – $100,730	50
3	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$61,830	$30,940 – $78,520	340
4	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$60,860	$30,940 – $72,310	300
5	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$59,150	$51,240 – $72,830	260
6	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$59,140	$50,780 – $73,000	80
7	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$58,170	$50,380 – $63,290	110
8	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$57,490	$50,740 – $61,220	80
9	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$57,360	$51,700 – $59,300	100
10	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$52,220	$27,720 – $71,980	330
11	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$52,120	$21,840 – $75,210	210
12	Special Education Teachers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$51,040	$48,980 – $71,490	40
13	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$50,770	$30,940 – $73,690	90
14	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$49,020	$21,840 – $55,450	160
15	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$45,210	$28,820 – $128,770	90
16	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$35,620	$22,040 – $39,130	200
17	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$34,440	$23,940 – $54,100	50
18	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$29,960	$26,710 – $68,790	40
19	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$29,330	$21,840 – $74,230	120
20	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$23,140	$22,140 – $28,960	730

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