High paying teaching and library jobs in Puerto Rico

Every teaching and library 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 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, Puerto Rico · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$85,320
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,160 – $136,4601,480
2Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$84,590
Doctoral or professional degree
$58,610 – $112,540340
3Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$83,150
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,730 – $100,160430
4Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$66,580
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,910 – $81,300400
5Business Teachers, Postsecondary$66,340
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,600 – $104,060450
6Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$61,760
Bachelor's degree
$51,230 – $74,8304,120
7Teachers and Instructors, All Other$61,510
Bachelor's degree
$30,940 – $74,5904,480
8Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$60,230
Doctoral or professional degree
$36,980 – $98,5902,100
9Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,100
Bachelor's degree
$39,150 – $73,4105,640
10Special Education Teachers, Middle School$58,270
Bachelor's degree
$50,490 – $65,170950
11Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$58,220
Bachelor's degree
$50,700 – $62,7801,850
12Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$58,210
Doctoral or professional degree
$45,530 – $100,830380
13Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$58,080
Bachelor's degree
$50,670 – $61,5301,840
14Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$53,160
Bachelor's degree
$49,260 – $65,2701,110
15Farm and Home Management Educators$53,160
Master's degree
$49,060 – $67,220470
16Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$52,530
Bachelor's degree
$46,090 – $69,1703,490
17Special Education Teachers, All Other$51,920
Bachelor's degree
$48,090 – $64,070630
18Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$51,610
Master's degree
$29,690 – $74,1901,310
19Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$51,540
Bachelor's degree
$28,600 – $73,9304,370
20Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$47,440
Bachelor's degree
$30,220 – $64,3301,640
21Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$42,470
Bachelor's degree
$28,600 – $101,7401,530
22Self-Enrichment Teachers$36,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,840 – $62,000880
23Instructional Coordinators$35,250
Master's degree
$27,390 – $53,2201,010
24Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$32,120
Associate's degree
$22,450 – $44,5802,960
25Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$31,200
Bachelor's degree
$26,710 – $72,590500
26Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$23,180
Some college, no degree
$22,230 – $31,0309,910

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	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$85,320	$47,160 – $136,460	1,480
2	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$84,590	$58,610 – $112,540	340
3	Engineering Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$83,150	$50,730 – $100,160	430
4	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$66,580	$62,910 – $81,300	400
5	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$66,340	$48,600 – $104,060	450
6	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$61,760	$51,230 – $74,830	4,120
7	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$61,510	$30,940 – $74,590	4,480
8	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$60,230	$36,980 – $98,590	2,100
9	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$59,100	$39,150 – $73,410	5,640
10	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$58,270	$50,490 – $65,170	950
11	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$58,220	$50,700 – $62,780	1,850
12	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$58,210	$45,530 – $100,830	380
13	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$58,080	$50,670 – $61,530	1,840
14	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$53,160	$49,260 – $65,270	1,110
15	Farm and Home Management EducatorsMaster's degree	$53,160	$49,060 – $67,220	470
16	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$52,530	$46,090 – $69,170	3,490
17	Special Education Teachers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$51,920	$48,090 – $64,070	630
18	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$51,610	$29,690 – $74,190	1,310
19	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$51,540	$28,600 – $73,930	4,370
20	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$47,440	$30,220 – $64,330	1,640
21	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$42,470	$28,600 – $101,740	1,530
22	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,110	$21,840 – $62,000	880
23	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$35,250	$27,390 – $53,220	1,010
24	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$32,120	$22,450 – $44,580	2,960
25	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$31,200	$26,710 – $72,590	500
26	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$23,180	$22,230 – $31,030	9,910

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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