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Butchers and Meat Cutters salary in Puerto Rico

SOC 51-3021 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Median
$22,780
per year in Puerto Rico
Middle half
$22,110–$27,980
25th to 75th percentile
Employed
2,180
in Puerto Rico
Concentration
2.65×
share of workforce vs. U.S.

How local pay compares

Puerto Rico
$22,780
published median
United States
$40,140
43.2% below the national median
Rank among territories
3rd
3 with a published estimate

What the local range looks like

The wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the darker section is the middle half, and the tick is the median for Puerto Rico.

$21,840$29,350

Getting in

Typical education to enter
No formal educational credential
Related work experience
None
On-the-job training
Long-term on-the-job training

Narrow to a metro in Puerto Rico

Every linked area below has a published estimate for butchers and meat cutters. Missing areas were withheld by BLS rather than measured at zero.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedianCost of livingEmployedConcentrationvs. national
1Aguadilla, PR$23,2301703.98×
2Arecibo, PR$23,230802.60×
3San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$22,8101,4402.38×
4Mayaguez, PR$22,7801904.07×
5Ponce, PR$22,4901502.74×
6Guayama, PR$22,290504.65×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where butchers and meat cutters wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

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