Top 100 highest-paying jobs in San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR are those of all other physicians, with an average annual salary of $202,220. The second highest-paying jobs are those of industrial production manager, with an average salary of $111,420.

All of the shown salary and employment information for San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	All Other Physicians	$202,220	$30,770	660
2	Industrial Production Managers	$111,420	$49,150	760
3	Pharmacists	$106,220	$47,740	1,540
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$105,030	$61,560	750
5	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$103,540	$80,430	540
6	Chief Executives	$101,420	$48,250	2,640
7	Postsecondary Sociology Teachers	$100,770	$48,200	310
8	Family Medicine Physicians	$100,640	$78,470	370
9	General Pediatricians	$100,150	$96,120	0
10	Natural Sciences Managers	$99,900	$62,650	60
11	Veterinarians	$98,520	$24,200	130
12	Other Psychologists	$97,180	$46,320	60
13	Air Traffic Controllers	$95,220	$64,460	140
14	Chemical Engineers	$94,500	$46,910	80
15	Postsecondary Physics Teachers	$86,400	$49,450	60
16	Marketing Managers	$85,020	$48,080	720
17	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$84,090	$49,910	120
18	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$82,280	$47,640	310
19	Sales Managers	$82,270	$47,330	1,570
20	Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers	$80,650	$47,640	210
21	Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teachers	$80,650	$19,580	130
22	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$80,120	$32,810	220
23	Other Education Administrators	$79,840	$48,570	230
24	Financial Managers	$79,630	$42,990	3,190
25	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$78,930	$45,230	1,280
26	Computer Hardware Engineers	$78,540	$34,120	240
27	Industrial Engineers	$77,720	$48,550	2,380
28	Actuaries	$77,600	$38,670	30
29	Training and Development Managers	$76,700	$49,310	50
30	Medical and Health Services Managers	$76,600	$46,920	1,010
31	General and Operations Managers	$75,300	$37,060	5,340
32	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$75,110	$59,080	30
33	Mechanical Engineers	$74,890	$38,400	300
34	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$74,170	$44,170	160
35	Purchasing Managers	$74,040	$37,920	320
36	All Other Managers	$73,960	$38,430	4,870
37	Legislators	$73,760	$73,760	80
38	Postsecondary English Language and Literature Teachers	$73,420	$30,180	110
39	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$70,620	$34,190	170
40	General Dentists	$70,610	$29,780	250
41	Public Relations Managers	$69,490	$38,000	170
42	Database Architects	$69,490	$33,240	60
43	Software Developers	$68,470	$37,850	900
44	Construction Managers	$67,840	$38,120	390
45	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$67,520	$36,660	130
46	Computer Network Architects	$67,290	$46,310	330
47	Postsecondary History Teachers	$67,050	$19,900	60
48	Commercial Pilots	$66,420	$42,050	80
49	Other Biological Scientists	$66,210	$32,550	190
50	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$66,030	$27,710	830
51	Gaming Managers	$65,980	$38,670	30
52	Electrical Engineers	$65,950	$40,890	250
53	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$65,220	$37,190	650
54	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$64,940	$31,820	430
55	Chiropractors	$64,700	$39,980	70
56	School Psychologists	$64,630	$63,490	440
57	Lawyers	$64,530	$27,010	3,560
58	Human Resources Managers	$64,460	$41,390	1,000
59	Facilities Managers	$63,650	$32,600	300
60	Administrative Services Managers	$63,510	$37,000	2,570
61	Nurse Anesthetists	$63,430	$51,040	200
62	Environmental Engineers	$62,150	$47,570	190
63	Postsecondary Psychology Teachers	$61,690	$47,220	390
64	Management Analysts	$61,520	$28,900	2,920
65	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$61,360	$35,400	870
66	Chemists	$60,990	$36,470	920
67	Civil Engineers	$60,320	$37,550	2,310
68	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$60,090	$33,120	140
69	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$58,300	$31,270	630
70	Art Directors	$58,300	$39,170	80
71	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$57,840	$23,830	220
72	Engineers, All Other	$56,770	$32,310	310
73	Other Legal Support Workers	$55,440	$31,890	170
74	Lodging Managers	$55,410	$38,420	110
75	Data Scientists	$55,120	$41,090	50
76	Computer Systems Analysts	$54,790	$32,990	930
77	Property, Real Estate Managers	$53,550	$31,040	110
78	Real Estate Sales Agents	$53,200	$49,800	40
79	Database Administrators	$53,190	$28,560	310
80	Hydrologic Technicians	$51,880	$36,310	50
81	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$51,860	$38,340	730
82	Other First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers	$51,810	$30,890	60
83	Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance	$51,800	$21,900	50
84	Power Plant Operators	$51,710	$30,910	40
85	Financial Analysts	$51,550	$34,780	1,030
86	Physical Therapists	$51,540	$20,150	390
87	Information Security Analysts	$51,510	$30,200	330
88	Preschool and Childcare Center Education Administrators	$50,930	$29,140	100
89	Computer Network Support Specialists	$50,570	$31,110	450
90	Computer Programmers	$50,420	$29,550	1,030
91	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$50,350	$34,750	2,380
92	Biomedical Engineers	$50,190	$38,030	30
93	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$50,080	$34,480	370
94	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$50,010	$31,590	250
95	Project Management Specialists	$49,920	$22,910	440
96	Optometrists	$49,870	$25,100	140
97	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$49,700	$23,140	560
98	Sales Engineers	$49,630	$38,560	50
99	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$49,450	$37,420	160
100	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$49,300	$33,210	760

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	All Other Physicians	$135,800
2	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$104,310
3	Industrial Production Managers	$101,940
4	Pharmacists	$101,790
5	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$100,650
6	Family Medicine Physicians	$99,570
7	General Pediatricians	$99,570
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$98,630
9	Natural Sciences Managers	$95,200
10	Chief Executives	$94,590

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Lodging Managers	$115,590
2	Industrial Production Managers	$114,600
3	Air Traffic Controllers	$105,180
4	Chief Executives	$102,210
5	Other Education Administrators	$99,660
6	Pharmacists	$98,170
7	Natural Sciences Managers	$97,320
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$96,610
9	Aerospace Engineers	$95,140
10	Environmental Science Teachers	$93,250

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$110,290
2	Industrial Production Managers	$109,990
3	Chief Executives	$103,580
4	Other Education Administrators	$100,100
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$99,780
6	Pharmacists	$96,770
7	Air Traffic Controllers	$96,610
8	Property, Real Estate Managers	$94,440
9	Other Psychologists	$89,890
10	Postsecondary Physics Teachers	$86,380

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