Home / Locations / Puerto Rico Metro area profile Top Paying Jobs in Puerto Rico (2026) Puerto Rico has 870 jobs across diverse industries. The highest-paying occupations include Physicians, All Other ($211,700), Obstetricians and Gynecologists ($145,620), General Internal Medicine Physicians ($129,050).
Highest paying careers in Puerto Rico Rank Occupation Category Median salary Hourly 1 Physicians, All Other Healthcare $212K $101.78/hr 2 Obstetricians and Gynecologists Healthcare $146K $70.01/hr 3 General Internal Medicine Physicians Healthcare $129K $62.04/hr 4 Industrial Production Managers Management $127K $61.05/hr 5 Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary Education $125K $/hr 6 Psychologists, All Other Science $120K $57.82/hr 7 Air Traffic Controllers Transportation $120K $57.48/hr 8 Family Medicine Physicians Healthcare $117K $56.36/hr 9 Architectural and Engineering Managers Management $115K $55.42/hr 10 Natural Sciences Managers Management $115K $55.42/hr 11 Optometrists Healthcare $110K $52.88/hr 12 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other Healthcare $107K $51.56/hr 13 Pharmacists Healthcare $107K $51.49/hr 14 Education Administrators, All Other Management $99K $47.49/hr 15 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary Education $98K $/hr 16 Postmasters and Mail Superintendents Management $98K $46.88/hr 17 Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates Legal $96K $45.95/hr 18 Pediatricians, General Healthcare $95K $45.58/hr 19 Chief Executives Management $94K $45.07/hr 20 School Psychologists Science $93K $44.73/hr 21 Computer and Information Systems Managers Management $92K $44.1/hr 22 Computer Hardware Engineers Engineering $91K $43.53/hr 23 Public Relations Managers Management $90K $43.27/hr 24 Dentists, General Healthcare $90K $43.1/hr 25 Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary Education $87K $/hr
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, HUD Fair Market Rents, BEA Regional Price Parities.
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