2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Registered Nurses

San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR metropolitan area. Estimated employment 14,940.

Data released May 2025 BLS OEWS · SOC 29-1141
Fig. 1 — The wage rule

Where you sit in the distribution

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$41,980 · 50th
$36,79010th
$38,78025th
$41,98050th
$50,61075th
$62,26090th

That is the medianhalf of registered nurses in San Juan earn more.

Table 1 — Nearby metros

The same job, elsewhere in Puerto Rico

Median annual pay for Registered Nurses across Puerto Rico metro areas, from the same federal release.

Metro areaMedianvs. San Juan
San Juan This page$41,980
Mayaguez$39,280−6.4%
Guayama$38,800−7.6%
Ponce$38,570−8.1%
Aguadilla$38,000−9.5%
Arecibo$37,460−10.8%
Fig. 2 — Five-year trend

Nominal against real

The same median, once as published and once restated in 2025 dollars.

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Nominal, as published Real, in 2025 dollars US$ thousands

Published pay rose 14.3% over the five years to 2025. Adjusted for inflation it fell 3.8% — prices rose faster than pay since 2021. The two lines meet at the right edge by construction, since 2025 is the base year.

Sources

How this page was made

Wage data
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
Inflation
Real figures deflate by CPI-U annual averages (BLS, all items, US city average).
Employment
14,940 employed in this occupation in the metro (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
Occupation
SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses. Mapped to our taxonomy as registered-nurses.

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