SOC 51-9061 · Mayaguez, PR metro

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Salary in Mayaguez, PR

The average salary for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico is $27,760 a year ($13.34 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $22,240: half of the 240 people in this job in the Mayaguez, PR metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 48% less than the U.S. average for this job ($53,450).

$27,760average per year

$13.34 / hourMedian $22,240

  • $22K10th
  • $22K25th
  • $22KMedian
  • $30K75th
  • $38K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

240people in this job
-48%vs U.S. average
#5 of 5Puerto Rico metros
n/acost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers pay range in Mayaguez

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $21,840 a year or less, while the top 10% make $37,500 or more. The middle half of inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Mayaguez earn between $21,840 and $30,350.

  • $22K10th
  • $22K25th
  • $22KMedian
  • $30K75th
  • $38K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$27,760$2,313$13.35
Median$22,240$1,853$10.69
Entry level (25th percentile)$21,840$1,820$10.50
Experienced (75th percentile)$30,350$2,529$14.59

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers pay in Mayaguez vs. Puerto Rico and the U.S.

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Mayaguez earn 30% less than the Puerto Rico average ($39,930) and 48% less than the U.S. average ($53,450). At the median the gap is -54% against the U.S. median of $48,570.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Mayaguez$27,760$22,240$21,840$37,500240
Puerto Rico$39,930$29,870$22,550$64,1503,870
United States$53,450$48,570$35,510$77,860597,370

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

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Is Mayaguez a good place for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers? Pay vs. cost of living

This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Mayaguez ($25,270). A typical home costs $108,900, or 3.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in other Puerto Rico cities

Mayaguez ranks 5th of 5 Puerto Rico metro areas for this job; San Juan pays the most ($46,440).

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Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($82,070).

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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in Mayaguez: questions

How much do inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers make an hour in Mayaguez?

$13.34 an hour on average, and $10.69 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers salary in Mayaguez?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $21,840 a year and the 25th percentile is $21,840, a fair guide to starting pay.

Do inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers earn more in Mayaguez than elsewhere?

The average here is 48% less than the U.S. average for this job ($53,450).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-9061; area Mayaguez, PR (32420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.4%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Census median home value (Zillow does not cover this metro). Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.18, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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