SOC 35-2011 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Cooks, Fast Food — Mayaguez
Mayaguez, PR
The median wage for Cooks, Fast Food in Mayaguez, PR is $21,930 per year, substantially below the national median of $30,890 — a gap of 29.0%.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to decline
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- -13.5%
- Openings per year
- 82,100
- Typical entry-level education
- No formal educational credential
- On-the-job training
- Short-term on-the-job training
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Mayaguez, PR.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
The median wage for Cooks, Fast Food in Mayaguez, PR is $21,930 per year, substantially below the national median of $30,890 — a gap of 29.0%. Pay ranges from under $21,840 at the tenth percentile to more than $27,610 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $21,840 to $23,340.
Employment stands at 280, or 5.4 jobs per thousand held locally. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 172nd of 196 by median pay.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $21,840 | −29.3% |
| 25th | $21,840 | −29.3% |
| Median (50th) | $21,930 | −29.0% |
| 75th | $23,340 | −24.4% |
| 90th | $27,610 | −10.6% |
| Mean | $23,840 | −22.8% |
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $21,930 a year, 29.0% below the national median.
- Published pay spans $21,840 to $27,610 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 280 jobs in this occupation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Cooks, Fast Food in Mayaguez, PR?
The median annual wage is $21,930, or $10.54 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $30,890, so pay in Mayaguez, PR is 29.0% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in Mayaguez, PR earns more than $27,610 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $21,840 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 280 jobs in this occupation in Mayaguez, PR. Self-employed workers are not included.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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