Construction Supervisors in the Guayama area earn a median of $34,130 a year, 56% below the typical U.S. metro. That ranks #392 of 392 metros for construction supervisor salaries across the U.S..
Within driving distance, the same work pays more in San Juan and Ponce.
It's one of 6 Puerto Rico metros with published pay for this trade; see statewide construction supervisor pay.
Construction Supervisor pay in Guayama at a glance
- Construction supervisors in the Guayama, PR metro earn a median $34,130 a year ($16.41 an hour), #392 of 392 U.S. metros (BLS, May 2025).
- The middle 80% earn between $21,840 and $61,480.
- A typical 1-bedroom rents for $475 a month, 17% of the median pay (HUD, FY2027).
- About 40 construction supervisors work in the metro.
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What this means Our calculation
Pay for construction supervisors here is in the bottom 20% of U.S. metros.
Guayama scorecard for construction supervisors Our calculation
Grades compare Guayama with every other U.S. metro for this trade (A = top 20%).
Pay Government data
Pay range
Shaded: the middle half of workers.
Pay over time
The median pay for construction supervisors in the Guayama area went from $22,830 in 2021 to $34,130 in 2025, up 49.5%. Prices rose 19% over the same period, so after inflation that's +25.2% — a real raise. Some years are missing because BLS redrew or didn't publish this metro.
BLS OEWS, May 2021–May 2025; inflation: CPI-U (May to May). Year-to-year changes can include survey noise.
Compared with nearby metros
Rent in Guayama
Typical rent is $475 a month for a 1-bedroom and $517 for a 2-bedroom.
What construction supervisors do
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.
Most important day-to-day tasks
- Inspect work progress, equipment, or construction sites to verify safety or to ensure that specifications are met.
- Read specifications, such as blueprints, to determine construction requirements or to plan procedures.
- Supervise, coordinate, or schedule the activities of construction or extractive workers.
- Assign work to employees, based on material or worker requirements of specific jobs.
- Coordinate work activities with other construction project activities.
Outlook & getting started
Nationally, construction supervisor jobs are projected to grow 5.0% from 2025 to 2035 (all jobs: 3.5%), with about 67,000 openings a year. About 11% are self-employed.
What the work is like Government data
How often construction supervisors deal with each condition, from surveys of workers in the job.
Getting started usually takes medium preparation (vocational training or an apprenticeship, often 1–2+ years).
O*NET 31.0 Work Context and Job Zones (U.S. Department of Labor), national.
Licensing in Puerto Rico Official source
Check with local authorities in Puerto Rico. Check with the building or licensing office where you plan to work.
Requirements for construction supervisors vary by state and sometimes by city; always confirm with the official agency.
On-the-job safety Government data
Nationally, construction supervisors have 72 injuries or illnesses serious enough to miss work per 10,000 full-time workers, 17% below the rate for all jobs (87). The most common cause is overexertion and repetitive strain.
BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, 2023–2024 (national, cases with days away from work).
Highest-paying PR metros for construction supervisors
| Metro | Median | Real pay | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| MayaguezPUERTO RICO · PR | $40,100 | — | 230 |
| San JuanPUERTO RICO · PR | $37,960 | — | 3,930 |
| AguadillaPUERTO RICO · PR | $37,070 | — | 280 |
| PoncePUERTO RICO · PR | $36,940 | — | 310 |
| AreciboPUERTO RICO · PR | $36,430 | — | 160 |
| GuayamaPUERTO RICO · PR | $34,130 | — | 40 |
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How much work is there? Government data
Getting to work
The average commute in the Guayama area is 30 minutes each way, longer than the typical metro (24 min). 23% of commuters spend 45 minutes or more.
Census American Community Survey, 2024 1-year estimates (table S0801).
Homes in Guayama
The Guayama area has about 34,348 homes. 51% were built before 1980 (typical metro 45%), so its housing is older than most; 4% were built in 2010 or later. Older homes often need more repair, replacement and upgrade work. 70% of households own their home, and the median home value is $107,500.
Census American Community Survey, 2024 1-year estimates (table DP04).
New construction
In 2025 the Guayama area approved permits for 142 new homes (139 single-family), or 2.1 per 1,000 residents, ranking #290 of 393 metros.
Employee vs. working for yourself Your scenario
A model, not a market rate. It shows the break-even rate to match a $34,130 employee salary once you cover what an employer normally pays for (including the employer half of Social Security and Medicare, 7.65%), then adds your profit margin. Change any number.
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How this calculator works. Weighing a contractor job against a W-2 one? Try the 1099 vs. W-2 comparison. Billable hours are hours you can charge a customer. Driving, quoting, paperwork and slow weeks aren't billable, which is why 1,400 is a common starting point versus 2,080 paid hours as an employee.
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Local to the Guayama metro: pay (BLS, May 2025) and pay over time (2020–2025, CPI-adjusted), prices (BEA, 2024), rent (HUD, FY2027), new construction, housing, population and commuting (Census), unemployment (BLS) and business counts (Census, by industry). National: job outlook and training (BLS projections), injury rates (BLS) and duties (O*NET). Jobs are employment estimates, not open positions; grades rank Guayama against every other metro for construction supervisors. Every source, year and formula is on our data page.
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BEA doesn't publish price levels for Guayama, so real pay isn't shown. The Census doesn't publish one-person business or competition figures for construction supervisors as a separate industry, so that section is left out.