SOC 13-2011 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025

How much do Accountants and Auditors make in Ponce, PR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Accountants and Auditors in Ponce, PR is $37,980. The 10th percentile is $23,950 and the 90th percentile is $68,480. Employment is 590.

Median annual wage

$37,980

10th percentile
$23,950
25th percentile
$29,110
Median
$37,980
75th percentile
$48,450
90th percentile
$68,480
Mean
$43,460

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Accountants and Auditors, the published 10th percentile is $23,950 and the 90th percentile is $68,480. The difference is $44,530, which is 117.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $29,110 to the 75th at $48,450, covers $19,340.

The mean annual wage is $43,460, which sits above the median of $37,980. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Ponce, PR median is 54.6% lower than the national median of $83,680 for Accountants and Auditors.

It is 12.7% lower than the Puerto Rico median of $43,530.

Price-adjusted pay

The Bureau of Economic Analysis has not published a 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ponce, PR, so this page does not show a price-adjusted wage.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Accountants and Auditors. Ponce, PR ranks 3rd of 6 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Arecibo, PR is 30 miles away, with a median of $36,680 and employment of 330. That median is 3.4% lower than the median here.
  • Mayaguez, PR is 34 miles away, with a median of $38,490 and employment of 420. That median is 1.3% higher than the median here.
  • Guayama, PR is 38 miles away, with a median of $36,030 and employment of 50. That median is 5.1% lower than the median here.

Employment share

Accountants and Auditors accounts for 0.93% of wage-and-salary employment in Ponce, PR (590 of 63,500). Nationally the occupation is 0.93% of employment (1,449,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.00 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Accountants and Auditors make in Ponce, PR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Accountants and Auditors in Ponce, PR is $37,980. The 10th percentile is $23,950 and the 90th percentile is $68,480. Employment is 590.

How does that compare with the national median for Accountants and Auditors?

The local median is 54.6% lower than the national median of $83,680.

How does Ponce, PR compare with nearby metros for Accountants and Auditors?

Arecibo, PR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $36,680. Ponce, PR ranks 3rd of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.