SOC 11-9041 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Architectural and Engineering Managers make in Ponce, PR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Architectural and Engineering Managers in Ponce, PR is $128,650. The 10th percentile is $101,340 and the 90th percentile is $165,540. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$128,650

10th percentile
$101,340
25th percentile
$103,360
Median
$128,650
75th percentile
$157,640
90th percentile
$165,540
Mean
$132,050

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Architectural and Engineering Managers, the published 10th percentile is $101,340 and the 90th percentile is $165,540. The difference is $64,200, which is 49.9% 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 $103,360 to the 75th at $157,640, covers $54,280.

The mean annual wage is $132,050, which sits above the median of $128,650. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Ponce, PR median is 24.9% lower than the national median of $171,270 for Architectural and Engineering Managers.

It is 1.5% lower than the Puerto Rico median of $130,560.

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

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Architectural and Engineering Managers. Ponce, PR ranks 3rd of 3 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).).

  • Aguadilla, PR is 39 miles away, with a median of $135,810 and employment of 90. That median is 5.6% higher than the median here.
  • San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR is 44 miles away, with a median of $132,180 and employment of 540. That median is 2.7% higher than the median here.

Employment share

Architectural and Engineering Managers accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Ponce, PR (50 of 63,500). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (220,260 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.56 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 Architectural and Engineering Managers make in Ponce, PR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Architectural and Engineering Managers in Ponce, PR is $128,650. The 10th percentile is $101,340 and the 90th percentile is $165,540. Employment is 50.

How does that compare with the national median for Architectural and Engineering Managers?

The local median is 24.9% lower than the national median of $171,270.

How does Ponce, PR compare with nearby metros for Architectural and Engineering Managers?

Aguadilla, PR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $135,810. Ponce, PR ranks 3rd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.