SOC 47-2031 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025
How much do Carpenters make in Ponce, PR?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Carpenters in Ponce, PR is $31,200. The 10th percentile is $26,560 and the 90th percentile is $36,910. Employment is 240.
Median annual wage
$31,200
- 10th percentile
- $26,560
- 25th percentile
- $28,020
- Median
- $31,200
- 75th percentile
- $33,770
- 90th percentile
- $36,910
- Mean
- $31,000
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.
Percentile spread
For Carpenters, the published 10th percentile is $26,560 and the 90th percentile is $36,910. The difference is $10,350, which is 33.2% 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 $28,020 to the 75th at $33,770, covers $5,750.
The mean annual wage is $31,000, which sits below the median of $31,200. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Ponce, PR median is 48.5% lower than the national median of $60,580 for Carpenters.
It is 2.2% higher than the Puerto Rico median of $30,530.
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 Carpenters. 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 $29,970 and employment of 110. That median is 3.9% lower than the median here.
- Mayaguez, PR is 34 miles away, with a median of $33,160 and employment of 130. That median is 6.3% higher than the median here.
- Guayama, PR is 38 miles away, with a median of $33,410 and employment of 30. That median is 7.1% higher than the median here.
Employment share
Carpenters accounts for 0.38% of wage-and-salary employment in Ponce, PR (240 of 63,500). Nationally the occupation is 0.43% of employment (670,090 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.88 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Ponce, PR · Carpenters by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Carpenters make in Ponce, PR?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Carpenters in Ponce, PR is $31,200. The 10th percentile is $26,560 and the 90th percentile is $36,910. Employment is 240.
How does that compare with the national median for Carpenters?
The local median is 48.5% lower than the national median of $60,580.
How does Ponce, PR compare with nearby metros for Carpenters?
Arecibo, PR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $29,970. Ponce, PR ranks 3rd of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.