SOC 47-2061 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025
How much do Construction Laborers make in Ponce, PR?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Construction Laborers in Ponce, PR is $23,510. The 10th percentile is $21,840 and the 90th percentile is $30,350. Employment is 660.
Median annual wage
$23,510
- 10th percentile
- $21,840
- 25th percentile
- $22,240
- Median
- $23,510
- 75th percentile
- $27,060
- 90th percentile
- $30,350
- Mean
- $25,160
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.
Percentile spread
For Construction Laborers, the published 10th percentile is $21,840 and the 90th percentile is $30,350. The difference is $8,510, which is 36.2% 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 $22,240 to the 75th at $27,060, covers $4,820.
The mean annual wage is $25,160, which sits above the median of $23,510. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Ponce, PR median is 50.1% lower than the national median of $47,120 for Construction Laborers.
It is 3.1% lower than the Puerto Rico median of $24,270.
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 Construction Laborers. Ponce, PR ranks 6th 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 $26,530 and employment of 350. That median is 12.8% higher than the median here.
- Mayaguez, PR is 34 miles away, with a median of $23,820 and employment of 500. That median is 1.3% higher than the median here.
- Guayama, PR is 38 miles away, with a median of $27,470 and employment of 90. That median is 16.8% higher than the median here.
Employment share
Construction Laborers accounts for 1.0% of wage-and-salary employment in Ponce, PR (660 of 63,500). Nationally the occupation is 0.71% of employment (1,096,780 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.47 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 · Construction Laborers 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 Construction Laborers make in Ponce, PR?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Construction Laborers in Ponce, PR is $23,510. The 10th percentile is $21,840 and the 90th percentile is $30,350. Employment is 660.
How does that compare with the national median for Construction Laborers?
The local median is 50.1% lower than the national median of $47,120.
How does Ponce, PR compare with nearby metros for Construction Laborers?
Arecibo, PR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $26,530. Ponce, PR ranks 6th of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.