How much do Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria make in Ponce, PR?

Percentile spread

For Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria, the published 10th percentile is $21,840 and the 90th percentile is $39,990. The difference is $18,150, which is 63.6% 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 $22,170 to the 75th at $28,700, covers $6,530.

The mean annual wage is $28,540, which sits above the median of $28,540. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Ponce, PR median is 23.8% lower than the national median of $37,450 for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria.

It is 8.7% higher than the Puerto Rico median of $26,260.

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 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Ponce, PR ranks 1st 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 $24,410 and employment of 380. That median is 14.5% lower than the median here.
• Mayaguez, PR is 34 miles away, with a median of $23,820 and employment of 510. That median is 16.5% lower than the median here.
• Guayama, PR is 38 miles away, with a median of $23,570 and employment of 200. That median is 17.4% lower than the median here.

Employment share

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria accounts for 1.0% of wage-and-salary employment in Ponce, PR (640 of 63,500). Nationally the occupation is 0.28% of employment (441,050 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.55 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.