SOC 33-1012 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives make in Ponce, PR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives in Ponce, PR is $32,270. The 10th percentile is $26,570 and the 90th percentile is $35,680. Employment is 110.

Median annual wage

$32,270

10th percentile
$26,570
25th percentile
$26,570
Median
$32,270
75th percentile
$35,680
90th percentile
$35,680
Mean
$37,890

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Asparagus pickers in the Maneadero valley, Baja California. Photograph by Tomas Castelazo. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives, the published 10th percentile is $26,570 and the 90th percentile is $35,680. The difference is $9,110, which is 28.2% 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 $26,570 to the 75th at $35,680, covers $9,110.

The mean annual wage is $37,890, which sits above the median of $32,270. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Ponce, PR median is 69.6% lower than the national median of $106,040 for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives.

It is 35.8% lower than the Puerto Rico median of $50,300.

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

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives. Ponce, PR ranks 4th of 4 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 $96,310 and employment of 50. That median is 198.5% higher than the median here.
  • Aguadilla, PR is 39 miles away, with a median of $33,940 and employment of 40. That median is 5.2% higher than the median here.
  • San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR is 44 miles away, with a median of $50,560 and employment of 2,630. That median is 56.7% higher than the median here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives accounts for 0.17% of wage-and-salary employment in Ponce, PR (110 of 63,500). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (154,610 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.74 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 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives make in Ponce, PR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives in Ponce, PR is $32,270. The 10th percentile is $26,570 and the 90th percentile is $35,680. Employment is 110.

How does that compare with the national median for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives?

The local median is 69.6% lower than the national median of $106,040.

How does Ponce, PR compare with nearby metros for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives?

Arecibo, PR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $96,310. Ponce, PR ranks 4th of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.