SOC 41-1011 · Sales and Related Occupations · May 2025
How much do First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 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 Retail Sales Workers in Ponce, PR is $29,690. The 10th percentile is $22,340 and the 90th percentile is $51,470. Employment is 1,000.
Median annual wage
$29,690
- 10th percentile
- $22,340
- 25th percentile
- $25,860
- Median
- $29,690
- 75th percentile
- $36,750
- 90th percentile
- $51,470
- Mean
- $34,380
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, the published 10th percentile is $22,340 and the 90th percentile is $51,470. The difference is $29,130, which is 98.1% 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 $25,860 to the 75th at $36,750, covers $10,890.
The mean annual wage is $34,380, which sits above the median of $29,690. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Ponce, PR median is 38.8% lower than the national median of $48,520 for First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers.
It is 1.3% lower than the Puerto Rico median of $30,090.
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 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers. 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 $29,910 and employment of 680. That median is 0.7% higher than the median here.
- Mayaguez, PR is 34 miles away, with a median of $29,040 and employment of 850. That median is 2.2% lower than the median here.
- Guayama, PR is 38 miles away, with a median of $29,290 and employment of 240. That median is 1.3% lower than the median here.
Employment share
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers accounts for 1.6% of wage-and-salary employment in Ponce, PR (1,000 of 63,500). Nationally the occupation is 0.72% of employment (1,121,800 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.18 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 Retail Sales Workers make in Ponce, PR?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Ponce, PR is $29,690. The 10th percentile is $22,340 and the 90th percentile is $51,470. Employment is 1,000.
How does that compare with the national median for First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers?
The local median is 38.8% lower than the national median of $48,520.
How does Ponce, PR compare with nearby metros for First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers?
Arecibo, PR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $29,910. Ponce, PR ranks 3rd of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.