SOC 25-1071 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary make in Ponce, PR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in Ponce, PR is $77,370. The 10th percentile is $45,660 and the 90th percentile is $172,900. Employment is 110.

Median annual wage

$77,370

10th percentile
$45,660
25th percentile
$56,280
Median
$77,370
75th percentile
$99,080
90th percentile
$172,900
Mean
$90,290

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

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Percentile spread

For Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $45,660 and the 90th percentile is $172,900. The difference is $127,240, which is 164.5% 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 $56,280 to the 75th at $99,080, covers $42,800.

The mean annual wage is $90,290, which sits above the median of $77,370. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Ponce, PR median is 27.9% lower than the national median of $107,310 for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary.

It is 9.3% lower than the Puerto Rico median of $85,320.

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 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary. 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 $100,150 and employment of 40. That median is 29.4% higher than the median here.
  • Mayaguez, PR is 34 miles away, with a median of $84,480 and employment of 40. That median is 9.2% higher than the median here.
  • San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR is 44 miles away, with a median of $101,530 and employment of 1,260. That median is 31.2% higher than the median here.

Employment share

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.17% of wage-and-salary employment in Ponce, PR (110 of 63,500). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (221,270 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.22 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 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary make in Ponce, PR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in Ponce, PR is $77,370. The 10th percentile is $45,660 and the 90th percentile is $172,900. Employment is 110.

How does that compare with the national median for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary?

The local median is 27.9% lower than the national median of $107,310.

How does Ponce, PR compare with nearby metros for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary?

Arecibo, PR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $100,150. Ponce, PR ranks 4th of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.