SOC 17-2112 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025

How much do Industrial Engineers make in Ponce, PR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Industrial Engineers in Ponce, PR is $83,040. The 10th percentile is $61,110 and the 90th percentile is $107,710. Employment is 290.

Median annual wage

$83,040

10th percentile
$61,110
25th percentile
$76,570
Median
$83,040
75th percentile
$103,840
90th percentile
$107,710
Mean
$85,910

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Industrial Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $61,110 and the 90th percentile is $107,710. The difference is $46,600, which is 56.1% 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 $76,570 to the 75th at $103,840, covers $27,270.

The mean annual wage is $85,910, which sits above the median of $83,040. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Ponce, PR median is 18.9% lower than the national median of $102,440 for Industrial Engineers.

It is 1.5% higher than the Puerto Rico median of $81,820.

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

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Industrial Engineers. Ponce, PR ranks 2nd of 5 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 $82,930 and employment of 100. That median is 0.1% lower than the median here.
  • Mayaguez, PR is 34 miles away, with a median of $63,280 and employment of 60. That median is 23.8% lower than the median here.
  • Aguadilla, PR is 39 miles away, with a median of $84,030 and employment of 280. That median is 1.2% higher than the median here.

Employment share

Industrial Engineers accounts for 0.46% of wage-and-salary employment in Ponce, PR (290 of 63,500). Nationally the occupation is 0.24% of employment (365,740 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.94 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 Industrial Engineers make in Ponce, PR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Industrial Engineers in Ponce, PR is $83,040. The 10th percentile is $61,110 and the 90th percentile is $107,710. Employment is 290.

How does that compare with the national median for Industrial Engineers?

The local median is 18.9% lower than the national median of $102,440.

How does Ponce, PR compare with nearby metros for Industrial Engineers?

Arecibo, PR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $82,930. Ponce, PR ranks 2nd of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.