SOC 41-3021 · Sales and Related Occupations · May 2025

How much do Insurance Sales Agents make in Ponce, PR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Insurance Sales Agents in Ponce, PR is $36,920. The 10th percentile is $22,940 and the 90th percentile is $74,990. Employment is 170.

Median annual wage

$36,920

10th percentile
$22,940
25th percentile
$29,390
Median
$36,920
75th percentile
$56,500
90th percentile
$74,990
Mean
$45,950

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Insurance Sales Agents, the published 10th percentile is $22,940 and the 90th percentile is $74,990. The difference is $52,050, which is 141.0% 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 $29,390 to the 75th at $56,500, covers $27,110.

The mean annual wage is $45,950, which sits above the median of $36,920. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Ponce, PR median is 40.7% lower than the national median of $62,280 for Insurance Sales Agents.

It is 1.8% higher than the Puerto Rico median of $36,250.

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 Insurance Sales Agents. 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 $29,990 and employment of 130. That median is 18.8% lower than the median here.
  • Mayaguez, PR is 34 miles away, with a median of $34,600 and employment of 130. That median is 6.3% lower than the median here.
  • Guayama, PR is 38 miles away, with a median of $37,370 and employment of 100. That median is 1.2% higher than the median here.

Employment share

Insurance Sales Agents accounts for 0.27% of wage-and-salary employment in Ponce, PR (170 of 63,500). Nationally the occupation is 0.31% of employment (479,100 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.87 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 Insurance Sales Agents make in Ponce, PR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Insurance Sales Agents in Ponce, PR is $36,920. The 10th percentile is $22,940 and the 90th percentile is $74,990. Employment is 170.

How does that compare with the national median for Insurance Sales Agents?

The local median is 40.7% lower than the national median of $62,280.

How does Ponce, PR compare with nearby metros for Insurance Sales Agents?

Arecibo, PR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $29,990. Ponce, PR ranks 3rd of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.