SOC 31-9092 · Healthcare Support Occupations · May 2025
How much do Medical Assistants make in Ponce, PR?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Medical Assistants in Ponce, PR is $59,990. The 10th percentile is $33,980 and the 90th percentile is $60,230. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$59,990
- 10th percentile
- $33,980
- 25th percentile
- $59,990
- Median
- $59,990
- 75th percentile
- $59,990
- 90th percentile
- $60,230
- Mean
- $54,230
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.
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Percentile spread
For Medical Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $33,980 and the 90th percentile is $60,230. The difference is $26,250, which is 43.8% 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 $59,990 to the 75th at $59,990, covers $0.
The mean annual wage is $54,230, which sits below the median of $59,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Ponce, PR median is 31.3% higher than the national median of $45,690 for Medical Assistants.
It is 30.1% higher than the Puerto Rico median of $46,120.
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
One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Medical Assistants. Ponce, PR ranks 1st of 2 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).).
- San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR is 44 miles away, with a median of $29,540. That median is 50.8% lower than the median here.
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Questions this page answers
How much do Medical Assistants make in Ponce, PR?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Medical Assistants in Ponce, PR is $59,990. The 10th percentile is $33,980 and the 90th percentile is $60,230.
How does that compare with the national median for Medical Assistants?
The local median is 31.3% higher than the national median of $45,690.
How does Ponce, PR compare with nearby metros for Medical Assistants?
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 44 miles away, at $29,540. Ponce, PR ranks 1st of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.