SOC 29-2052 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Pharmacy Technicians make in Ponce, PR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Pharmacy Technicians in Ponce, PR is $27,970. The 10th percentile is $22,250 and the 90th percentile is $42,900. Employment is 480.

Median annual wage

$27,970

10th percentile
$22,250
25th percentile
$23,410
Median
$27,970
75th percentile
$41,230
90th percentile
$42,900
Mean
$31,770

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Pharmacy Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $22,250 and the 90th percentile is $42,900. The difference is $20,650, which is 73.8% 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 $23,410 to the 75th at $41,230, covers $17,820.

The mean annual wage is $31,770, which sits above the median of $27,970. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Ponce, PR median is 38.9% lower than the national median of $45,750 for Pharmacy Technicians.

It is 5.3% lower than the Puerto Rico median of $29,520.

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 Pharmacy Technicians. Ponce, PR ranks 4th 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 $26,810 and employment of 360. That median is 4.1% lower than the median here.
  • Mayaguez, PR is 34 miles away, with a median of $36,100 and employment of 340. That median is 29.1% higher than the median here.
  • Guayama, PR is 38 miles away, with a median of $35,700 and employment of 120. That median is 27.6% higher than the median here.

Employment share

Pharmacy Technicians accounts for 0.76% of wage-and-salary employment in Ponce, PR (480 of 63,500). Nationally the occupation is 0.30% of employment (471,680 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.49 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 Pharmacy Technicians make in Ponce, PR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Pharmacy Technicians in Ponce, PR is $27,970. The 10th percentile is $22,250 and the 90th percentile is $42,900. Employment is 480.

How does that compare with the national median for Pharmacy Technicians?

The local median is 38.9% lower than the national median of $45,750.

How does Ponce, PR compare with nearby metros for Pharmacy Technicians?

Arecibo, PR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $26,810. Ponce, PR ranks 4th of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.