SOC 29-1229 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Physicians, All Other make in Ponce, PR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physicians, All Other in Ponce, PR is $253,660. The 10th percentile is $63,950 and the 90th percentile is $319,510. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$253,660

10th percentile
$63,950
25th percentile
$194,070
Median
$253,660
75th percentile
$285,460
90th percentile
$319,510
Mean
$226,220

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Physicians, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $63,950 and the 90th percentile is $319,510. The difference is $255,560, which is 100.7% 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 $194,070 to the 75th at $285,460, covers $91,390.

The mean annual wage is $226,220, which sits below the median of $253,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Ponce, PR median is 4.6% lower than the national median of $265,930 for Physicians, All Other.

It is 47.3% higher than the Puerto Rico median of $172,230.

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

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physicians, All Other. Ponce, PR ranks 1st of 3 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).).

  • Mayaguez, PR is 34 miles away, with a median of $229,760 and employment of 40. That median is 9.4% lower than the median here.
  • San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR is 44 miles away, with a median of $141,670 and employment of 810. That median is 44.1% lower than the median here.

Employment share

Physicians, All Other accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Ponce, PR (40 of 63,500). Nationally the occupation is 0.22% of employment (342,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.29 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 Physicians, All Other make in Ponce, PR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physicians, All Other in Ponce, PR is $253,660. The 10th percentile is $63,950 and the 90th percentile is $319,510. Employment is 40.

How does that compare with the national median for Physicians, All Other?

The local median is 4.6% lower than the national median of $265,930.

How does Ponce, PR compare with nearby metros for Physicians, All Other?

Mayaguez, PR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 34 miles away, at $229,760. Ponce, PR ranks 1st of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.