SOC 11-9151 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Social and Community Service Managers make in Ponce, PR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Social and Community Service Managers in Ponce, PR is $50,000. The 10th percentile is $36,340 and the 90th percentile is $103,660. Employment is 60.

Median annual wage

$50,000

10th percentile
$36,340
25th percentile
$39,120
Median
$50,000
75th percentile
$64,840
90th percentile
$103,660
Mean
$56,810

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Social and Community Service Managers, the published 10th percentile is $36,340 and the 90th percentile is $103,660. The difference is $67,320, which is 134.6% 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 $39,120 to the 75th at $64,840, covers $25,720.

The mean annual wage is $56,810, which sits above the median of $50,000. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Ponce, PR median is 37.8% lower than the national median of $80,390 for Social and Community Service Managers.

It is 17.1% lower than the Puerto Rico median of $60,280.

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 Social and Community Service Managers. Ponce, PR ranks 3rd 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 $47,280 and employment of 30. That median is 5.4% lower than the median here.
  • Mayaguez, PR is 34 miles away, with a median of $58,070 and employment of 50. That median is 16.1% higher than the median here.
  • Aguadilla, PR is 39 miles away, with a median of $43,920 and employment of 40. That median is 12.2% lower than the median here.

Employment share

Social and Community Service Managers accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Ponce, PR (60 of 63,500). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (209,330 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.70 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 Social and Community Service Managers make in Ponce, PR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Social and Community Service Managers in Ponce, PR is $50,000. The 10th percentile is $36,340 and the 90th percentile is $103,660. Employment is 60.

How does that compare with the national median for Social and Community Service Managers?

The local median is 37.8% lower than the national median of $80,390.

How does Ponce, PR compare with nearby metros for Social and Community Service Managers?

Arecibo, PR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $47,280. Ponce, PR ranks 3rd of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.