SOC 43-3071 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Tellers make in Ponce, PR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Tellers in Ponce, PR is $30,780. The 10th percentile is $21,850 and the 90th percentile is $32,870. Employment is 200.

Median annual wage

$30,780

10th percentile
$21,850
25th percentile
$27,790
Median
$30,780
75th percentile
$32,400
90th percentile
$32,870
Mean
$29,140

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Tellers, the published 10th percentile is $21,850 and the 90th percentile is $32,870. The difference is $11,020, which is 35.8% 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 $27,790 to the 75th at $32,400, covers $4,610.

The mean annual wage is $29,140, which sits below the median of $30,780. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Ponce, PR median is 28.5% lower than the national median of $43,030 for Tellers.

It is 1.2% higher than the Puerto Rico median of $30,430.

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 Tellers. Ponce, PR ranks 1st 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 $26,440 and employment of 150. That median is 14.1% lower than the median here.
  • Mayaguez, PR is 34 miles away, with a median of $30,250 and employment of 160. That median is 1.7% lower than the median here.
  • Guayama, PR is 38 miles away, with a median of $30,480 and employment of 40. That median is 1% lower than the median here.

Employment share

Tellers accounts for 0.31% of wage-and-salary employment in Ponce, PR (200 of 63,500). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (329,480 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.49 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 Tellers make in Ponce, PR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Tellers in Ponce, PR is $30,780. The 10th percentile is $21,850 and the 90th percentile is $32,870. Employment is 200.

How does that compare with the national median for Tellers?

The local median is 28.5% lower than the national median of $43,030.

How does Ponce, PR compare with nearby metros for Tellers?

Arecibo, PR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $26,440. Ponce, PR ranks 1st of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.