May 2025 OEWS · Puerto Rico

Highest-paying jobs in Ponce, PR

All-occupations median

$26,940

10th percentile
$21,840
25th percentile
$21,910
Median
$26,940
75th percentile
$37,850
90th percentile
$60,330
Mean
$35,310

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Employment across all occupations: 63,500.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis has not published a 2024 all-items regional price parity for this metro.

Puerto Rico · What this metro includes

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Senior Airman Stephen Czech, a firefighter at Spangdahlem Air Base, in 2021. Photograph by Staff Sgt. Susan Roberts, U.S. Air Force. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Highest published annual medians

Detailed occupations in Ponce, PR with a published annual median, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Physicians, All Other40$63,950$253,660$319,510
Industrial Production Managers90$78,000$130,550$214,610
Architectural and Engineering Managers50$101,340$128,650$165,540
Family Medicine PhysiciansNot available$94,850$128,080$545,980
Pharmacists150$55,010$107,010$132,420
Computer and Information Systems Managers40$61,740$98,070$207,310
Industrial Engineers290$61,110$83,040$107,710
Human Resources Managers50$50,100$82,770$193,400
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary120$48,870$82,590$97,570
Chief Executives120$50,060$81,730$238,120
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers60$40,090$78,990$171,840
Education Administrators, Postsecondary70$41,600$77,970$156,760
Financial Managers150$43,370$77,470$156,960
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary110$45,660$77,370$172,900
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists40$51,550$76,840$92,060
Financial and Investment Analysts50$38,600$75,640$103,120
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other30$63,860$75,380$92,410
Construction Managers50$41,660$72,420$109,780
Sales Managers80$45,140$66,190$151,420
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary70$64,180$65,570$76,340
Medical and Health Services Managers90$46,560$64,910$170,770
Administrative Services Managers210$36,780$64,510$108,740
General and Operations Managers370$33,100$64,000$139,370
Engineers, All Other40$36,510$63,800$94,680
Facilities Managers50$39,400$63,730$143,670
Business Teachers, Postsecondary40$57,910$63,500$78,700
Transportation Security Screeners30$61,110$63,130$67,200
Teachers and Instructors, All Other460$30,740$63,040$74,180
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education530$49,570$62,860$74,590
Logisticians60$33,540$61,110$78,850
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education280$51,480$61,080$73,720
Special Education Teachers, Middle School80$51,290$60,710$71,790
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School160$51,520$60,430$61,820
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education560$47,030$60,320$73,520
Medical AssistantsNot available$33,980$59,990$60,230
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education230$29,890$59,660$73,870
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School140$51,170$58,970$61,530
Physical Therapists40$45,070$58,820$99,900
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other400$46,270$58,140$96,790
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School110$51,150$56,230$63,040

Largest occupations

Largest detailed occupations in Ponce, PR by May 2025 employment.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Retail Salespersons3,580$21,840$22,030$30,780
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners2,940$21,840$21,840$27,020
Cashiers2,320$21,840$21,840$28,960
Fast Food and Counter Workers2,100$21,840$21,840$22,430
Registered Nurses1,980$36,340$38,570$57,970
Office Clerks, General1,560$21,840$23,070$31,320
Stockers and Order Fillers1,490$21,840$27,030$31,220
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive1,480$21,840$24,130$34,950
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators1,430$22,840$28,620$29,420
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General1,080$21,840$22,330$34,650
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers1,000$22,340$29,690$51,470
Customer Service Representatives900$21,840$26,810$35,960
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers880$27,310$38,840$61,770
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary860$21,840$22,530$30,960
Home Health and Personal Care Aides730$21,840$21,840$23,090
Waiters and Waitresses730$21,840$22,260$37,140
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers730$21,840$21,840$25,360
Industrial Machinery Mechanics700$33,470$36,440$43,930
Construction Laborers660$21,840$23,510$30,350
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants650$21,840$23,220$48,840
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria640$21,840$28,540$39,990
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers640$21,840$23,490$35,100
Security Guards600$21,840$21,840$25,640
Cooks, Restaurant600$21,840$23,350$28,740
Accountants and Auditors590$23,950$37,980$68,480

Questions this page answers

What is the median wage in Ponce, PR?

Across all occupations, the May 2025 median annual wage in Ponce, PR is $26,940. Employment is 63,500.

Which published occupation has the highest median in Ponce, PR?

Physicians, All Other has the highest published annual median on this list, $253,660, in the May 2025 OEWS estimates for Ponce, PR.