Ponce, PR metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Ponce Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Ponce, PR metro area

Figures describe the Ponce, PR metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Ponce city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (1 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 220 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Ponce, PR metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$253,660	$121.95	40
2	Industrial Production Managers	$130,550	$62.77	90
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$128,650	$61.85	50
4	Family Medicine Physicians	$128,080	$61.58	Not published
5	Pharmacists	$107,010	$51.45	150
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$98,070	$47.15	40
7	Industrial Engineers	$83,040	$39.92	290
8	Human Resources Managers	$82,770	$39.79	50
9	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$82,590	Not published	120
10	Chief Executives	$81,730	$39.29	120
11	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$78,990	$37.98	60
12	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$77,970	$37.48	70
13	Financial Managers	$77,470	$37.24	150
14	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,370	Not published	110
15	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$76,840	$36.94	40
16	Financial and Investment Analysts	$75,640	$36.36	50
17	Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$75,380	Not published	30
18	Construction Managers	$72,420	$34.82	50
19	Sales Managers	$66,190	$31.82	80
20	Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,570	Not published	70
21	Medical and Health Services Managers	$64,910	$31.21	90
22	Administrative Services Managers	$64,510	$31.01	210
23	General and Operations Managers	$64,000	$30.77	370
24	Engineers, All Other	$63,800	$30.67	40
25	Facilities Managers	$63,730	$30.64	50

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Ponce metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.