High paying medical jobs in Ponce, PR

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Ponce, PR. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single medical job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025

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OccupationMedian, Ponce, PR · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$253,660
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,950 – $319,51040
2Pharmacists$107,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$55,010 – $132,420150
3Physical Therapists$58,820
Doctoral or professional degree
$45,070 – $99,90040
4Dietitians and Nutritionists$43,030
Bachelor's degree
$27,920 – $90,73040
5Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$39,750
Associate's degree
$21,840 – $48,01070
6Registered Nurses$38,570
Bachelor's degree
$36,340 – $57,9701,980
7Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$36,280
Bachelor's degree
$27,840 – $47,840340
8Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$30,850
Associate's degree
$24,330 – $56,190120
9Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$30,220
Postsecondary nondegree award
$25,840 – $54,19040
10Opticians, Dispensing$29,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,800 – $44,34090
11Medical Records Specialists$28,630
Postsecondary nondegree award
$21,840 – $48,510150
12Pharmacy Technicians$27,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,250 – $42,900480
13Surgical Technologists$27,230
Postsecondary nondegree award
$26,970 – $31,800100
14Respiratory Therapists$25,780
Associate's degree
$24,100 – $80,88050
15Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$24,900
Postsecondary nondegree award
$21,840 – $37,270260
16Paramedics$24,090
Postsecondary nondegree award
$21,840 – $46,710110
17Emergency Medical Technicians$21,840
Postsecondary nondegree award
$21,840 – $26,33060

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianPonce, PR	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$253,660	$63,950 – $319,510	40
2	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$107,010	$55,010 – $132,420	150
3	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$58,820	$45,070 – $99,900	40
4	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$43,030	$27,920 – $90,730	40
5	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$39,750	$21,840 – $48,010	70
6	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$38,570	$36,340 – $57,970	1,980
7	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$36,280	$27,840 – $47,840	340
8	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$30,850	$24,330 – $56,190	120
9	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$30,220	$25,840 – $54,190	40
10	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$29,070	$22,800 – $44,340	90
11	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$28,630	$21,840 – $48,510	150
12	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$27,970	$22,250 – $42,900	480
13	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$27,230	$26,970 – $31,800	100
14	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$25,780	$24,100 – $80,880	50
15	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$24,900	$21,840 – $37,270	260
16	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$24,090	$21,840 – $46,710	110
17	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$21,840	$21,840 – $26,330	60

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Ponce, PR. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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