High paying teaching and library jobs in Ponce, PR

Every teaching and library 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 teaching and library 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

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$77,370
Doctoral or professional degree
$45,660 – $172,900110
2Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$75,380
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,860 – $92,41030
3Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$65,570
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,180 – $76,34070
4Business Teachers, Postsecondary$63,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$57,910 – $78,70040
5Teachers and Instructors, All Other$63,040
Bachelor's degree
$30,740 – $74,180460
6Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$62,860
Bachelor's degree
$49,570 – $74,590530
7Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,080
Bachelor's degree
$51,480 – $73,720280
8Special Education Teachers, Middle School$60,710
Bachelor's degree
$51,290 – $71,79080
9Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$60,430
Bachelor's degree
$51,520 – $61,820160
10Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,320
Bachelor's degree
$47,030 – $73,520560
11Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$59,660
Bachelor's degree
$29,890 – $73,870230
12Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$58,970
Bachelor's degree
$51,170 – $61,530140
13Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$58,140
Doctoral or professional degree
$46,270 – $96,790400
14Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$56,230
Bachelor's degree
$51,150 – $63,040110
15Farm and Home Management Educators$53,130
Master's degree
$51,340 – $62,19050
16Special Education Teachers, All Other$52,260
Bachelor's degree
$50,770 – $59,30080
17Self-Enrichment Teachers$50,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,670 – $64,28060
18Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$50,260
Master's degree
$21,840 – $62,820140
19Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$48,570
Doctoral or professional degree
$41,120 – $58,27030
20Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$47,150
Bachelor's degree
$28,010 – $128,770230
21Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$45,670
Bachelor's degree
$31,200 – $63,860280
22Instructional Coordinators$36,650
Master's degree
$31,300 – $49,400110
23Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$31,790
Associate's degree
$22,120 – $35,890190
24Library Technicians$28,660
Postsecondary nondegree award
$21,930 – $40,67040
25Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$22,530
Some college, no degree
$21,840 – $30,960860

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	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$77,370	$45,660 – $172,900	110
2	Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$75,380	$63,860 – $92,410	30
3	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$65,570	$64,180 – $76,340	70
4	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$63,500	$57,910 – $78,700	40
5	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$63,040	$30,740 – $74,180	460
6	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$62,860	$49,570 – $74,590	530
7	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$61,080	$51,480 – $73,720	280
8	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,710	$51,290 – $71,790	80
9	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,430	$51,520 – $61,820	160
10	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$60,320	$47,030 – $73,520	560
11	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$59,660	$29,890 – $73,870	230
12	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$58,970	$51,170 – $61,530	140
13	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$58,140	$46,270 – $96,790	400
14	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$56,230	$51,150 – $63,040	110
15	Farm and Home Management EducatorsMaster's degree	$53,130	$51,340 – $62,190	50
16	Special Education Teachers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$52,260	$50,770 – $59,300	80
17	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,610	$22,670 – $64,280	60
18	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$50,260	$21,840 – $62,820	140
19	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$48,570	$41,120 – $58,270	30
20	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$47,150	$28,010 – $128,770	230
21	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$45,670	$31,200 – $63,860	280
22	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$36,650	$31,300 – $49,400	110
23	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$31,790	$22,120 – $35,890	190
24	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$28,660	$21,930 – $40,670	40
25	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$22,530	$21,840 – $30,960	860

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