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Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Ponce, PR

SOC 25-1071 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Median
$77,370
per year in Ponce, PR
Middle half
$56,280–$99,080
25th to 75th percentile
Employed
110
in Ponce, PR
Concentration
1.27×
share of workforce vs. U.S.

How local pay compares

Ponce, PR
$77,370
published median
United States
$107,310
27.9% below the national median
Rank among metro areas
145th
200 with a published estimate

State-level comparison: Puerto Rico ($85,320). Metro estimates cover the whole labor market, including portions that cross state lines.

What the local range looks like

The wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the darker section is the middle half, and the tick is the median for Ponce, PR.

$45,660$172,900

Getting in

Typical education to enter
Doctoral or professional degree
Related work experience
Less than 5 years
On-the-job training
None

Compare other metro areas

Every linked area below has a published estimate for health specialties teachers, postsecondary. Missing areas were withheld by BLS rather than measured at zero.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedianCost of livingEmployedConcentrationvs. national
1San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$101,5301,2601.29×
2Arecibo, PR$100,150400.83×
3Mayaguez, PR$84,480400.54×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where health specialties teachers, postsecondary wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

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