Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Ponce, PR

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Ponce, PR, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Ponce, PR are those of all other physicians, with an average annual salary of $222,020. The second highest-paying jobs are those of pharmacists, with an average salary of $104,040.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Ponce, PR has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Ponce, PR in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Ponce, PR (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	All Other Physicians	$222,020	$133,910	30
2	Pharmacists	$104,040	$45,660	160
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$99,840	$63,870	60
4	Industrial Production Managers	$98,450	$49,990	110
5	Chief Executives	$80,510	$33,300	150
6	Marketing Managers	$77,100	$31,400	30
7	Industrial Engineers	$74,640	$48,300	310
8	Postsecondary Teaching Assistants	$72,730	$35,170	230
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$71,940	$37,220	50
10	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$64,690	$23,640	60
11	Facilities Managers	$64,340	$32,580	30
12	Financial Managers	$63,960	$34,270	180
13	School Psychologists	$61,990	$61,810	80
14	Medical and Health Services Managers	$60,800	$46,120	100
15	General and Operations Managers	$60,630	$30,230	370
16	Human Resources Managers	$60,510	$27,820	60
17	Sales Managers	$60,150	$37,230	90
18	Civil Engineers	$56,190	$31,100	120
19	Logisticians	$55,270	$28,930	50
20	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$52,360	$37,380	120
21	Lawyers	$52,080	$25,830	90
22	Other Business Operations Specialists	$49,720	$28,500	290
23	Family Medicine Physicians	$49,140	$49,140	100
24	Administrative Services Managers	$49,000	$29,630	160
25	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$48,420	$37,010	90
26	Other Social Workers	$48,030	$48,030	40
27	Social and Community Service Managers	$47,860	$25,880	40
28	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$47,850	$32,130	40
29	All Other Managers	$47,090	$28,800	100
30	Financial Analysts	$46,790	$30,070	50
31	Computer Systems Analysts	$46,390	$27,570	30
32	Management Analysts	$45,990	$25,960	50
33	Project Management Specialists	$45,760	$25,690	30
34	Compliance Officers	$45,100	$26,000	180
35	Physical Therapists	$44,940	$18,630	40
36	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$43,600	$31,660	40
37	Coaches and Scouts	$41,700	$25,220	200
38	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$38,940	$29,880	50
39	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$38,770	$29,970	110
40	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$38,310	$29,090	170
41	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$38,270	$22,360	40
42	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$38,220	$28,960	190
43	Biological Technicians	$38,090	$29,740	30
44	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$38,040	$22,300	60
45	Industrial Engineering Technicians	$37,720	$28,740	90
46	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$37,710	$29,070	1,430
47	Farm and Home Management Advisors	$37,550	$28,100	70
48	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$37,030	$26,110	540
49	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$37,000	$19,100	130
50	Human Resources Specialists	$36,340	$22,510	140
51	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$36,020	$21,670	40
52	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$35,940	$23,210	50
53	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$35,580	$18,650	190
54	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$34,830	$20,530	80
55	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$33,390	$17,680	80
56	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$33,330	$18,520	310
57	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$32,610	$18,460	40
58	Training and Development Specialists	$32,530	$23,100	90
59	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$32,390	$19,990	140
60	Registered Nurses	$31,670	$28,310	1,830
61	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$31,650	$21,860	1,020
62	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$31,300	$21,990	300
63	Accountants and Auditors	$31,090	$22,380	480
64	Word Processors and Typists	$30,920	$18,900	120
65	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$30,470	$29,730	430
66	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$30,400	$18,300	120
67	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$30,330	$22,040	330
68	Computer Programmers	$30,320	$23,680	50
69	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$30,310	$23,460	220
70	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$30,040	$21,520	280
71	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$29,990	$21,890	100
72	Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	$29,980	$18,800	40
73	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$29,840	$18,130	360
74	Chefs and Head Cooks	$29,790	$21,330	50
75	Architectural and Civil Drafters	$29,650	$18,690	60
76	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$29,540	$19,150	180
77	Food Service Managers	$29,440	$24,390	160
78	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$29,310	$23,820	60
79	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$29,110	$21,920	240
80	Insurance Sales Agents	$28,980	$18,310	130
81	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$28,930	$19,000	130
82	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$28,750	$17,820	70
83	Postsecondary Education Teachers	$28,710	$21,680	40
84	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$28,660	$22,250	40
85	Loan Officers	$28,540	$23,060	50
86	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	$28,520	$18,510	150
87	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$28,380	$17,690	370
88	Graphic Designers	$28,370	$21,460	40
89	Electricians	$28,370	$20,100	110
90	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$28,170	$19,830	210
91	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$28,030	$19,890	100
92	Healthcare Social Workers	$27,960	$17,680	50
93	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$27,780	$17,680	380
94	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$27,630	$17,680	220
95	First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$27,420	$18,720	30
96	Library Technicians	$27,210	$21,130	40
97	Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$27,170	$21,040	30
98	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$27,080	$18,250	1,110
99	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$27,060	$18,230	210
100	Machinists	$26,960	$17,680	150

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Ponce, PR – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Pharmacists	$98,130
2	Industrial Production Managers	$97,870
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$93,170
4	Family Medicine Physicians	$79,330
5	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$77,790
6	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$77,330
7	Industrial Engineers	$72,450
8	Management Analysts	$70,910
9	Construction Managers	$63,200
10	School Psychologists	$61,990

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Ponce, PR – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$129,290
2	Industrial Production Managers	$100,380
3	Pharmacists	$92,470
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$83,410
5	Family Medicine Physicians	$80,510
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$79,320
7	Chief Executives	$75,320
8	Industrial Engineers	$69,670
9	Purchasing Managers	$64,540
10	Lawyers	$63,380

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Ponce, PR – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$120,460
2	Industrial Production Managers	$94,270
3	Pharmacists	$87,650
4	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$84,480
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$75,500
6	Chief Executives	$73,560
7	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$73,290
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$72,980
9	Purchasing Managers	$69,540
10	Industrial Engineers	$68,200

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