The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of retail sales workers in Ponce, Puerto Rico is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of first-line supervisors of retail sales workers in Ponce is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $18,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $32,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of retail sales workers in Ponce, Puerto Rico in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,250.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of retail sales workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $27,080 | 11.74% | 12.78% |
| 2021 | $23,900 | -4.06% | - |
| 2020 | $24,870 | 1.93% | - |
| 2019 | $24,390 | -1.39% | - |
| 2018 | $24,730 | 8.25% | - |
| 2017 | $22,690 | 3.00% | - |
| 2016 | $22,010 | 1.73% | - |
| 2015 | $21,630 | -0.79% | - |
| 2014 | $21,800 | 0.55% | - |
| 2013 | $21,680 | -8.95% | - |
| 2012 | $23,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,080 in Ponce is in the middle of salary range for first-line supervisors of retail sales workers in state of Puerto Rico. In comparison, the annual salary of first-line supervisors of retail sales workers in Ponce is 6.5 percent (6.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo and 29.9 percent (29.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area 2.