The annual salary statistics of hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in Ponce, Puerto Rico is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 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 | $17,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $18,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $19,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $26,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 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 $26,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $18,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,680.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $18,770 | 9.32% | 4.79% |
| 2021 | $17,020 | -8.17% | - |
| 2019 | $18,410 | 0.98% | - |
| 2018 | $18,230 | 1.26% | - |
| 2017 | $18,000 | 1.22% | - |
| 2016 | $17,780 | -1.46% | - |
| 2014 | $18,040 | 0.06% | - |
| 2013 | $18,030 | 0.89% | - |
| 2012 | $17,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $18,770 in Ponce is in the middle of salary range for hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in state of Puerto Rico. In comparison, the annual salary of hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in Ponce is 22.6 percent (22.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area and 4.7 percent (4.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo | |
| Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area 2 | |
| Ponce | |
| San German-Cabo Rojo | |
| Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian |