Wages & salaries for Food preparation workers in Ponce, PR Wages & salaries for Food preparation workers in Ponce, PR Food preparation workers (Occupation [OCC] code: 35-2021) in Ponce, PR (BLS Area code: 38660 ) earned an average wage of $6.48 per hour and an average annual salary of $13,470Ponce, PR450Food preparation workersIndustry comparison
Food preparation workers in Ponce, PR earned 27% less than average for Food preparation workers in the United States.

Region/area/city comparison
Food preparation workers in Ponce, PR earned 32% less than the average worker in Ponce, PR.

State salary comparison
Food preparation workers in Ponce, PR earned 65% less than the average worker in Puerto Rico.

National salary comparison
Food preparation workers in Ponce, PR earned 66% less than the average worker in the United States.

Food preparation workers in Ponce, PRFood preparation workers in Ponce, PR

Mean hourly wage:	$6.48
Tenth (10th) percentile hourly wage:	$5.52
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile hourly wage:	$5.84
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] hourly wage:	$6.38
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile hourly wage:	$6.91
Ninetieth (90th) percentile hourly wage:	$8.18

Food preparation workers in Ponce, PR

Mean annual salary:	$13,470
Tenth (10th) percentile annual salary:	$11,480
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile annual salary:	$12,150
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] annual salary:	$13,260
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile annual salary:	$14,380
Ninetieth (90th) percentile annual salary:	$17,010