SOC 33-9093 · Ponce, PR metro

Transportation Security Screeners Salary in Ponce, PR

The average salary for transportation security screeners in Ponce, Puerto Rico is $62,690 a year ($30.14 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $63,130: half of the 30 people in this job in the Ponce, PR metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($64,120).

$62,690average per year

$30.14 / hourMedian $63,130

  • $61K10th
  • $61K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $63K75th
  • $67K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

30people in this job
-2%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 3Puerto Rico metros
n/acost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Transportation Security Screeners pay range in Ponce

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,110 a year or less, while the top 10% make $67,200 or more. The middle half of transportation security screeners in Ponce earn between $61,110 and $63,130.

  • $61K10th
  • $61K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $63K75th
  • $67K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$62,690$5,224$30.14
Median$63,130$5,261$30.35
Entry level (25th percentile)$61,110$5,092$29.38
Experienced (75th percentile)$63,130$5,261$30.35

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

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Is Ponce a good place for transportation security screeners? Pay vs. cost of living

This job pays 2.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Ponce ($26,940). A typical home costs $103,100, or 1.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Transportation Security Screeners salary in other Puerto Rico cities

Ponce ranks 1st of 3 Puerto Rico metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Transportation Security Screeners salaries in Puerto Rico

Highest-paying cities for transportation security screeners

Allentown, PA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($78,620).

Transportation Security Screeners salary by city

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Transportation Security Screeners salary in Ponce: questions

How much do transportation security screeners make an hour in Ponce?

$30.14 an hour on average, and $30.35 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level transportation security screeners salary in Ponce?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,110 a year and the 25th percentile is $61,110, a fair guide to starting pay.

Do transportation security screeners earn more in Ponce than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($64,120).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 33-9093; area Ponce, PR (38660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.9%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Census median home value (Zillow does not cover this metro). Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.61, this job is 1.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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