How does Security Guards pay in Puerto Rico compare to the national average?

Puerto Rico Security Guards salaries are 47% below the US national median of $38,370 per year.

What is the salary range for a Security Guards in Puerto Rico?

Security Guards salaries in Puerto Rico range from $19,760 (10th percentile) to $22,050 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Security Guards Salary in Puerto Rico

Q: What is the median salary for a Security Guards in Puerto Rico?

The median salary for a Security Guards in Puerto Rico is $20,210 per year ($9.72/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data.

SOC 33-9032 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Security Guards in Puerto Rico is $20,210 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $9.72 per hour. This is 47% below the national median of $38,370. 27,440 people work as Security Guards in Puerto Rico. Wages have grown 12% since 2019, when the median was $17,970.

Median Annual Salary

$20,210

Mean Annual

$21,190

Median Hourly

$9.72

Total Employed

27,440

Salary Distribution

$20k

10th

$20k

25th

$20k

Median

$21k

75th

$22k

90th

How This Compares

Puerto Rico

$20,210

this metro

United States

$38,370

you earn -47% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$20,210	$21,190	27,440
2023	$18,420	$19,530	28,270
2022	$17,680	$18,730	27,480
2021	$19,420	$19,150	24,900
2020	$18,340	$18,660	24,320
2019	$17,970	$18,160	26,560

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First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$47,170
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