Security Guards · SOC 33-9032
Security Guards Salary in the Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area as a whole — BLS covers this U.S. territory as a single area.
Security Guards in the Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $21,840 per year ($10.50 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $21,840 at the 10th percentile to $40,330 at the 90th. BLS estimates 300 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Security Guards in the Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area earn more than $21,840 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $21,840 and $22,720.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $21,840 | $21,840 | $21,840 | $22,720 | $40,330 |
| Hourly | $10.50 | $10.50 | $10.50 | $10.92 | $19.39 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area$21,840 median for Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $21,840 to $22,720
- Puerto Ricostate$21,840 median for Puerto Rico; middle half earns $21,840 to $21,840
- United Statesnational$38,020 median for United States; middle half earns $35,210 to $46,200
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is about the same vs Puerto Rico overall and −43% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Puerto Rico
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for security guards, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan areathis page$21,840 median for Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $21,840 to $22,720
- $22,080 median for Arecibo metro area; middle half earns $21,840 to $22,080
- $21,840 median for Aguadilla metro area; middle half earns $21,840 to $21,840
- $21,840 median for Mayaguez metro area; middle half earns $21,840 to $21,840
- $21,840 median for Ponce metro area; middle half earns $21,840 to $22,280
- $21,840 median for San Juan metro area; middle half earns $21,840 to $21,840
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for security guardss · Highest-paying occupations in Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.