SOC 17-2061 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025
How much do Computer Hardware Engineers make in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Hardware Engineers in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR is $81,830. The 10th percentile is $54,680 and the 90th percentile is $140,190. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$81,830
- 10th percentile
- $54,680
- 25th percentile
- $79,200
- Median
- $81,830
- 75th percentile
- $102,880
- 90th percentile
- $140,190
- Mean
- $88,440
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.
Percentile spread
For Computer Hardware Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $54,680 and the 90th percentile is $140,190. The difference is $85,510, which is 104.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $79,200 to the 75th at $102,880, covers $23,680.
The mean annual wage is $88,440, which sits above the median of $81,830. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR median is 49.4% lower than the national median of $161,740 for Computer Hardware Engineers.
It is 4.5% lower than the Puerto Rico median of $85,660.
Price-adjusted pay
The Bureau of Economic Analysis has not published a 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR, so this page does not show a price-adjusted wage.
Nearby metros
One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Computer Hardware Engineers. San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR ranks 2nd of 2 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Aguadilla, PR is 70 miles away, with a median of $98,520 and employment of 200. That median is 20.4% higher than the median here.
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Questions this page answers
How much do Computer Hardware Engineers make in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Hardware Engineers in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR is $81,830. The 10th percentile is $54,680 and the 90th percentile is $140,190.
How does that compare with the national median for Computer Hardware Engineers?
The local median is 49.4% lower than the national median of $161,740.
How does San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR compare with nearby metros for Computer Hardware Engineers?
Aguadilla, PR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 70 miles away, at $98,520. San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR ranks 2nd of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.