SOC 31-9092 · Healthcare Support Occupations · May 2025
How much do Medical Assistants 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 Medical Assistants in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR is $29,540. The 10th percentile is $22,200 and the 90th percentile is $52,020. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$29,540
- 10th percentile
- $22,200
- 25th percentile
- $22,490
- Median
- $29,540
- 75th percentile
- $47,490
- 90th percentile
- $52,020
- Mean
- $35,340
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.
Percentile spread
For Medical Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $22,200 and the 90th percentile is $52,020. The difference is $29,820, which is 100.9% 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 $22,490 to the 75th at $47,490, covers $25,000.
The mean annual wage is $35,340, which sits above the median of $29,540. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR median is 35.3% lower than the national median of $45,690 for Medical Assistants.
It is 35.9% lower than the Puerto Rico median of $46,120.
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 Medical Assistants. 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).).
- Ponce, PR is 44 miles away, with a median of $59,990. That median is 103.1% higher than the median here.
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Questions this page answers
How much do Medical Assistants make in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Medical Assistants in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR is $29,540. The 10th percentile is $22,200 and the 90th percentile is $52,020.
How does that compare with the national median for Medical Assistants?
The local median is 35.3% lower than the national median of $45,690.
How does San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR compare with nearby metros for Medical Assistants?
Ponce, PR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 44 miles away, at $59,990. San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR ranks 2nd of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.