SOC 33-3051 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025
How much do Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers make in Aguadilla, PR?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Aguadilla, PR is $28,560. The 10th percentile is $21,840 and the 90th percentile is $93,980. Employment is 120.
Median annual wage
$28,560
- 10th percentile
- $21,840
- 25th percentile
- $26,460
- Median
- $28,560
- 75th percentile
- $60,380
- 90th percentile
- $93,980
- Mean
- $43,410
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers, the published 10th percentile is $21,840 and the 90th percentile is $93,980. The difference is $72,140, which is 252.6% 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 $26,460 to the 75th at $60,380, covers $33,920.
The mean annual wage is $43,410, which sits above the median of $28,560. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Aguadilla, PR median is 62.5% lower than the national median of $76,210 for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers.
It is 37.2% lower than the Puerto Rico median of $45,510.
Price-adjusted pay
The Bureau of Economic Analysis has not published a 2024 all-items regional price parity for Aguadilla, PR, so this page does not show a price-adjusted wage.
Nearby metros
5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers. Aguadilla, PR ranks 6th of 6 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).).
- Arecibo, PR is 22 miles away, with a median of $33,070 and employment of 80. That median is 15.8% higher than the median here.
- Mayaguez, PR is 26 miles away, with a median of $61,440 and employment of 190. That median is 115.1% higher than the median here.
- Ponce, PR is 39 miles away, with a median of $30,830 and employment of 330. That median is 7.9% higher than the median here.
Employment share
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers accounts for 0.25% of wage-and-salary employment in Aguadilla, PR (120 of 48,810). Nationally the occupation is 0.43% of employment (670,520 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.57 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
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Questions this page answers
How much do Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers make in Aguadilla, PR?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Aguadilla, PR is $28,560. The 10th percentile is $21,840 and the 90th percentile is $93,980. Employment is 120.
How does that compare with the national median for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers?
The local median is 62.5% lower than the national median of $76,210.
How does Aguadilla, PR compare with nearby metros for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers?
Arecibo, PR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 22 miles away, at $33,070. Aguadilla, PR ranks 6th of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.