SOC 21-1093 · Community and Social Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Social and Human Service 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 Social and Human Service Assistants in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR is $31,570. The 10th percentile is $24,830 and the 90th percentile is $41,680. Employment is 4,660.

Median annual wage

$31,570

10th percentile
$24,830
25th percentile
$28,740
Median
$31,570
75th percentile
$36,030
90th percentile
$41,680
Mean
$33,240

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Social and Human Service Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $24,830 and the 90th percentile is $41,680. The difference is $16,850, which is 53.4% 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 $28,740 to the 75th at $36,030, covers $7,290.

The mean annual wage is $33,240, which sits above the median of $31,570. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR median is 31.3% lower than the national median of $45,930 for Social and Human Service Assistants.

It is about the same as the Puerto Rico median of $31,570.

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

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Social and Human Service Assistants. San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR ranks 1st 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).).

  • Guayama, PR is 22 miles away, with a median of $30,240 and employment of 40. That median is 4.2% lower than the median here.
  • Ponce, PR is 44 miles away, with a median of $29,840 and employment of 320. That median is 5.5% lower than the median here.
  • Arecibo, PR is 48 miles away, with a median of $30,930 and employment of 160. That median is 2% lower than the median here.

Employment share

Social and Human Service Assistants accounts for 0.67% of wage-and-salary employment in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR (4,660 of 690,810). Nationally the occupation is 0.28% of employment (437,860 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.40 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 Social and Human Service Assistants make in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Social and Human Service Assistants in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR is $31,570. The 10th percentile is $24,830 and the 90th percentile is $41,680. Employment is 4,660.

How does that compare with the national median for Social and Human Service Assistants?

The local median is 31.3% lower than the national median of $45,930.

How does San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR compare with nearby metros for Social and Human Service Assistants?

Guayama, PR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 22 miles away, at $30,240. San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR ranks 1st of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.