Medical Assistants salary in San Juan, PR
Median pay for medical assistants in San Juan, PR: $24,590/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $21,160 – $34,530 · about 450 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($39,165) by −$14,575 (-37%).
What it's really worth in San Juan
With San Juan's cost of living at 100 (US=100), that $24,590 has the buying power of about $24,590 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $26,853 · median home $350,000 · median rent $1,500/mo.
How San Juan ranks for this job
On raw pay, San Juan, PR is 186th of the 186 metros we hold medical assistants wages for. Once San Juan's cost of living is applied, it ranks 186th.
Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so San Juan sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.
What that salary buys in San Juan
A median home in San Juan, PR costs $350,000 — about 14.2× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.
Median rent of $1,500/mo works out at 73% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.
Where medical assistants earn more
Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to San Juan.
| Metro | Median pay | vs San Juan | Rent vs San Juan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vallejo, CA | $74,750 | +204% | 1.6× |
| San Jose, CA | $60,500 | +146% | 2.4× |
| San Francisco, CA | $59,770 | +143% | 2.2× |
| Sacramento, CA | $59,520 | +142% | 1.5× |
Who hires medical assistants around San Juan
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Puerto Rico Department of Education · Education
Other jobs in San Juan
Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 186 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.