Graphic Designers salary in San Juan, PR

Median pay for graphic designers in San Juan, PR: $30,190/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $21,510 – $59,990 · about 990 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($50,005) by −$19,815 (-40%).

What it's really worth in San Juan

With San Juan's cost of living at 100 (US=100), that $30,190 has the buying power of about $30,190 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $26,853 · median home $350,000 · median rent $1,500/mo.

Full San Juan cost of living & taxes →

How San Juan ranks for this job

On raw pay, San Juan, PR is 185th of the 186 metros we hold graphic designers wages for. Once San Juan's cost of living is applied, it ranks 185th.

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 11.6× 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 60% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where graphic designers 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
San Jose, CA	$96,260	+219%	2.4×
San Francisco, CA	$92,380	+206%	2.2×
Washington, DC	$80,100	+165%	1.6×
New York, NY	$75,900	+151%	2.3×

Same job elsewhere in PR

Metro	Median pay	vs San Juan	Rent vs San Juan
Aguadilla, PR	$22,280	−26%	1×

Staying in PR keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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