Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Aguadilla, PR

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Aguadilla, PR: $21,280/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $18,820 – $24,340 · about 90 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($69,845) by −$48,565 (-70%).

What it's really worth in Aguadilla

With Aguadilla's cost of living at 100 (US=100), that $21,280 has the buying power of about $21,280 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $19,455 · median home $350,000 · median rent $1,500/mo.

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How Aguadilla ranks for this job

On raw pay, Aguadilla, PR is 186th of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once Aguadilla's cost of living is applied, it ranks 186th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Aguadilla sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Aguadilla

A median home in Aguadilla, PR costs $350,000 — about 16.4× 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 85% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where police & sheriff's patrol officers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Aguadilla.

Metro	Median pay	vs Aguadilla	Rent vs Aguadilla
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+583%	2.4×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+534%	2.2×
Vallejo, CA	$125,130	+488%	1.6×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	+455%	2.2×

Same job elsewhere in PR

Metro	Median pay	vs Aguadilla	Rent vs Aguadilla
San Juan, PR	$45,500	+114%	1×

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

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