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Software Developers salary in Aguadilla, PR

Median pay for software developers in Aguadilla, PR: $67,980/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $35,340 – $97,100 · about 80 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($111,055) by −$43,075 (-39%).

What it's really worth in Aguadilla

With Aguadilla's cost of living at 100 (US=100), that $67,980 has the buying power of about $67,980 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 185th of the 186 metros we hold software developers wages for. Once Aguadilla's cost of living is applied, it ranks 185th.

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 5.1× 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 26% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where software developers earn more

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

MetroMedian payvs AguadillaRent vs Aguadilla
San Jose, CA $199,100 +193% 2.4×
San Francisco, CA $172,340 +154% 2.2×
Seattle, WA $167,030 +146% 1.5×
Santa Maria, CA $154,200 +127% 2.2×

Same job elsewhere in PR

MetroMedian payvs AguadillaRent vs Aguadilla
San Juan, PR $54,930 −19%

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

Other jobs in Aguadilla

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.