BLS metro-level wage data places Compliance Officers pay in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR at a median of $49,190 per year ($23.65/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $80,730, San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas pays 39% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 4,500 compliance officerss are employed across the San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas MSA in SOC 13-1041.

The San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas pay distribution spans from $30,920 at the 10th percentile to $98,380 at the 90th — a 3.2× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $36,840 and the 75th at $69,680, so half of San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas-based compliance officerss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide PR data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.