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San Juan Municipal Police entry pay
What this agency pays a new officer to start, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Entry pay onlyEvery salary here is what an officer is paid on day one, out of the academy — base pay on a 40-hour week, with no overtime, shift differential, specialty or education pay counted. Nobody stays on it.
San Juan Municipal Police starts at $32,820 a year — about $15.78 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $35,570 below the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $4,584 above the median for territory agencies.
What San Juan Municipal says about itself
La Policía Municipal de San Juan es el cuerpo policiaco municipal más grande de Puerto Rico.
What San Juan Municipal does
The Policía Municipal de San Juan is the police force of Puerto Rico's capital and the largest municipal force on the island, responsible for the roughly one in ten Puerto Ricans who live in the city. It is organised as a rank system under Chapter VI of the municipality's Public Safety Code, which sets out its ranks - commanders, inspectors, captains and lieutenants - and its duties, among them enforcing the Commonwealth's vehicle and traffic law and issuing citations under it.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 19 August 2026. Municipio Autónomo de San Juan — Ordenanza Núm. 16, Serie 2025-2026, approved 19 September 2025 — open the source document
The municipality's own ordinance sets a minimum of $2,735 a month; $32,820 is that figure annualised (x12). Checked 19 August 2026
Entry-level base salary only. Overtime, bonuses, education incentives, shift
differentials, locality pay and lateral rates are excluded, so most officers earn more
than this.
Entry pay, 2022–2025
Every point is the entry-class annual base printed in the agency’s own pay document. Base pay only — no shift differential, incentives or allowances.
How this level compares
Where San Juan Municipal sits is partly about the agency and partly about which level of policing it belongs to. The three levels do not pay the same.
| Level | Lowest | Median | Highest | Agencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal | $35,006 | $71,287 | $163,619 | 1046 |
| County | $36,492 | $65,374 | $132,263 | 416 |
| Special jurisdiction | $31,200 | $60,195 | $107,954 | 69 |
| State | $33,994 | $64,998 | $102,692 | 143 |
| Federal | $70,477 | $73,502 | $86,530 | 5 |
| Territory | $16,640 | $28,236 | $43,354 | 9 |
Federal agencies pay the most to start
The middle federal agency starts at $73,502 — about $2,200 more than the middle municipal agency and about $8,100 more than the middle county agency and about $13,300 more than the middle special jurisdiction agency and about $8,500 more than the middle state agency and about $45,300 more than the middle territory agency. San Juan Municipal starts at $32,820, so $4,584 above the territory middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a San Juan Municipal Police officer make?
San Juan Municipal Police starts a new officer on $32,820 a year, about $15.78 an hour on a 2,080-hour year. That is base salary before overtime, bonuses, education incentives, shift differentials and locality pay, so most serving officers earn more. The figure comes from Municipio Autónomo de San Juan — Ordenanza Núm. 16, Serie 2025-2026, approved 19 September 2025.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Puerto Rico?
It ranks #2 of 5 agencies we have verified in Puerto Rico — 3 pay less, 1 pay more in the state — and #1,675 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $35,570 below, and against other territory agencies $4,584 above.
The agencies either side of it
Other agencies in PR
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs San | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puerto Rico Police Bureau | Territory | — | $43,354 | +$10,534 | #1,642 |
| 3 | Caguas Municipal Police | Territory | 108 | $28,236 | −$4,584 | #1,677 |
| 4 | San Lorenzo Municipal Police | Territory | 15 | $25,200 | −$7,620 | #1,678 |
| 5 | Coamo Municipal Police | Territory | 15 | $24,000 | −$8,820 | #1,679 |
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