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title: "Average Salary in Providence, RI-MA"
description: "Mean $69,290, median $53,680 in the Providence metro area (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices and top jobs."
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last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Providence, RI-MA

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan statistical area. Mean annual wage $69,290, median $53,680 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025, 714,120 jobs. Median at national-average prices: $52,740.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $33,360 |
| 25th | $38,800 |
| 50th | $53,680 |
| 75th | $81,840 |
| 90th | $121,980 |

| Price level (BEA RPP 2024, US = 100) | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 101.8 |
| Housing (rents) | 103.9 |
| Goods | 97.1 |
| Utilities | 148.8 |
| Other services | 102.3 |

## Highest-paying jobs (mean annual wage)

- [Pediatrician, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pediatrician-general): $213,820
- [Judge](https://nuecareer.com/careers/judge): $211,390
- [Dentist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dentist): $186,410
- [Airline Pilot](https://nuecareer.com/careers/airline-pilot): $184,510
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $181,540
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $180,860
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $178,240
- [Human Resources Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/human-resources-manager): $175,010
- [Compensation and Benefits Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/compensation-and-benefits-manager): $174,620
- [Economics Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/economics-teacher-postsecondary): $173,340

Occupation pay is the OEWS May 2025 metro mean as published in the DOL OFLC 2026–27 wage file (metro-level estimates only).

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