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title: "Average Salary in Rhode Island"
description: "Mean $71,900, median $56,780 in Rhode Island (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices, pay by field and top jobs."
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/rhode-island"
last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
---

# Average salary in Rhode Island

Mean annual wage $71,900, median $56,780 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025. Median at national-average prices: $55,510 (rank 11 of 51 by that measure; rank 13 nominal).

| Percentile | Rhode Island | US |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 10th | $32,470 | $31,200 |
| 25th | $39,780 | $37,590 |
| 50th | $56,780 | $50,980 |
| 75th | $85,200 | $80,520 |
| 90th | $128,120 | $128,560 |

## Price levels (BEA Regional Price Parities, US = 100)

| Category | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 102.3 |
| Housing (rents) | 105.6 |
| Goods | 97.2 |
| Utilities | 146.7 |
| Other services | 102.8 |

## By occupation group

| Group | Median | Workers |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Management | $127,940 | 31,890 |
| Computer and Mathematical | $105,700 | 16,390 |
| Architecture and Engineering | $105,160 | 9,230 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | $96,900 | 33,680 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science | $89,210 | 4,290 |
| Business and Financial Operations | $86,240 | 39,120 |
| Legal | $78,520 | 4,450 |
| Educational Instruction and Library | $65,500 | 35,180 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | $65,090 | 7,650 |
| Construction and Extraction | $63,050 | 17,900 |
| Community and Social Service | $60,960 | 11,660 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | $60,920 | 16,090 |
| Protective Service | $59,520 | 13,000 |
| Office and Administrative Support | $49,790 | 54,700 |
| Production | $49,360 | 27,620 |
| Healthcare Support | $46,180 | 25,570 |
| Transportation and Material Moving | $44,930 | 31,470 |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | $43,410 | 16,130 |
| Sales | $42,290 | 42,190 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | $39,350 | 330 |
| Personal Care and Service | $36,200 | 10,560 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related | $34,960 | 52,230 |

## Most common jobs

- [Fast Food and Counter Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fast-food-and-counter-worker): 13,310 workers
- [Retail Salesperson](https://nuecareer.com/careers/retail-salesperson): 12,830 workers
- [Nursing Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nursing-assistant): 10,220 workers
- [Server](https://nuecareer.com/careers/server): 10,160 workers
- [Registered Nurse](https://nuecareer.com/careers/registered-nurse): 10,090 workers
- [Cashier](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cashier): 9,260 workers
- [General and Operations Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-and-operations-manager): 9,150 workers
- [Customer Service Representative](https://nuecareer.com/careers/customer-service-representative): 7,890 workers
- [Office Clerk, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/office-clerk-general): 7,700 workers
- [Janitor and Cleaner, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners](https://nuecareer.com/careers/janitor-and-cleaner): 7,270 workers

## Highest-paying jobs (500+ workers)

- [Allergist and Immunologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/allergist-and-immunologist): $228,590 median
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $167,270 median
- [Human Resources Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/human-resources-manager): $167,110 median
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $166,940 median
- [Regulatory Affairs Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/regulatory-affairs-manager): $165,900 median
- [Sales Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sales-manager): $154,970 median
- [Physician Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/physician-assistant): $139,930 median
- [Lawyer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/lawyer): $138,960 median
- [Electronics Engineer, Except Computer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/electronics-engineer): $136,360 median
- [Nurse Practitioner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-practitioner): $135,970 median

## Most over-represented jobs (location quotient)

- [Fundraiser](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fundraiser): 2.78x the national share
- [Nursing Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nursing-assistant): 2.19x the national share
- [Social and Community Service Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/social-and-community-service-manager): 2.04x the national share
- [Education Administrator, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/education-administrator-postsecondary): 1.97x the national share
- [School Social Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/school-social-worker): 1.93x the national share
- [Dishwasher](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dishwasher): 1.81x the national share
- [Medical and Health Services Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/medical-and-health-services-manager): 1.75x the national share
- [Welder](https://nuecareer.com/careers/welder): 1.71x the national share
- [Instructional Coordinator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/instructional-coordinator): 1.68x the national share
- [Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dining-room-and-cafeteria-attendant-and-bartender-helper): 1.64x the national share

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

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