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Salaries in Rhode Island: pay for 554 occupations, May 2025

Across all occupations, employees in Rhode Island had a median pay of $56,780 a year ($27.30 an hour) in May 2025, with 501,340 jobs counted. That is 11% above the national median of $50,980.

Highest median pay in Rhode Island

Occupations with the most jobs

All occupations in Rhode Island, A to Z

OccupationMedian a yearMedian an hourJobs
Accountants and Auditors$95,820$46.076,570
Actuaries$111,090$53.41100
Administrative Services Managers$128,980$62.01780
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$57,690$27.74not published
Advertising Sales Agents$48,040$23.09340
Advertising and Promotions Managers$157,890$75.9160
Air Traffic Controllers$126,300$60.7250
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$70,720$34.00120
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$164,880not published40
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$31,220$15.01760
Anesthesiologists$239,200 or more$115.00 or more80
Animal Caretakers$37,120$17.851,020
Animal Control Workers$55,060$26.4770
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators$63,770$30.66not published
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$105,160$50.56550
Architectural and Civil Drafters$71,700$34.47240
Architectural and Engineering Managers$175,910$84.57370
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary$92,010not published100
Archivists$76,990$37.0140
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$104,460not publishednot published
Art Directors$72,550$34.8890
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$97,580not published440
Athletes and Sports Competitorsnot publishednot published50
Athletic Trainers$63,750not publishednot published
Audio and Video Technicians$64,070$30.80150
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$72,490$34.85800
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$51,770$24.892,530
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$41,690$20.05120
Baggage Porters and Bellhops$34,300$16.4940
Bakers$38,140$18.34560
Barbers$34,900$16.78not published
Bartenders$36,410$17.513,170
Bicycle Repairers$36,400$17.50100
Bill and Account Collectors$52,000$25.00370
Billing and Posting Clerks$52,910$25.44980
Biochemists and Biophysicists$76,710$36.88not published
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$102,300not published250
Biological Scientists, All Other$101,750$48.92100
Biological Technicians$45,530$21.89140
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$53,280$25.614,570
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$79,280$38.12220
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$55,110$26.5090
Broadcast Technicians$49,580$23.84110
Brokerage Clerks$62,400$30.00450
Budget Analysts$92,790$44.6190
Bus Drivers, School$58,700$28.221,800
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$48,610$23.3770
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$67,270$32.34350
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$88,130$42.372,240
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$103,820not published360
Butchers and Meat Cutters$45,210$21.73260
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$86,240$41.46not published
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$52,800$25.3880
Calibration Technologists and Technicians$64,390$30.9650
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film$49,790$23.9450
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$76,790$36.92250
Cardiologists$395,610$190.2060
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$104,000$50.00260
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$97,240not published50
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$65,210$31.35310
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$81,820not published90
Cargo and Freight Agents$60,310$29.00140
Carpenters$60,840$29.252,580
Cashiers$34,860$16.769,260
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$62,950$30.26250
Chefs and Head Cooks$79,930$38.43740
Chemical Engineers$111,590$53.6550
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$69,630$33.48430
Chemical Technicians$61,680$29.66190
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$100,920not published110
Chemists$101,660$48.88150
Chief Executives$235,360$113.15460
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$69,870$33.592,450
Childcare Workers$36,940$17.761,800
Chiropractors$81,840$39.35170
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$63,650$30.60140
Civil Engineers$99,300$47.741,270
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$86,520$41.601,150
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$37,340$17.95780
Clergy$59,660$28.68230
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$75,780$36.441,060
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$107,490$51.68420
Coaches and Scouts$53,630not published1,170
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,850$23.97470
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$62,350$29.9870
Commercial Divers$126,320$60.73not published
Commercial Pilots$98,820not published80
Commercial and Industrial Designers$101,140$48.62190
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$95,910not published110
Community Health Workers$53,100$25.53520
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$63,510$30.53250
Compensation and Benefits Managers$149,340$71.8050
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$80,330$38.62300
Compliance Officers$87,620$42.13970
Computer Hardware Engineers$119,510$57.46390
Computer Network Architects$131,320$63.14460
Computer Network Support Specialists$82,970$39.89620
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$57,390$27.59540
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$62,640$30.1170
Computer Occupations, All Other$102,210$49.14830
Computer Programmers$96,470$46.38250
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$100,790not published160
Computer Systems Analysts$134,630$64.731,850
Computer User Support Specialists$62,510$30.051,780
Computer and Information Research Scientists$121,470$58.40500
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,270$80.421,210
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$49,700$23.8970
Concierges$54,850$26.37not published
Conservation Scientists$76,130$36.6060
Construction Laborers$57,240$27.522,110
Construction Managers$103,990$50.00450
Construction and Building Inspectors$77,420$37.22270
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$110,900$53.32110
Cooks, Fast Food$35,230$16.941,210
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$46,570$22.391,190
Cooks, Restaurant$36,510$17.556,950
Cooks, Short Order$46,250$22.24not published
Cost Estimators$81,990$39.42590
Counter and Rental Clerks$46,360$22.29840
Couriers and Messengers$36,810$17.70160
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners$92,250$44.3560
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$61,670$29.65660
Crane and Tower Operators$104,340$50.16not published
Credit Analysts$85,920$41.31160
Credit Counselors$58,480$28.12130
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$84,270not published70
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$31,200$15.00not published
Curators$77,930$37.4770
Customer Service Representatives$47,550$22.867,890
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand$48,100$23.1350
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,950$22.09210
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,170$23.16470
Data Entry Keyers$44,980$21.63270
Data Scientists$102,440$49.251,160
Database Administrators$106,020$50.97280
Database Architects$140,320$67.46160
Demonstrators and Product Promoters$47,600$22.8850
Dental Assistants$50,150$24.111,050
Dental Hygienists$86,910$41.78770
Dental Laboratory Technicians$45,320$21.79not published
Dentists, General$161,560$77.67360
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$88,450$42.52360
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$92,820$44.63380
Dietetic Technicians$39,400$18.9450
Dietitians and Nutritionists$71,300$34.28360
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$31,200$15.002,880
Directors, Religious Activities and Education$44,770$21.53120
Dishwashers$33,960$16.332,790
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$49,320$23.71530
Driver/Sales Workers$34,230$16.461,260
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$47,110$22.65440
Editors$77,960$37.48340
Education Administrators, All Other$93,980$45.1870
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$119,980not published1,160
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$106,520$51.211,140
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$80,030not published190
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$55,290$26.58390
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$75,000$36.061,340
Electrical Engineersnot publishednot published670
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$104,620$50.30120
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$98,600$47.40290
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$76,860$36.95200
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$107,980$51.9130
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$37,550$18.05820
Electricians$74,090$35.622,420
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$136,360$65.56970
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$90,930not published3,830
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$64,560$31.04570
Embalmers$60,310$28.9940
Emergency Management Directors$87,690$42.1630
Emergency Medical Technicians$51,290$24.66430
Emergency Medicine Physicians$512,730$246.51290
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$102,690not publishednot published
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$94,570$45.46380
Engineers, All Other$117,080$56.29380
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$79,190not published540
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$88,750$42.6740
Environmental Engineers$101,140$48.63200
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$64,830$31.1790
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$100,730$48.43330
Etchers and Engravers$63,250$30.4130
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$59,590$28.6550
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$77,820$37.41950
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$45,640$21.94990
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$61,350$29.50430
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$39,230$18.8680
Facilities Managers$106,510$51.21470
Family Medicine Physicians$467,160$224.60210
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$80,200not published40
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$37,540$18.05230
Fast Food and Counter Workers$31,490$15.1413,310
Fence Erectors$46,450$22.33not published
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$49,260$23.68170
File Clerks$36,400$17.50not published
Financial Clerks, All Other$58,040$27.9190
Financial Examiners$94,130$45.26320
Financial Managers$166,940$80.262,570
Financial Risk Specialists$104,470$50.23450
Financial Specialists, All Other$78,990$37.98510
Financial and Investment Analysts$100,550$48.341,790
Fire Inspectors and Investigators$78,100$37.5550
Firefighters$67,380$32.391,620
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$98,590$47.402,060
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$46,080$22.16360
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$53,770$25.8560
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$85,170$40.95770
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$48,400$23.273,320
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers$66,660$32.05100
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$63,520$30.54800
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$59,940$28.82730
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$78,840$37.911,460
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$85,420$41.07350
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$76,030$36.555,090
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$60,680$29.18460
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$97,690$46.97820
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$81,650$39.252,660
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other$89,320$42.9430
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$58,570$28.163,880
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$51,090$24.56250
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$72,750$34.981,520
Floral Designers$36,420$17.51310
Food Batchmakers$39,250$18.87310
Food Preparation Workers$35,470$17.062,830
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$31,200$15.00not published
Food Processing Workers, All Other$34,770$16.71160
Food Scientists and Technologists$87,970$42.2940
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$34,860$16.761,020
Food Service Managers$82,850$39.83760
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondarynot publishednot published100
Fundraisers$75,410$36.251,000
Fundraising Managers$155,970$74.99220
Funeral Attendants$53,580$25.76190
Funeral Home Managers$122,150$58.72120
General Internal Medicine Physicians$379,490$182.45300
General and Operations Managers$117,380$56.439,150
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$121,010$58.18not published
Glaziers$61,650$29.64150
Graphic Designers$78,220$37.61750
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand$51,630$24.82130
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$43,650$20.99140
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$31,200$15.001,470
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$46,670$22.44330
Health Education Specialists$75,360$36.23150
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$72,120$34.6750
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$103,780not published480
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$57,800$27.79530
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$94,620$45.4940
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other$81,280$39.08not published
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$63,060$30.32240
Healthcare Social Workers$75,390$36.25630
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$47,600$22.88290
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$67,370$32.391,450
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$60,190$28.943,620
Helpers--Carpenters$50,300$24.18not published
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$45,240$21.75140
Helpers--Production Workers$44,720$21.50210
Highway Maintenance Workers$57,950$27.86620
Home Appliance Repairers$50,170$24.1260
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$43,680$21.007,490
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$31,400$15.10not published
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$37,840$18.19530
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$56,370$27.10150
Human Resources Managers$167,110$80.34530
Human Resources Specialists$77,560$37.293,320
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$59,420$28.57170
Industrial Engineers$109,350$52.57990
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$64,770$31.141,070
Industrial Production Managers$124,120$59.67940
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$45,010$21.64780
Information Security Analysts$109,420$52.61710
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$58,470$28.11140
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$54,940$26.411,790
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$59,890$28.79180
Instructional Coordinators$63,110$30.341,240
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$77,150$37.0960
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerksnot publishednot published710
Insurance Sales Agents$79,930$38.431,700
Insurance Underwriters$84,720$40.73250
Interior Designers$58,100$27.93550
Interpreters and Translators$82,320$39.58200
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$49,780$23.93370
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$37,310$17.947,270
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$48,800$23.46540
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$239,760$115.27120
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$85,470not published360
Labor Relations Specialists$88,030$42.32410
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$41,690$20.056,760
Landscape Architects$85,420$41.0790
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$44,730$21.514,040
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$37,230$17.90650
Law Teachers, Postsecondary$128,490not publishednot published
Lawyers$138,960$66.811,840
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$63,020$30.30390
Legal Support Workers, All Other$79,350$38.1590
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$75,860$36.47780
Library Assistants, Clerical$36,610$17.60510
Library Technicians$48,740$23.43160
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$80,090$38.511,290
Life Scientists, All Othernot publishednot published90
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$69,630$33.48210
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$35,770$17.20370
Light Truck Drivers$45,660$21.953,110
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$51,560$24.79650
Loan Officers$77,250$37.141,290
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants$41,250$19.8370
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$57,360$27.5880
Lodging Managers$106,630$51.26110
Logisticians$76,180$36.62550
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$32,770$15.76not published
Machinists$57,760$27.77860
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$105,060$50.51140
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$37,540$18.052,710
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$38,330$18.43310
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$72,040$34.64110
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$50,900$24.474,500
Management Analysts$99,640$47.914,100
Managers, All Other$165,900$79.76790
Manicurists and Pedicurists$34,910$16.78not published
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$86,240$41.463,210
Massage Therapists$74,960$36.04290
Materials Engineers$87,180$41.9150
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$95,600not published260
Mathematicians$109,260$52.53100
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$37,740$18.15320
Mechanical Door Repairers$51,160$24.60not published
Mechanical Drafters$69,290$33.31100
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$81,600$39.2330
Mechanical Engineers$116,230$55.881,560
Media and Communication Workers, All Other$72,830$35.0130
Medical Appliance Technicians$49,100$23.61not published
Medical Assistants$47,190$22.693,210
Medical Equipment Preparers$51,460$24.74190
Medical Equipment Repairers$63,010$30.29150
Medical Records Specialists$63,960$30.75650
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$103,370$49.70670
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$46,860$22.532,350
Medical Transcriptionists$34,790$16.7280
Medical and Health Services Managers$119,260$57.343,370
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$59,910$28.80890
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$60,990$29.32800
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$37,610$18.08not published
Meter Readers, Utilities$56,830$27.3240
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$92,760not published2,370
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$40,590$19.512,790
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,610$22.89190
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$68,130$32.76260
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic$55,560$26.7140
Models$45,060$21.66not published
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$47,610$22.89not published
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$42,020$20.20430
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$55,420$26.6440
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$42,530$20.4550
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$58,470$28.11400
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$38,720$18.62680
Museum Technicians and Conservators$55,470$26.6770
Music Directors and Composersnot publishednot published150
Natural Sciences Managers$130,480$62.73200
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$103,100$49.571,060
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$74,570$35.85150
Nuclear Medicine Technologists$104,000$50.00110
Nurse Anesthetistsnot publishednot published120
Nurse Midwives$135,180$64.9980
Nurse Practitioners$135,970$65.371,180
Nursing Assistants$46,440$22.3310,220
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$78,340not published260
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$166,390$80.00140
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$101,740$48.91200
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$84,640$40.6960
Occupational Therapists$100,040$48.10770
Occupational Therapy Assistants$66,710$32.07300
Office Clerks, General$47,830$23.007,700
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$45,560$21.9170
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$58,470$28.1170
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$63,610$30.58970
Operations Research Analysts$77,910$37.46360
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians$47,440$22.8170
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$46,500$22.36410
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$450,370$216.52180
Opticians, Dispensing$47,400$22.79350
Optometrists$134,520$64.67250
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons$414,060$199.07not published
Order Clerks$49,410$23.75170
Orderlies$39,830$19.15210
Orthotists and Prosthetists$93,350$44.88not published
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$52,160$25.08100
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$38,330$18.431,100
Packers and Packagers, Hand$36,730$17.661,830
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$41,590$20.001,160
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,710$23.42240
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$56,250$27.042,070
Paramedics$63,550$30.55160
Parking Attendants$34,390$16.54520
Parts Salespersons$36,450$17.53920
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$63,060$30.32160
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$59,370$28.54410
Pediatricians, General$218,080$104.85180
Personal Financial Advisors$80,200$38.561,130
Pest Control Workers$45,030$21.65270
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$48,360$23.25100
Pharmacists$128,180$61.631,510
Pharmacy Aides$38,020$18.28not published
Pharmacy Technicians$44,380$21.341,540
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$82,510not published150
Phlebotomists$46,380$22.30970
Photographers$37,300$17.93220
Physical Scientists, All Othernot publishednot published70
Physical Therapist Aides$31,200$15.00280
Physical Therapist Assistants$68,640$33.00420
Physical Therapists$99,400$47.791,020
Physician Assistants$139,930$67.27810
Physicians, All Other$228,590$109.901,180
Physicians, Pathologists$322,950$155.26not published
Physicists$155,150$74.59not published
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$38,580$18.55450
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$76,470$36.771,820
Podiatrists$159,760$76.8150
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$77,230$37.131,940
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$101,320not published170
Postal Service Clerks$61,570$29.60250
Postal Service Mail Carriers$63,610$30.581,220
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$59,490$28.60600
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$99,900$48.0340
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$60,390not published770
Power Plant Operators$98,050$47.1450
Prepress Technicians and Workers$45,930$22.08not published
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$36,830$17.711,890
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$36,390$17.49170
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$45,050$21.6640
Printing Press Operators$45,380$21.82510
Private Detectives and Investigators$54,620$26.2660
Procurement Clerks$53,980$25.95210
Producers and Directors$84,250$40.51560
Production Workers, All Other$36,130$17.37420
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$65,310$31.40960
Project Management Specialists$104,680$50.333,880
Property Appraisers and Assessors$75,900$36.49280
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$80,260$38.59730
Protective Service Workers, All Other$54,630$26.2760
Psychiatric Aides$51,100$24.57130
Psychiatric Technicians$48,520$23.33990
Psychiatrists$287,610$138.28270
Psychologists, All Other$130,960$62.9690
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$94,360not published180
Public Relations Managers$156,080$75.04210
Public Relations Specialists$77,540$37.281,140
Public Safety Telecommunicators$58,310$28.03370
Purchasing Managers$134,560$64.69220
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$85,330$41.02660
Real Estate Sales Agents$60,310$28.99not published
Receptionists and Information Clerks$42,620$20.494,270
Recreation Workers$36,340$17.47770
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$55,970$26.91470
Registered Nurses$100,640$48.3910,090
Rehabilitation Counselors$47,020$22.61420
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$45,420$21.84210
Residential Advisors$45,280$21.77460
Respiratory Therapists$86,900$41.78260
Retail Salespersons$34,860$16.7612,830
Riggers$64,260$30.89160
Roofers$61,630$29.63360
Sailors and Marine Oilers$48,860$23.49210
Sales Engineers$149,750$71.9930
Sales Managers$154,970$74.501,120
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$81,450$39.16not published
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$82,420$39.634,870
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$117,670$56.57530
School Bus Monitors$35,910$17.27not published
School Psychologists$94,900$45.62210
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$92,610not published4,910
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$52,140$25.075,200
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agentsnot publishednot published1,780
Security Guards$36,940$17.763,160
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$76,320$36.69240
Self-Enrichment Teachers$41,960$20.171,400
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,710$22.46140
Sewing Machine Operators$38,670$18.59270
Sheet Metal Workers$65,100$31.30370
Ship Engineers$119,330$57.3750
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,520$21.892,420
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$36,300$17.45790
Skincare Specialists$43,880$21.10120
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$37,570$18.06280
Social Science Research Assistants$51,420$24.72220
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$126,630not published140
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$89,960$43.25110
Social Workers, All Other$111,590$53.6590
Social and Community Service Managers$77,570$37.291,370
Social and Human Service Assistants$47,720$22.942,290
Software Developers$130,590$62.785,070
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$101,790$48.94400
Special Education Teachers, All Other$80,080not published110
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$84,300not published1,070
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$93,970not published380
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$59,310not published120
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$92,990not published830
Special Effects Artists and Animators$80,040$38.48not published
Speech-Language Pathologists$104,000$50.00720
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$63,330$30.4560
Statisticians$102,620$49.3440
Stockers and Order Fillers$36,470$17.536,660
Stonemasons$62,510$30.05not published
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$98,320$47.27360
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$65,120$31.312,170
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$45,590$21.921,910
Surgeons, All Other$199,990$96.15not published
Surgical Assistants$61,900$29.76not published
Surgical Technologists$74,130$35.64240
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$60,320$29.00110
Surveyors$62,670$30.13150
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$39,850$19.16130
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$69,870$33.59270
Tax Preparers$57,680$27.73not published
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$130,480not published410
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$37,220not published5,200
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$49,420not published50
Technical Writers$102,360$49.21150
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$66,960$32.19150
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$103,810$49.91490
Tellers$45,300$21.78830
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders$45,930$22.08210
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$40,000$19.2330
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$38,760$18.64250
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$37,400$17.98240
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$41,670$20.0360
Therapists, All Other$86,400$41.5490
Tile and Stone Setters$49,170$23.64not published
Tire Repairers and Changers$46,240$22.23190
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$63,300$30.44120
Tool and Die Makers$63,430$30.49260
Tour and Travel Guides$38,310$18.42210
Training and Development Managers$116,590$56.05100
Training and Development Specialists$75,910$36.501,130
Transportation Security Screeners$71,510$34.38160
Transportation Workers, All Other$41,820$20.1130
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$117,600$56.54450
Travel Agents$59,790$28.75250
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$61,040$29.35110
Tutors$77,850$37.43300
Upholsterers$63,360$30.4630
Urban and Regional Planners$90,210$43.37160
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$34,040$16.36340
Veterinarians$126,570$60.85430
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$49,770$23.93380
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$45,310$21.78530
Waiters and Waitresses$35,420$17.0310,160
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$61,820$29.72420
Web Developers$98,140$47.18not published
Web and Digital Interface Designers$105,990$50.96240
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$40,300$19.37not published
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$50,580$24.322,300
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,040$24.06160
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$45,880$22.06100
Word Processors and Typists$47,040$22.61120
Writers and Authors$70,190$33.75110

"Not published" means BLS did not release that figure for this state. "$239,200 or more" and "$115.00 or more" are the highest values BLS reports in state tables.

How pay is spread in Rhode Island

By median pay, Rhode Island is number 13 of the 54 states and territories in the figures. The lowest-paid tenth of employees earned less than $32,470 a year and the highest-paid tenth more than $128,120. The middle half, between the 25% and 75% lines, earned from $39,780 to $85,200. For the whole country those outer lines were $31,200 and $128,560. The average (mean) pay was $71,900, 27% above the median, because high earners lift an average more than a median. The 501,340 jobs counted here are 0.3% of all jobs in the national figures.

The kinds of work

Adding up the occupations with a published job count, the largest fields of work in Rhode Island are Office and Administrative Support (54,080 jobs, 11%), Food Preparation and Serving Related (49,570 jobs, 11%), Sales and Related (37,630 jobs, 8%) and Business and Financial Operations (36,980 jobs, 8%). Some occupations are far more common here than elsewhere. Set against their share of all jobs in the country, the most concentrated are Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers (7.5 times the national share), Computer and Information Research Scientists (4.2 times the national share) and Electronics Engineers, Except Computer (3.1 times the national share). The table on this page lists 554 occupations; for 10 of them the Bureau released a job count but no pay figure.

Same job, different pay

Among the 114 occupations with at least 1,000 jobs and a yearly median in the state, 67 pay more than the same occupation does nationally, 28 pay less and 19 are within 2%. The widest gaps above the national median are for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education ($92,760 here, $64,370 nationally), Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education ($90,930 here, $63,970 nationally) and Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School ($84,300 here, $65,120 nationally). The widest gaps below it are for Personal Financial Advisors ($80,200 here, $105,070 nationally), Instructional Coordinators ($63,110 here, $77,440 nationally) and Painters, Construction and Maintenance ($41,590 here, $49,400 nationally). A gap in pay is not a gap in living standard: prices, housing costs and taxes differ between states, and these statistics do not adjust for them.

Questions about pay in Rhode Island

What is the median salary in Rhode Island?

The median pay of all employees in Rhode Island was $56,780 a year ($27.30 an hour) in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national median was $50,980.

What is the most common job in Rhode Island?

Fast Food and Counter Workers, with 13,310 jobs and a median pay of $31,490 a year.

What are the highest-paying jobs in Rhode Island?

The three highest medians published as a figure are Emergency Medicine Physicians ($512,730), Family Medicine Physicians ($467,160) and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric ($450,370). Occupations shown as "$239,200 or more" are paid above the highest value the Bureau reports.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked in November 2026. Figures are for employees, before tax, and leave out overtime pay and benefits. They are official statistics, not advice or a pay offer; see bls.gov/oes for the original tables.

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