Average Salary in Rhode Island
Wages, household income and cost-of-living context for Rhode Island. All figures from federal releases, vintage 2024.
- Mean annual wage$69,270Rank #13 of 51
- Median annual wage$54,040Rank #11 of 51
- Median household income$83,504ACS 2024 1-year
- Regional price parity102.3US = 100
- Adjusted mean wage$67,713Rank #17 at national prices
- Total employment493,800Wage & salary workers
What the numbers say
The mean of $69,270 is $15,230 (28.2 %) above the median of $54,040, reflecting a right-skewed wage distribution pulled up by high earners.
Prices in Rhode Island are about 2.3 % above the national average (RPP 102.3, where US = 100). After the adjustment, every dollar earned in Rhode Island buys what $67,713 would buy at national average prices.
Median household income in Rhode Island is $83,504 (Census ACS 2024). That figure counts all income to all people in a household — two-earner couples, Social Security, self-employment earnings — and is not directly comparable to the per-worker wage figures above.
Pay for common occupations in Rhode Island
Annual mean wage, cross-industry. Blank rows indicate BLS suppression for this state/occupation cell.
| Occupation | SOC | Mean wage |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing Manager | 11-2021 | $174,690 |
| Lawyer | 23-1011 | $146,240 |
| Software Developer | 15-1252 | $126,810 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 17-2141 | $122,900 |
| Financial and Investment Analyst | 13-2051 | $121,040 |
| Pharmacist | 29-1051 | $120,170 |
| Data Scientist | 15-2051 | $119,400 |
| Civil Engineer | 17-2051 | $116,550 |
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