What is the average salary in Rhode Island?

$70,940a year

Average yearly pay across 545 jobs with official data in Rhode Island, weighted by employment. Each job below shows its median.

Hourly: $34.11
Jobs with data: 545
Workers counted: 468,320

Highest paying jobs

Median yearly pay.

Emergency Medicine Physician	$512,700
Family Medicine Physician	$467,200
Ophthalmologist	$450,400
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon	$414,100
Cardiologist	$395,600
General Internal Medicine Physician	$379,500
Physician	$323,000
Psychiatrist	$287,600
Judge	$239,800
Anesthesiologist	$239,200

Most common jobs

Median yearly pay.

Fast Food and Counter Worker	$31,490
Retail Salesperson	$34,860
Nursing Assistant	$46,440
Waiter and Waitress	$35,420
Registered Nurse	$100,600
Cashier	$34,860
General and Operations Manager	$117,400
Customer Service Representative	$47,550
Office Clerk	$47,830
Home Health and Personal Care Aide	$43,680

Management

Administrative Services Manager$129,000
Advertising and Promotions Manager$157,900
Architectural and Engineering Manager$175,900
Chief Executive$235,400
Compensation and Benefits Manager$149,300
Computer and Information Systems Manager$167,300
Construction Manager$104,000
Education Administrator$120,000
Education Administrator$106,500
Education Administrator$93,980
Education and Childcare Administrator$55,290
Emergency Management Director$87,690
Entertainment and Recreation Manager$88,750
Facilities Manager$106,500
Financial Manager$166,900
Food Service Manager$82,850
Fundraising Manager$156,000
Funeral Home Manager$122,200
General and Operations Manager$117,400
Human Resources Manager$167,100
Industrial Production Manager$124,100
Lodging Manager$106,600
Manager$165,900
Medical and Health Services Manager$119,300
Natural Sciences Manager$130,500
Postmaster and Mail Superintendent$99,900
Property$80,260
Public Relations Manager$156,100
Purchasing Manager$134,600
Sales Manager$155,000
Social and Community Service Manager$77,570
Training and Development Manager$116,600
Transportation$117,600

Business and financial operations

Accountant and Auditor$95,820
Budget Analyst$92,790
Business Operations Specialist$88,130
Buyer and Purchasing Agent$86,240
Claims Adjuster$86,520
Compensation$80,330
Compliance Officer$87,620
Cost Estimator$81,990
Credit Analyst$85,920
Credit Counselor$58,480
Financial and Investment Analyst$100,600
Financial Examiner$94,130
Financial Risk Specialist$104,500
Financial Specialist$78,990
Fundraiser$75,410
Human Resources Specialist$77,560
Insurance Underwriter$84,720
Labor Relations Specialist$88,030
Loan Officer$77,250
Logistician$76,180
Management Analyst$99,640
Market Research Analyst and Marketing Specialist$86,240
Meeting$59,910
Personal Financial Advisor$80,200
Project Management Specialist$104,700
Property Appraiser and Assessor$75,900
Tax Examiner and Collector$69,870
Tax Preparer$57,680
Training and Development Specialist$75,910

Computer and mathematical

Actuary$111,100
Computer and Information Research Scientist$121,500
Computer Network Architect$131,300
Computer Network Support Specialist$82,970
Computer Occupation$102,200
Computer Programmer$96,470
Computer Systems Analyst$134,600
Computer User Support Specialist$62,510
Data Scientist$102,400
Database Administrator$106,000
Database Architect$140,300
Information Security Analyst$109,400
Mathematician$109,300
Network and Computer Systems Administrator$103,100
Operations Research Analyst$77,910
Software Developer$130,600
Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester$101,800
Statistician$102,600
Web and Digital Interface Designer$106,000
Web Developer$98,140

Architecture and engineering

Architect$105,200
Architectural and Civil Drafter$71,700
Calibration Technologist and Technician$64,390
Chemical Engineer$111,600
Civil Engineer$99,300
Civil Engineering Technologist and Technician$63,650
Computer Hardware Engineer$119,500
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician$98,600
Electronics Engineer$136,400
Engineer$117,100
Engineering Technologist and Technician$94,570
Environmental Engineer$101,100
Health and Safety Engineer$94,620
Industrial Engineer$109,400
Industrial Engineering Technologist and Technician$59,420
Landscape Architect$85,420
Materials Engineer$87,180
Mechanical Drafter$69,290
Mechanical Engineer$116,200
Mechanical Engineering Technologist and Technician$81,600
Surveying and Mapping Technician$60,320
Surveyor$62,670

Life, physical, and social science

Biochemist and Biophysicist$76,710
Biological Scientist$101,800
Biological Technician$45,530
Chemical Technician$61,680
Chemist$101,700
Clinical and Counseling Psychologist$107,500
Conservation Scientist$76,130
Environmental Science and Protection Technician$64,830
Environmental Scientist and Specialist$100,700
Food Scientist and Technologist$87,970
Geoscientist$121,000
Life$69,630
Medical Scientist$103,400
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist$101,700
Occupational Health and Safety Technician$84,640
Physicist$155,200
Psychologist$131,000
School Psychologist$94,900
Social Science Research Assistant$51,420
Social Scientist and Related Worker$89,960
Urban and Regional Planner$90,210

Community and social service

Child$69,870
Clergy$59,660
Community and Social Service Specialist$63,510
Community Health Worker$53,100
Director$44,770
Educational$75,000
Health Education Specialist$75,360
Healthcare Social Worker$75,390
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker$60,990
Rehabilitation Counselor$47,020
Social and Human Service Assistant$47,720
Social Worker$111,600
Substance Abuse$65,120

Legal

Educational instruction and library

Adult Basic Education$57,690
Architecture Teacher$92,010
Archivist$76,990
Area$104,500
Art$97,580
Biological Science Teacher$102,300
Business Teacher$103,800
Career/Technical Education Teacher$65,210
Career/Technical Education Teacher$97,240
Career/Technical Education Teacher$81,820
Chemistry Teacher$100,900
Communications Teacher$95,910
Computer Science Teacher$100,800
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher$84,270
Curator$77,930
Education Teacher$80,030
Elementary School Teacher$90,930
Engineering Teacher$102,700
English Language and Literature Teacher$79,190
Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher$80,200
Health Specialties Teacher$103,800
Instructional Coordinator$63,110
Kindergarten Teacher$85,470
Law Teacher$128,500
Librarian and Media Collections Specialist$75,860
Library Technician$48,740
Mathematical Science Teacher$95,600
Middle School Teacher$92,760
Museum Technician and Conservator$55,470
Nursing Instructor and Teacher$78,340
Philosophy and Religion Teacher$82,510
Political Science Teacher$101,300
Postsecondary Teacher$60,390
Preschool Teacher$36,830
Psychology Teacher$94,360
Secondary School Teacher$92,610
Self-Enrichment Teacher$41,960
Social Sciences Teacher$126,600
Special Education Teacher$59,310
Special Education Teacher$84,300
Special Education Teacher$93,970
Special Education Teacher$92,990
Special Education Teacher$80,080
Substitute Teacher$45,590
Teacher and Instructor$130,500
Teaching Assistant$49,420
Teaching Assistant$37,220
Tutor$77,850

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

Art Director$72,550
Audio and Video Technician$64,070
Broadcast Announcer and Radio Disc Jockey$55,110
Broadcast Technician$49,580
Camera Operator$49,790
Coach and Scout$53,630
Commercial and Industrial Designer$101,100
Court Reporter and Simultaneous Captioner$92,250
Editor$77,960
Floral Designer$36,420
Graphic Designer$78,220
Interior Designer$58,100
Interpreter and Translator$82,320
Media and Communication Worker$72,830
Merchandise Displayer and Window Trimmer$37,610
News Analyst$74,570
Photographer$37,300
Producer and Director$84,250
Public Relations Specialist$77,540
Special Effects Artist and Animator$80,040
Technical Writer$102,400
Writer and Author$70,190

Healthcare practitioners and technical

Anesthesiologist$239,200
Athletic Trainer$63,750
Cardiologist$395,600
Cardiovascular Technologist and Technician$104,000
Chiropractor$81,840
Clinical Laboratory Technologist and Technician$75,780
Dental Hygienist$86,910
Dentist$161,600
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$92,820
Dietetic Technician$39,400
Dietitian and Nutritionist$71,300
Emergency Medical Technician$51,290
Emergency Medicine Physician$512,700
Family Medicine Physician$467,200
General Internal Medicine Physician$379,500
Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar$72,120
Health Technologist and Technician$57,800
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioner$81,280
Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Worker$63,060
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse$80,090
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$105,100
Medical Records Specialist$63,960
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$104,000
Nurse Midwive$135,200
Nurse Practitioner$136,000
Obstetrician and Gynecologist$166,400
Occupational Therapist$100,000
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$46,500
Ophthalmologist$450,400
Optician$47,400
Optometrist$134,500
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon$414,100
Orthotist and Prosthetist$93,350
Paramedic$63,550
Pediatrician$218,100
Pharmacist$128,200
Pharmacy Technician$44,380
Physical Therapist$99,400
Physician$323,000
Physician$228,600
Physician Assistant$139,900
Podiatrist$159,800
Psychiatric Technician$48,520
Psychiatrist$287,600
Radiologic Technologist and Technician$85,330
Registered Nurse$100,600
Respiratory Therapist$86,900
Speech-Language Pathologist$104,000
Surgeon$200,000
Surgical Assistant$61,900
Surgical Technologist$74,130
Therapist$86,400
Veterinarian$126,600
Veterinary Technologist and Technician$45,310

Healthcare support

Dental Assistant$50,150
Healthcare Support Worker$47,600
Home Health and Personal Care Aide$43,680
Massage Therapist$74,960
Medical Assistant$47,190
Medical Equipment Preparer$51,460
Medical Transcriptionist$34,790
Nursing Assistant$46,440
Occupational Therapy Assistant$66,710
Orderly$39,830
Pharmacy Aide$38,020
Phlebotomist$46,380
Physical Therapist Aide$31,200
Physical Therapist Assistant$68,640
Psychiatric Aide$51,100
Veterinary Assistant and Laboratory Animal Caretaker$49,770

Protective service

Animal Control Worker$55,060
Crossing Guard and Flagger$31,200
Detective and Criminal Investigator$88,450
Fire Inspector and Investigator$78,100
Firefighter$67,380
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Worker$85,170
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detective$97,690
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Worker$89,320
First-Line Supervisors of Security Worker$51,090
Lifeguard$35,770
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer$77,230
Private Detective and Investigator$54,620
Protective Service Worker$54,630
School Bus Monitor$35,910
Security Guard$36,940
Transportation Security Screener$71,510

Food preparation and serving

Bartender$36,410
Chef and Head Cook$79,930
Cook$35,230
Cook$46,570
Cook$36,510
Cook$46,250
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper$31,200
Dishwasher$33,960
Fast Food and Counter Worker$31,490
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Worker$48,400
Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker$31,200
Food Preparation Worker$35,470
Food Server$34,860
Host and Hostess$31,400
Waiter and Waitress$35,420

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Worker$63,520
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping$59,940
Janitor and Cleaner$37,310
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker$44,730
Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner$37,540
Pest Control Worker$45,030
Pesticide Handler$48,360
Tree Trimmer and Pruner$61,040

Personal care and service

Amusement and Recreation Attendant$31,220
Animal Caretaker$37,120
Baggage Porter and Bellhop$34,300
Barber$34,900
Childcare Worker$36,940
Concierge$54,850
Embalmer$60,310
Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor$45,640
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Worker$46,080
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Worker$66,660
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Worker$60,680
Funeral Attendant$53,580
Hairdresser$31,200
Locker Room$41,250
Manicurist and Pedicurist$34,910
Mortician$55,420
Recreation Worker$36,340
Residential Advisor$45,280
Skincare Specialist$43,880
Tour and Travel Guide$38,310
Usher$34,040

Sales and related

Advertising Sales Agent$48,040
Cashier$34,860
Counter and Rental Clerk$46,360
Demonstrator and Product Promoter$47,600
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Worker$85,420
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Worker$58,570
Insurance Sales Agent$79,930
Model$45,060
Parts Salesperson$36,450
Real Estate Sales Agent$60,310
Retail Salesperson$34,860
Sales Engineer$149,800
Sales Representative$117,700
Sales Representative$82,420
Sales Representatives of Service$81,450
Travel Agent$59,790

Office and administrative support

Bill and Account Collector$52,000
Billing and Posting Clerk$52,910
Bookkeeping$53,280
Brokerage Clerk$62,400
Cargo and Freight Agent$60,310
Courier and Messenger$36,810
Court$61,670
Customer Service Representative$47,550
Data Entry Keyer$44,980
Dispatcher$49,320
Eligibility Interviewer$64,560
Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant$77,820
File Clerk$36,400
Financial Clerk$58,040
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Worker$76,030
Hotel$37,840
Human Resources Assistant$56,370
Information and Record Clerk$58,470
Interviewer$49,780
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$63,020
Library Assistant$36,610
Loan Interviewer and Clerk$51,560
Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator$38,330
Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant$46,860
Meter Reader$56,830
Office and Administrative Support Worker$58,470
Office Clerk$47,830
Office Machine Operator$45,560
Order Clerk$49,410
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk$59,370
Postal Service Clerk$61,570
Postal Service Mail Carrier$63,610
Postal Service Mail Sorter$59,490
Procurement Clerk$53,980
Production$65,310
Public Safety Telecommunicator$58,310
Receptionist and Information Clerk$42,620
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agent and Travel Clerk$45,420
Secretary and Administrative Assistant$52,140
Shipping$45,520
Switchboard Operator$39,850
Teller$45,300
Weigher$40,300
Word Processor and Typist$47,040

Farming, fishing, and forestry

Farmworker and Laborer$37,540
First-Line Supervisors of Farming$53,770

Construction and extraction

Brickmason and Blockmason$79,280
Carpenter$60,840
Cement Mason and Concrete Finisher$62,950
Construction and Building Inspector$77,420
Construction Laborer$57,240
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer$47,110
Electrician$74,090
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator$59,590
Fence Erector$46,450
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trade and Extraction Worker$98,590
Glazier$61,650
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker$46,670
Helpers--Carpenter$50,300
Highway Maintenance Worker$57,950
Insulation Worker$77,150
Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator$63,610
Painter$41,590
Paving$63,060
Plumber$76,470
Roofer$61,630
Sheet Metal Worker$65,100
Stonemason$62,510
Structural Iron and Steel Worker$98,320
Tile and Stone Setter$49,170

Installation, maintenance, and repair

Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician$70,720
Automotive Body and Related Repairer$72,490
Automotive Service Technician and Mechanic$51,770
Bicycle Repairer$36,400
Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist$67,270
Coin$62,350
Commercial Diver$126,300
Computer$49,700
Control and Valve Installer and Repairer$110,900
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$76,860
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$108,000
Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer$104,600
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanic$78,840
Heating$67,370
Helpers--Installation$45,240
Home Appliance Repairer$50,170
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$64,770
Installation$59,890
Locksmith and Safe Repairer$57,360
Maintenance and Repair Worker$50,900
Maintenance Worker$72,040
Mechanical Door Repairer$51,160
Medical Equipment Repairer$63,010
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic$68,130
Motorboat Mechanic and Service Technician$58,470
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanic$52,160
Rigger$64,260
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installer$76,320
Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer$66,960
Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer$103,800
Tire Repairer and Changer$46,240

Production

Baker$38,140
Butcher and Meat Cutter$45,210
Cabinetmaker and Bench Carpenter$52,800
Chemical Equipment Operator and Tender$69,630
Coating$49,850
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$57,390
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$62,640
Cutter and Trimmer$48,100
Cutting$48,170
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter$45,950
Dental Laboratory Technician$45,320
Electrical$37,550
Etcher and Engraver$63,250
Extruding$39,230
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter$61,350
Fiberglass Laminator and Fabricator$49,260
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker$81,650
Food Batchmaker$39,250
Food Processing Worker$34,770
Grinding$43,650
Grinding and Polishing Worker$51,630
Helpers--Production Worker$44,720
Inspector$54,940
Jeweler and Precious Stone and Metal Worker$48,800
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker$37,230
Machinist$57,760
Meat$37,740
Medical Appliance Technician$49,100
Miscellaneous Assembler and Fabricator$40,590
Mixing and Blending Machine Setter$47,610
Model Maker$55,560
Molder$47,610
Molding$42,020
Multiple Machine Tool Setter$38,720
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician$47,440
Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender$38,330
Paper Goods Machine Setter$48,710
Plating Machine Setter$38,580
Power Plant Operator$98,050
Prepress Technician and Worker$45,930
Presser$36,390
Print Binding and Finishing Worker$45,050
Printing Press Operator$45,380
Production Worker$36,130
Separating$46,710
Sewing Machine Operator$38,670
Slaughterer and Meat Packer$37,570
Stationary Engineer and Boiler Operator$63,330
Textile$41,670
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operator and Tender$45,930
Textile Cutting Machine Setter$40,000
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setter$38,760
Textile Winding$37,400
Tool and Die Maker$63,430
Upholsterer$63,360
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator$61,820
Welder$50,580
Welding$50,040
Woodworking Machine Setter$45,880

Transportation and material moving

Air Traffic Controller$126,300
Airline Pilot$164,900
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant$41,690
Bus Driver$58,700
Bus Driver$48,610
Captain$76,790
Cleaners of Vehicle and Equipment$37,340
Commercial Pilot$98,820
Crane and Tower Operator$104,300
Driver/Sales Worker$34,230
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Worker$72,750
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver$60,190
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator$45,010
Laborer and Freight$41,690
Light Truck Driver$45,660
Machine Feeder and Offbearer$32,770
Motor Vehicle Operator$42,530
Packer and Packager$36,730
Parking Attendant$34,390
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collector$55,970
Sailor and Marine Oiler$48,860
Ship Engineer$119,300
Shuttle Driver and Chauffeur$36,300
Stocker and Order Filler$36,470
Transportation Worker$41,820

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in Rhode Island?

About $70,940 a year ($34.11 an hour): the average of the 545 jobs with official data, weighted by how many people do each one.

What are the highest paying jobs in Rhode Island?

Emergency Medicine Physician ($512,700), Family Medicine Physician ($467,200), Ophthalmologist ($450,400).

What are the most common jobs in Rhode Island?

Fast Food and Counter Worker (13,310 jobs), Retail Salesperson (12,830 jobs), Nursing Assistant (10,220 jobs).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS): pay in May 2025, published by BLS in 2026. Hourly pay is the yearly figure divided by 2,080 hours.