What jobs pay in Rhode Island

$71,900avg. a year, all jobs
$34.57 an hour · 501,340 employed

Average and median pay for 66 jobs in Rhode Island, with pay by metro area. All figures are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025.

Top-paying jobs in Rhode Island

Average annual pay, May 2025 (jobs on this site)

Average pay by state, all jobs

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Under $61k$61k–$65k$65k–$72k$72k+Rhode Island

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Pay for 66 jobs in Rhode Island

Sorted by number of jobs. Jobs with too few workers or too little survey data in Rhode Island aren't listed.

JobAvg. payJobs
Fast Food and Counter Workers$34,04013,310
Retail Salespersons$37,57012,830
Nursing Assistants$46,36010,220
Waiters and Waitresses$42,74010,160
Registered Nurses$101,26010,090
Cashiers$36,6409,260
General and Operations Managers$143,3709,150
Customer Service Representatives$49,7307,890
Office Clerks, General$49,9507,700
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$42,3307,490
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$40,3907,270
Cooks, Restaurant$40,2906,950
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$43,7106,760
Stockers and Order Fillers$39,2306,660
Accountants and Auditors$99,8806,570
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$38,4005,200
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$53,7905,200
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$77,1805,090
Software Developers$129,0805,070
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$84,1204,910
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$102,0804,870
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$56,2704,570
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$54,3104,500
Receptionists and Information Clerks$42,3304,270
Management Analysts$113,9904,100
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$45,3904,040
Project Management Specialists$112,1103,880
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$61,9203,880
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$79,6603,830
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,6603,620
Medical and Health Services Managers$131,3603,370
Human Resources Specialists$82,2503,320
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$53,8003,320
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$89,4903,210
Medical Assistants$47,5503,210
Bartenders$46,0903,170
Security Guards$40,3203,160
Light Truck Drivers$49,5803,110
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$35,1702,880
Food Preparation Workers$37,9102,830
Dishwashers$34,4702,790
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$43,4202,790
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$39,2602,710
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$85,2802,660
Carpenters$64,3202,580
Financial Managers$181,4002,570
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$54,3102,530
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$70,8102,450
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$47,3102,420
Electricians$74,1502,420
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$80,9702,370
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$49,8202,350
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$58,1802,300
Social and Human Service Assistants$50,8702,290
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$93,8502,240
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$68,6002,170
Construction Laborers$61,7802,110
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$58,6302,070
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$97,5502,060
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$78,7601,940
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$48,6301,910
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$39,8501,890
Computer Systems Analysts$124,3401,850
Lawyers$159,6901,840
Packers and Packagers, Hand$38,7801,830
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$81,6101,820
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.