Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Rhode Island

647 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Rhode Island for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Web Administrators	$102,210	830	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$101,790	400	View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$101,750	100	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists	$101,750	100	View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other	$101,750	100	View salary detail
Geneticists	$101,750	100	View salary detail
Biologists	$101,750	100	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$101,740	200	View salary detail
Chemists	$101,660	150	View salary detail
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,320	170	View salary detail
Commercial and Industrial Designers	$101,140	190	View salary detail
Environmental Engineers	$101,140	200	View salary detail
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$100,920	110	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$100,790	160	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$100,730	330	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$100,730	330	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$100,730	330	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$100,730	330	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$100,640	10,090	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$100,640	10,090	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$100,640	10,090	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$100,640	10,090	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$100,640	10,090	View salary detail
Financial and Investment Analysts	$100,550	1,790	View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$100,040	770	View salary detail
Occupational Therapists	$100,040	770	View salary detail
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$99,900	40	View salary detail
Management Analysts	$99,640	4,100	View salary detail
Physical Therapists	$99,400	1,020	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$99,300	1,270	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$99,300	1,270	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$99,300	1,270	View salary detail
Commercial Pilots	$98,820	80	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$98,600	290	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$98,590	2,060	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$98,590	2,060	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$98,320	360	View salary detail
Web Developers	$98,140	—	View salary detail
Power Plant Operators	$98,050	50	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians	$98,050	50	View salary detail
Biomass Plant Technicians	$98,050	50	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$97,690	820	View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,580	440	View salary detail
Computer Programmers	$96,470	250	View salary detail
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$95,910	110	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$95,820	6,570	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$95,600	260	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$94,900	210	View salary detail
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers	$94,620	40	View salary detail
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$94,620	40	View salary detail

Metropolitan areas in this state

Providence, RI

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.