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
Landscape Architects	$85,420	90	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$85,330	660	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$85,170	770	View salary detail
Insurance Underwriters	$84,720	250	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$84,640	60	View salary detail
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$84,270	70	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$84,250	560	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$84,250	560	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$84,250	560	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$84,250	560	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$82,970	620	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$82,850	760	View salary detail
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,510	150	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$82,420	4,870	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$82,320	200	View salary detail
Cost Estimators	$81,990	590	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$81,840	170	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$81,820	90	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$81,650	2,660	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$81,600	30	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$81,600	30	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$81,450	—	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$80,330	300	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$80,260	730	View salary detail
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,200	40	View salary detail
Personal Financial Advisors	$80,200	1,130	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$80,090	1,290	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$80,080	110	View salary detail
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$80,080	110	View salary detail
Special Effects Artists and Animators	$80,040	—	View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,030	190	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$79,930	1,700	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$79,930	740	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$79,350	90	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$79,280	220	View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,190	540	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$78,990	510	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$78,990	510	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$78,990	510	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$78,840	1,460	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,340	260	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$78,220	750	View salary detail
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$78,100	50	View salary detail
Editors	$77,960	340	View salary detail
Curators	$77,930	70	View salary detail
Operations Research Analysts	$77,910	360	View salary detail
Tutors	$77,850	300	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$77,820	950	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$77,570	1,370	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$77,560	3,320	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.