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
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$61,350	430	View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$61,040	110	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$60,990	800	View salary detail
Carpenters	$60,840	2,580	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$60,680	460	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$60,390	770	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$60,320	110	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$60,310	140	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$60,310	140	View salary detail
Embalmers	$60,310	40	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$60,310	—	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$60,190	3,620	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$59,940	730	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$59,910	890	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$59,890	180	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$59,890	180	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$59,790	250	View salary detail
Clergy	$59,660	230	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$59,590	50	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$59,490	600	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$59,420	170	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$59,420	170	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$59,370	410	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$59,310	120	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$58,700	1,800	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$58,570	3,880	View salary detail
Credit Counselors	$58,480	130	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$58,470	70	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$58,470	140	View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$58,470	400	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$58,310	370	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$58,100	550	View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other	$58,040	90	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$57,950	620	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$57,800	530	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$57,800	530	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$57,800	530	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$57,800	530	View salary detail
Machinists	$57,760	860	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$57,690	—	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$57,680	—	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$57,390	540	View salary detail
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	$57,360	80	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$57,240	2,110	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$56,830	40	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$56,370	150	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$56,250	2,070	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$55,970	470	View salary detail
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	$55,560	40	View salary detail
Museum Technicians and Conservators	$55,470	70	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.