Median: $74,090 / year · $35.62 / hr · 2025
17% above the U.S. average
U.S. median $63,190
$57,899
On a $74,090 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$72,438
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. Rhode Island RPP is 102.3 (2% above the U.S. average).
Rhode Island ranks #18 of 51 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($74,090).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | Oregon | $101,310 |
| #2 | Illinois | $99,560 |
| #3 | Hawaii | $96,460 |
| #4 | Washington | $95,220 |
| #5 | Alaska | $89,440 |
| #6 | Massachusetts | $79,420 |
| #7 | District of Columbia | $78,970 |
| #8 | New York | $78,750 |
| #9 | Minnesota | $78,160 |
| #10 | Connecticut | $77,540 |
| #11 | New Jersey | $77,250 |
| #12 | Montana | $76,760 |
| #13 | Wisconsin | $76,540 |
| #14 | Michigan | $76,270 |
| #15 | California | $76,160 |
| #16 | Wyoming | $76,120 |
| #17 | Maine | $75,380 |
| #18 | Rhode Island | $74,090 |
| #19 | Nevada | $73,570 |
| #20 | Maryland | $73,490 |
| #21 | Indiana | $68,490 |
| #22 | Pennsylvania | $67,600 |
| #23 | Kansas | $65,860 |
| #24 | North Dakota | $65,710 |
| #25 | Missouri | $65,410 |
| #26 | West Virginia | $64,810 |
| #27 | Ohio | $64,700 |
| #28 | Delaware | $63,700 |
| #29 | Vermont | $63,430 |
| #30 | Idaho | $63,000 |
| #31 | Virginia | $62,900 |
| #32 | New Hampshire | $62,840 |
| #33 | Colorado | $62,230 |
| #34 | Utah | $62,000 |
| #35 | Louisiana | $61,540 |
| #36 | South Dakota | $61,390 |
| #37 | Tennessee | $61,090 |
| #38 | Arizona | $61,060 |
| #39 | Oklahoma | $61,010 |
| #40 | Iowa | $60,860 |
| #41 | Mississippi | $60,860 |
| #42 | Nebraska | $60,820 |
| #43 | Kentucky | $59,720 |
| #44 | South Carolina | $58,740 |
| #45 | Texas | $58,570 |
| #46 | New Mexico | $58,390 |
| #47 | Georgia | $58,320 |
| #48 | Florida | $57,250 |
| #49 | North Carolina | $56,800 |
| #50 | Alabama | $55,690 |
| #51 Lowest | Arkansas | $49,070 |