Median: $74,130 / year · $35.64 / hr · 2025
15% above the U.S. average
U.S. median $64,650
$57,925
On a $74,130 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$72,478
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. Rhode Island RPP is 102.3 (2% above the U.S. average).
Rhode Island ranks #15 of 51 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($74,130).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | Hawaii | $82,640 |
| #2 | Oregon | $81,390 |
| #3 | California | $81,310 |
| #4 | Massachusetts | $80,870 |
| #5 | Alaska | $80,380 |
| #6 | Minnesota | $80,210 |
| #7 | Connecticut | $79,890 |
| #8 | New York | $79,550 |
| #9 | District of Columbia | $77,520 |
| #10 | Washington | $77,270 |
| #11 | New Jersey | $77,200 |
| #12 | Colorado | $75,740 |
| #13 | Nevada | $75,480 |
| #14 | New Hampshire | $75,040 |
| #15 | Rhode Island | $74,130 |
| #16 | Wisconsin | $74,120 |
| #17 | Idaho | $72,550 |
| #18 | Arizona | $72,260 |
| #19 | Maryland | $68,970 |
| #20 | Virginia | $67,580 |
| #21 | Texas | $65,220 |
| #22 | Illinois | $64,650 |
| #23 | Indiana | $64,240 |
| #24 | Georgia | $64,010 |
| #25 | Nebraska | $63,880 |
| #26 | Michigan | $63,320 |
| #27 | Maine | $62,860 |
| #28 | Utah | $62,720 |
| #29 | Pennsylvania | $62,680 |
| #30 | Florida | $62,440 |
| #31 | Ohio | $62,420 |
| #32 | Delaware | $62,250 |
| #33 | South Carolina | $62,160 |
| #34 | North Dakota | $61,640 |
| #35 | Oklahoma | $61,190 |
| #36 | Missouri | $61,120 |
| #37 | Montana | $60,970 |
| #38 | North Carolina | $60,920 |
| #39 | Vermont | $60,660 |
| #40 | Kansas | $60,600 |
| #41 | Iowa | $60,540 |
| #42 | Tennessee | $60,530 |
| #43 | Kentucky | $60,490 |
| #44 | South Dakota | $59,870 |
| #45 | Wyoming | $58,850 |
| #46 | Arkansas | $57,400 |
| #47 | Louisiana | $57,370 |
| #48 | New Mexico | $51,780 |
| #49 | Mississippi | $49,810 |
| #50 | Alabama | $49,420 |
| #51 Lowest | West Virginia | $49,110 |