Audio and Video Technicians in Rhode Island
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$51,678
after federal, FICA and Rhode Island tax
Tax takes
$12,392
19.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$50,958
Rhode Island costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Rhode Island — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$64,070
Kept after tax
$51,678
Worth in national money
$50,958
State rank
7
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Rhode Island is one of the better-paying states for audio and video technicians. The middle earner takes $64,070, which ranks 7 of 49 states with published figures. That is about 10.28% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Audio and video technicians ranks 217 among 452 occupations Rhode Island publishes pay for.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $64,070, tax leaves $51,678, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $50,958 in comparable terms. Averages run higher here, $64,270, since top earners drag the number up.
- Rhode Island ranks 7 of 49 states publishing a median for audio and video technicians, at $64,070 — about 10.28% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Position 217 of 452 in Rhode Island places audio and video technicians in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Because Rhode Island sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for audio and video technicians — median $64,070 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $51,678 retained, $50,958 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $64,270 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Audio and Video Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $41,470 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $64,070 |
| Top tenth earn over | $83,900 |
| This salary | $64,070 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Rhode Island | $51,678 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $53,660 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,262 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $61,603 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,155 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of audio and video technicians in Rhode Island earn under $64,070 and half over. The published range runs $41,470 at the tenth percentile to $83,900 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Rhode Island's $51,678, worked from $64,070. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 217 of 452.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $50,958 uses one figure for the whole of Rhode Island. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 452 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 217.
- Figures are distribution medians for audio and video technicians in Rhode Island, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $41,470 to $83,900; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Rhode Island take-home of $51,678, on $64,070 for work ranking 217 of 452 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 217 of 452 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $50,958, worked from $64,070, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Rhode Island address, on work sitting at 217 of 452 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $41,470 at the tenth percentile, $83,900 at the ninetieth.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Rhode Island run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $50,958 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Rhode Island adds its own income tax on top — which is why $51,678 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($41,470 to $83,900) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Rhode Island rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Rhode Island's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $50,958 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $51,678 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Rhode Island income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.