Biological Scientists, All Other in Rhode Island
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$76,930
after federal, FICA and Rhode Island tax
Tax takes
$24,820
24.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$75,859
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
$101,750
Kept after tax
$76,930
Worth in national money
$75,859
State rank
11
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Rhode Island is one of the better-paying states for biological scientists, all other. The middle earner takes $101,750, which ranks 11 of 50 states with published figures. That is about 2.86% above the national middle.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 452 occupations Rhode Island reports, biological scientists, all other comes in at 74 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- No great distortion either way. Rhode Island costs about what the country costs, so from $101,750, take-home of $76,930 is worth roughly $75,859 in national money. The average comes to $112,370, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Rhode Island ranks 11 of 50 states publishing a median for biological scientists, all other, at $101,750 — about 2.86% 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.
- Biological scientists, all other ranks 74 of 452 occupations by median in Rhode Island, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Price parity in Rhode Island is near the national base, so for biological scientists, all other, whose median is $101,750, the adjusted figure of $75,859 differs little from $76,930 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $112,370 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Biological Scientists, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $82,540 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $101,750 |
| Top tenth earn over | $159,600 |
| This salary | $101,750 |
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 | $76,930 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $80,411 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,889 |
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 | $96,802 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$9,516 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Rhode Island earn less than $101,750. The published range is $82,540 up to $159,600, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $76,930 take-home in Rhode Island comes from $101,750. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 74 of 452.
- Two cautions on $75,859, the adjusted value of that $101,750 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Rhode Island. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 74 of 452 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for biological scientists, all other in Rhode Island the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $82,540 to $159,600. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $76,930, from $101,750, assumes a single Rhode Island filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 74 of 452 locally, and the state ranks 11 of 50 for it.
- This $75,859 adjusted figure, worked from $101,750, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 74 of 452 in the state. The occupation ranks 74 of 452 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $112,370, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $82,540 at the bottom tenth to $159,600 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $75,859 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Rhode Island then takes its own share, leaving $76,930.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Rhode Island is $112,370. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($82,540) and the ninetieth ($159,600) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $75,859 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 $76,930 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.