Budget Analysts in Rhode Island
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$71,048
after federal, FICA and Rhode Island tax
Tax takes
$21,742
23.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$70,059
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
$92,790
Kept after tax
$71,048
Worth in national money
$70,059
State rank
15
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for budget analysts is strong here. Rhode Island's middle earner gets $92,790, putting the state 15 of 51 — about 1.25% ahead of the national figure.
- Within Rhode Island this is well-paid work. Of 452 occupations with published figures in the state, budget analysts ranks 109 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- No great distortion either way. Rhode Island costs about what the country costs, so from $92,790, take-home of $71,048 is worth roughly $70,059 in national money. The average comes to $96,330, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For budget analysts, Rhode Island sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $92,790, ranking 15 of 51 and running about 1.25% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Ranked against every occupation Rhode Island publishes a median for, budget analysts sits 109 of 452 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Price parity in Rhode Island is near the national base, so for budget analysts, whose median is $92,790, the adjusted figure of $70,059 differs little from $71,048 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $96,330 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Budget Analysts
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $65,680 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $92,790 |
| Top tenth earn over | $130,480 |
| This salary | $92,790 |
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 | $71,048 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $74,108 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,203 |
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 | $88,441 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$8,569 |
| 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 budget analysts in Rhode Island earn under $92,790 and half over. The published range runs $65,680 at the tenth percentile to $130,480 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $71,048 take-home in Rhode Island comes from $92,790. 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 109 of 452.
- One number stands for prices across all of Rhode Island, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $70,059, the adjusted value of that $92,790 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 109 of 452 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for budget analysts in Rhode Island, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $65,680 to $130,480; 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.
- Retained pay of $71,048, from $92,790, 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 109 of 452 locally, and the state ranks 15 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Rhode Island, so $70,059 — the adjusted value of that $92,790 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 109 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 $96,330, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $65,680 at the tenth percentile, $130,480 at the ninetieth.
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 $70,059 of national purchasing power.
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 $71,048 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
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 $96,330. 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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($65,680 to $130,480) 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 $70,059 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 $71,048 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.