Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary in Rhode Island
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$88,889
after federal, FICA and Rhode Island tax
Tax takes
$31,091
25.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$87,652
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
$119,980
Kept after tax
$88,889
Worth in national money
$87,652
State rank
15
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Rhode Island is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $119,980, which ranks 15 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 13.33% above the national middle.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 452 occupations Rhode Island reports, this job comes in at 33 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- No great distortion either way. Rhode Island costs about what the country costs, so from $119,980, take-home of $88,889 is worth roughly $87,652 in national money. The average lands at $118,150, below the middle of the range.
- Rhode Island ranks 15 of 51 states publishing a median for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary, at $119,980 — about 13.33% 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.
- Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary ranks 33 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 education administrators, kindergarten through secondary, whose median is $119,980, the adjusted figure of $87,652 differs little from $88,889 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $118,150 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $80,530 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $119,980 |
| Top tenth earn over | $150,300 |
| This salary | $119,980 |
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 | $88,889 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $93,236 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$8,295 |
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 | $113,802 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$11,457 |
| 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 education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Rhode Island earn under $119,980 and half over. The published range runs $80,530 at the tenth percentile to $150,300 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 $88,889, worked from $119,980. 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 33 of 452.
- Two cautions on $87,652, the adjusted value of that $119,980 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 33 of 452 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Rhode Island, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $80,530 to $150,300; 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 $88,889, on $119,980 for work ranking 33 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 33 of 452 in the state.
- This $87,652 adjusted figure, worked from $119,980, 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 33 of 452 in the state. The occupation ranks 33 of 452 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $80,530 at the tenth percentile, $150,300 at the ninetieth.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Rhode Island costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $87,652 rather than its face figure.
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 $88,889.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($80,530 to $150,300) 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 $87,652 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 $88,889 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.