Electronics Engineers, Except Computer in Rhode Island
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$99,343
after federal, FICA and Rhode Island tax
Tax takes
$37,017
27.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$97,960
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
$136,360
Kept after tax
$99,343
Worth in national money
$97,960
State rank
7
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. Rhode Island's middle earner gets $136,360, putting the state 7 of 50 — about 4.72% ahead of the national figure.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 452 occupations Rhode Island reports, this job comes in at 19 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $136,360, tax leaves $99,343, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $97,960 in comparable terms. Averages run higher here, $139,930, since top earners drag the number up.
- For electronics engineers, except computer, Rhode Island sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $136,360, ranking 7 of 50 and running about 4.72% 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.
- Electronics engineers, except computer ranks 19 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.
- Because Rhode Island sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for electronics engineers, except computer — median $136,360 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $99,343 retained, $97,960 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $139,930 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $92,580 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $136,360 |
| Top tenth earn over | $195,190 |
| This salary | $136,360 |
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 | $99,343 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $104,468 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$9,545 |
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 | $128,862 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$13,570 |
| 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 electronics engineers, except computer in Rhode Island earn under $136,360 and half over. The published range runs $92,580 at the tenth percentile to $195,190 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 $99,343, worked from $136,360. 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 19 of 452.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $97,960 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 19.
- Figures are distribution medians for electronics engineers, except computer in Rhode Island, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $92,580 to $195,190; 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 $99,343, on $136,360 for work ranking 19 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 19 of 452 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $97,960, worked from $136,360, 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 19 of 452 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $92,580 at the bottom tenth to $195,190 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 $97,960 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 $99,343.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 50 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($92,580) and the ninetieth ($195,190) 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 $97,960 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 $99,343 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.