Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in Rhode Island
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$72,220
after federal, FICA and Rhode Island tax
Tax takes
$22,350
23.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$71,215
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
$94,570
Kept after tax
$72,220
Worth in national money
$71,215
State rank
6
of 49 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 $94,570, which ranks 6 of 49 states with published figures. That is about 20.7% above the national middle.
- Within Rhode Island this is well-paid work. Of 452 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 102 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $94,570 the take-home is $72,220, which is worth about $71,215 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $96,210, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Rhode Island ranks 6 of 49 states publishing a median for engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other, at $94,570 — about 20.7% 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.
- Ranked against every occupation Rhode Island publishes a median for, engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other sits 102 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.
- Rhode Island's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other on its $94,570 median: $72,220 retained after tax becomes $71,215 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $96,210 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $65,470 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $94,570 |
| Top tenth earn over | $130,480 |
| This salary | $94,570 |
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 | $72,220 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $75,360 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,336 |
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 | $90,107 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$8,752 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $94,570 as a midpoint for Rhode Island, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $65,470 and the ninetieth is $130,480 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $72,220 take-home in Rhode Island comes from $94,570. 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 102 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 $71,215, the adjusted value of that $94,570 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 102 of 452 in the state.
- The Rhode Island median of $94,570 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $65,470 to $130,480. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $72,220, from $94,570, 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 102 of 452 locally, and the state ranks 6 of 49 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Rhode Island, so $71,215 — the adjusted value of that $94,570 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 102 of 452 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $65,470 at the bottom tenth to $130,480 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $71,215 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Rhode Island's own levy, $72,220 remains.
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 ($65,470 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 $71,215 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 $72,220 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.