First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers in Rhode Island
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$65,973
after federal, FICA and Rhode Island tax
Tax takes
$19,197
22.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$65,055
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
$85,170
Kept after tax
$65,973
Worth in national money
$65,055
State rank
23
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Rhode Island is 23 of 50 states for this job, with a middle wage of $85,170. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 132 among 452 occupations Rhode Island publishes pay for.
- No great distortion either way. Rhode Island costs about what the country costs, so from $85,170, take-home of $65,973 is worth roughly $65,055 in national money. The average comes to $86,300, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Rhode Island ranks 23 of 50 for first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers at $85,170. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Position 132 of 452 in Rhode Island places first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Price parity in Rhode Island is near the national base, so for first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers, whose median is $85,170, the adjusted figure of $65,055 differs little from $65,973 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $86,300 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $65,890 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $85,170 |
| Top tenth earn over | $97,740 |
| This salary | $85,170 |
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 | $65,973 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $68,747 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,691 |
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 | $81,227 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,861 |
| 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 $85,170. The published range is $65,890 up to $97,740, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Rhode Island's $65,973, worked from $85,170. 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 132 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 $65,055, the adjusted value of that $85,170 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 132 of 452 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers in Rhode Island the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $65,890 to $97,740. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Rhode Island take-home of $65,973, on $85,170 for work ranking 132 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 132 of 452 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Rhode Island, so $65,055 — the adjusted value of that $85,170 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 132 of 452 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $65,890 at the tenth percentile, $97,740 at the ninetieth.
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 $65,055 — 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, $65,973 remains.
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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($65,890 to $97,740) 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 $65,055 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 $65,973 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.