First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers in Rhode Island
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$41,735
after federal, FICA and Rhode Island tax
Tax takes
$9,355
18.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$41,154
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
$51,090
Kept after tax
$41,735
Worth in national money
$41,154
State rank
36
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Rhode Island. The middle earner gets $51,090. That is 36 of 51 states, and about 8.67% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 452 occupations Rhode Island reports figures for, this is number 308.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $51,090, tax leaves $41,735, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $41,154 in comparable terms. Averages run higher here, $59,350, since top earners drag the number up.
- For first-line supervisors of security workers, Rhode Island sits in the lower band at $51,090, ranking 36 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 8.67%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- In Rhode Island's occupational distribution, first-line supervisors of security workers sits at 308 of 452 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Because Rhode Island sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for first-line supervisors of security workers — median $51,090 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $41,735 retained, $41,154 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $59,350 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $46,710 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $51,090 |
| Top tenth earn over | $85,050 |
| This salary | $51,090 |
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 | $41,735 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $43,231 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,334 |
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 | $49,228 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,032 |
| 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 first-line supervisors of security workers in Rhode Island earn under $51,090 and half over. The published range runs $46,710 at the tenth percentile to $85,050 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Rhode Island the take-home figure of $41,735, from $51,090, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 308 of 452 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Rhode Island, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $41,154, the adjusted value of that $51,090 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 308 of 452 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for first-line supervisors of security workers in Rhode Island, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $46,710 to $85,050; 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.
- Take-home for Rhode Island is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $41,735 from $51,090. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 308 of 452 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Rhode Island, so $41,154 — the adjusted value of that $51,090 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 308 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 $59,350, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $46,710 at the bottom tenth to $85,050 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $41,154 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
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 $41,735.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
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 $59,350. 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 drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($46,710) and the ninetieth ($85,050) 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 $41,154 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 $41,735 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.