Food Processing Workers, All Other in Rhode Island
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$29,234
after federal, FICA and Rhode Island tax
Tax takes
$5,536
15.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$28,827
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
$34,770
Kept after tax
$29,234
Worth in national money
$28,827
State rank
42
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Rhode Island pays food processing workers, all other a middle wage of $34,770, 42 of 46 states and about 12.37% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Within Rhode Island this is lower-paid work. Of 452 occupations the state publishes figures for, food processing workers, all other ranks 440. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- No great distortion either way. Rhode Island costs about what the country costs, so from $34,770, take-home of $29,234 is worth roughly $28,827 in national money. The average lands at $34,360, below the middle of the range.
- Rhode Island's $34,770 median for food processing workers, all other places it 42 of 46 states, about 12.37% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Against every occupation Rhode Island reports, food processing workers, all other ranks 440 of 452, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Price parity in Rhode Island is near the national base, so for food processing workers, all other, whose median is $34,770, the adjusted figure of $28,827 differs little from $29,234 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $34,360 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Food Processing Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $31,200 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $34,770 |
| Top tenth earn over | $39,100 |
| This salary | $34,770 |
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 | $29,234 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $30,118 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,166 |
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 | $33,670 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,620 |
| 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 $34,770. The published range is $31,200 up to $39,100, 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 $29,234, worked from $34,770. 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 440 of 452.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $28,827 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 440.
- Reported values are medians; for food processing workers, all other in Rhode Island the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $31,200 to $39,100. 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 $29,234, on $34,770 for work ranking 440 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 440 of 452 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $28,827, worked from $34,770, 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 440 of 452 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $31,200 at the bottom tenth to $39,100 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $28,827 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Rhode Island adds its own income tax on top — which is why $29,234 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 46 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($31,200 to $39,100) 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 $28,827 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 $29,234 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 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.