Helpers--Carpenters in Rhode Island
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$41,130
after federal, FICA and Rhode Island tax
Tax takes
$9,170
18.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$40,557
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
$50,300
Kept after tax
$41,130
Worth in national money
$40,557
State rank
4
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Rhode Island is one of the better-paying states for helpers--carpenters. The middle earner takes $50,300, which ranks 4 of 47 states with published figures. That is about 14.89% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Helpers--carpenters ranks 311 among 452 occupations Rhode Island publishes pay for.
- No great distortion either way. Rhode Island costs about what the country costs, so from $50,300, take-home of $41,130 is worth roughly $40,557 in national money. The average comes to $51,160, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Rhode Island ranks 4 of 47 states publishing a median for helpers--carpenters, at $50,300 — about 14.89% 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.
- Position 311 of 452 in Rhode Island places helpers--carpenters 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 helpers--carpenters, whose median is $50,300, the adjusted figure of $40,557 differs little from $41,130 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $51,160 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
Compare this career across states
Choose your filing status and local taxes, compare pay, and keep a shortlist.Compare wage and personal-pay outcomes by state, with selected resident local taxes and saved career choices.
Pay band: Helpers--Carpenters
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,690 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $50,300 |
| Top tenth earn over | $56,980 |
| This salary | $50,300 |
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 | $41,130 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $42,596 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,277 |
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 | $48,475 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,963 |
| 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 helpers--carpenters in Rhode Island earn under $50,300 and half over. The published range runs $47,690 at the tenth percentile to $56,980 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $41,130 take-home in Rhode Island comes from $50,300. 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 311 of 452.
- Two cautions on $40,557, the adjusted value of that $50,300 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Rhode Island. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 311 of 452 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for helpers--carpenters in Rhode Island, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $47,690 to $56,980; 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.
- Retained pay of $41,130, from $50,300, 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 311 of 452 locally, and the state ranks 4 of 47 for it.
- This $40,557 adjusted figure, worked from $50,300, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 311 of 452 in the state. The occupation ranks 311 of 452 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $47,690 and the top tenth $56,980, so most people doing this work in Rhode Island sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $40,557 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
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 $41,130 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 47 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 ($47,690 to $56,980) 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 $40,557 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 $41,130 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 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.