Helpers--Production Workers in Rhode Island
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,856
after federal, FICA and Rhode Island tax
Tax takes
$7,864
17.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$36,342
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
$44,720
Kept after tax
$36,856
Worth in national money
$36,342
State rank
11
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for helpers--production workers is strong here. Rhode Island's middle earner gets $44,720, putting the state 11 of 49 — about 14.46% ahead of the national figure.
- Measured against other jobs in Rhode Island, this one sits low: 376 of 452 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $44,720, tax leaves $36,856, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $36,342 in comparable terms. Here the average runs under the middle, at $43,840.
- For helpers--production workers, Rhode Island sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $44,720, ranking 11 of 49 and running about 14.46% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Helpers--production workers occupies position 376 of 452 in Rhode Island's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Because Rhode Island sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for helpers--production workers — median $44,720 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $36,856 retained, $36,342 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $43,840 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Helpers--Production Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $31,300 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $44,720 |
| Top tenth earn over | $56,370 |
| This salary | $44,720 |
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 | $36,856 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,113 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,878 |
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 | $43,156 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,481 |
| 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--production workers in Rhode Island earn under $44,720 and half over. The published range runs $31,300 at the tenth percentile to $56,370 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Rhode Island the take-home figure of $36,856, from $44,720, 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 376 of 452 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $36,342, the adjusted value of that $44,720 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 376 of 452 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for helpers--production workers in Rhode Island, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $31,300 to $56,370; 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 $36,856 from $44,720. 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 376 of 452 locally.
- This $36,342 adjusted figure, worked from $44,720, 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 376 of 452 in the state. The occupation ranks 376 of 452 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $31,300 at the tenth percentile, $56,370 at the ninetieth.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Rhode Island costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $36,342 rather than its face figure.
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, $36,856 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 ($31,300 to $56,370) 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 $36,342 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 $36,856 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.