Locksmiths and Safe Repairers in Rhode Island
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$46,538
after federal, FICA and Rhode Island tax
Tax takes
$10,822
18.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$45,890
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
$57,360
Kept after tax
$46,538
Worth in national money
$45,890
State rank
13
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Rhode Island pays locksmiths and safe repairers a middle wage of $57,360, ranking 13 of 48 states and sitting about 11.77% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 452 occupations Rhode Island reports figures for, this is number 278.
- No great distortion either way. Rhode Island costs about what the country costs, so from $57,360, take-home of $46,538 is worth roughly $45,890 in national money. The average comes to $61,550, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Rhode Island's median for locksmiths and safe repairers is $57,360, about 11.77% above the national figure and 13 of 48 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- In Rhode Island's occupational distribution, locksmiths and safe repairers sits at 278 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.
- Price parity in Rhode Island is near the national base, so for locksmiths and safe repairers, whose median is $57,360, the adjusted figure of $45,890 differs little from $46,538 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $61,550 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Locksmiths and Safe Repairers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $41,600 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $57,360 |
| Top tenth earn over | $86,030 |
| This salary | $57,360 |
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 | $46,538 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $48,269 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,782 |
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 | $55,206 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,574 |
| 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 locksmiths and safe repairers in Rhode Island earn under $57,360 and half over. The published range runs $41,600 at the tenth percentile to $86,030 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Rhode Island the take-home figure of $46,538, from $57,360, 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 278 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 $45,890, the adjusted value of that $57,360 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 278 of 452 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for locksmiths and safe repairers in Rhode Island, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $41,600 to $86,030; 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 $46,538 from $57,360. 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 278 of 452 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Rhode Island, so $45,890 — the adjusted value of that $57,360 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 278 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 $61,550, 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 $41,600 at the bottom tenth to $86,030 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 $45,890 — 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 $46,538.
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 48 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
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 $61,550. 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 ($41,600) and the ninetieth ($86,030) 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 $45,890 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 $46,538 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 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.