Medical and Health Services Managers in Rhode Island
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$88,417
after federal, FICA and Rhode Island tax
Tax takes
$30,843
25.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$87,186
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
$119,260
Kept after tax
$88,417
Worth in national money
$87,186
State rank
26
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Rhode Island is 26 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $119,260. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Rhode Island. It ranks 34 out of 452 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- No great distortion either way. Rhode Island costs about what the country costs, so from $119,260, take-home of $88,417 is worth roughly $87,186 in national money. The average comes to $131,360, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Rhode Island ranks 26 of 51 for medical and health services managers at $119,260. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Within Rhode Island, medical and health services managers ranks 34 of 452 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Price parity in Rhode Island is near the national base, so for medical and health services managers, whose median is $119,260, the adjusted figure of $87,186 differs little from $88,417 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $131,360 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Medical and Health Services Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $77,630 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $119,260 |
| Top tenth earn over | $196,810 |
| This salary | $119,260 |
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 | $88,417 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $92,729 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$8,239 |
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 | $113,130 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$11,381 |
| 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 $119,260. The published range is $77,630 up to $196,810, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $88,417 take-home in Rhode Island comes from $119,260. 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 34 of 452.
- One number stands for prices across all of Rhode Island, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $87,186, the adjusted value of that $119,260 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 34 of 452 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for medical and health services managers in Rhode Island the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $77,630 to $196,810. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $88,417, from $119,260, 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 34 of 452 locally, and the state ranks 26 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Rhode Island, so $87,186 — the adjusted value of that $119,260 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 34 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 $131,360, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $77,630, the highest tenth $196,810, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
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 $87,186 of national purchasing power.
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, $88,417 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
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 $131,360. 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 ($77,630) and the ninetieth ($196,810) 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 $87,186 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 $88,417 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.