Social Workers, All Other in Rhode Island
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$83,386
after federal, FICA and Rhode Island tax
Tax takes
$28,204
25.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$82,225
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
$111,590
Kept after tax
$83,386
Worth in national money
$82,225
State rank
3
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Rhode Island is one of the better-paying states for social workers, all other. The middle earner takes $111,590, which ranks 3 of 50 states with published figures. That is about 55.2% above the national middle.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Rhode Island. It ranks 41 out of 452 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $111,590 the take-home is $83,386, which is worth about $82,225 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is lower, $109,640, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Rhode Island ranks 3 of 50 states publishing a median for social workers, all other, at $111,590 — about 55.2% 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.
- Within Rhode Island, social workers, all other ranks 41 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.
- Rhode Island's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for social workers, all other on its $111,590 median: $83,386 retained after tax becomes $82,225 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $109,640 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Social Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $91,560 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $111,590 |
| Top tenth earn over | $126,920 |
| This salary | $111,590 |
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 | $83,386 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $87,334 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$7,648 |
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 | $105,978 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$10,564 |
| 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 $111,590. The published range is $91,560 up to $126,920, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Rhode Island the take-home figure of $83,386, from $111,590, 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 41 of 452 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $82,225 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 41.
- Reported values are medians; for social workers, all other in Rhode Island the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $91,560 to $126,920. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Rhode Island is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $83,386 from $111,590. 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 41 of 452 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $82,225, worked from $111,590, 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 41 of 452 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $91,560 at the tenth percentile, $126,920 at the ninetieth.
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 $82,225 of national purchasing power.
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 $83,386.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 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 ($91,560 to $126,920) 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 $82,225 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 $83,386 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.