Stockers and Order Fillers in Rhode Island
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$30,536
after federal, FICA and Rhode Island tax
Tax takes
$5,934
16.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$30,111
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
$36,470
Kept after tax
$30,536
Worth in national money
$30,111
State rank
33
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Rhode Island is 33 of 51 states for stockers and order fillers, with a middle wage of $36,470. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Rhode Island this is lower-paid work. Of 452 occupations the state publishes figures for, stockers and order fillers ranks 422. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- No great distortion either way. Rhode Island costs about what the country costs, so from $36,470, take-home of $30,536 is worth roughly $30,111 in national money. The average comes to $39,230, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Rhode Island ranks 33 of 51 for stockers and order fillers at $36,470. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Against every occupation Rhode Island reports, stockers and order fillers ranks 422 of 452, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Price parity in Rhode Island is near the national base, so for stockers and order fillers, whose median is $36,470, the adjusted figure of $30,111 differs little from $30,536 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $39,230 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Stockers and Order Fillers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $31,280 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $36,470 |
| Top tenth earn over | $47,940 |
| This salary | $36,470 |
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 | $30,536 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $31,484 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,288 |
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 | $35,291 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,767 |
| 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 stockers and order fillers in Rhode Island earn under $36,470 and half over. The published range runs $31,280 at the tenth percentile to $47,940 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Rhode Island the take-home figure of $30,536, from $36,470, 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 422 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 $30,111 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 422.
- Figures are distribution medians for stockers and order fillers in Rhode Island, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $31,280 to $47,940; 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 $30,536 from $36,470. 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 422 of 452 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $30,111, worked from $36,470, 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 422 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 $39,230, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $31,280 at the tenth percentile, $47,940 at the ninetieth.
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 $30,111 — 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 $30,536 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
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 $39,230. 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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($31,280 to $47,940) 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 $30,111 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 $30,536 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.