Training and Development Specialists in Rhode Island
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$59,806
after federal, FICA and Rhode Island tax
Tax takes
$16,104
21.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$58,973
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
$75,910
Kept after tax
$59,806
Worth in national money
$58,973
State rank
15
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Rhode Island is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $75,910, which ranks 15 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 9.57% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 452 occupations Rhode Island reports figures for, this is number 177.
- No great distortion either way. Rhode Island costs about what the country costs, so from $75,910, take-home of $59,806 is worth roughly $58,973 in national money. The average comes to $87,760, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Rhode Island ranks 15 of 51 states publishing a median for training and development specialists, at $75,910 — about 9.57% 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.
- In Rhode Island's occupational distribution, training and development specialists sits at 177 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 training and development specialists, whose median is $75,910, the adjusted figure of $58,973 differs little from $59,806 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $87,760 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Training and Development Specialists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $46,420 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $75,910 |
| Top tenth earn over | $151,560 |
| This salary | $75,910 |
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 | $59,806 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $62,233 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,069 |
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 | $72,461 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,001 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $75,910 as a midpoint for Rhode Island, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $46,420 and the ninetieth is $151,560 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $59,806 take-home in Rhode Island comes from $75,910. 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 177 of 452.
- Two cautions on $58,973, the adjusted value of that $75,910 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 177 of 452 locally.
- The Rhode Island median of $75,910 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $46,420 to $151,560. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $59,806, from $75,910, 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 177 of 452 locally, and the state ranks 15 of 51 for it.
- This $58,973 adjusted figure, worked from $75,910, 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 177 of 452 in the state. The occupation ranks 177 of 452 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $87,760, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $46,420 at the bottom tenth to $151,560 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 $58,973 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
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, $59,806 remains.
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 $87,760. 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 ($46,420) and the ninetieth ($151,560) 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 $58,973 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 $59,806 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.