High paying business and finance jobs in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA run 1.8% above the national average (2024), so a Providence-Warwick, RI-MA salary is worth about 0.98× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Providence-Warwick, RI-MA · Employed

1Project Management Specialists$104,510
Bachelor's degree
$62,850 – $168,9404,230
2Financial Risk Specialists$103,470
Bachelor's degree
$59,470 – $186,570490
3Management Analysts$100,360
Bachelor's degree
$70,720 – $206,9104,060
4Financial and Investment Analysts$100,290
Bachelor's degree
$63,630 – $171,0901,950
5Financial Examiners$97,720
Bachelor's degree
$60,930 – $161,740310
6Accountants and Auditors$95,020
Bachelor's degree
$60,620 – $149,5408,250
7Labor Relations Specialists$93,140
Bachelor's degree
$35,690 – $140,930520
8Cost Estimators$87,720
Bachelor's degree
$58,330 – $130,750960
9Compliance Officers$87,620
Bachelor's degree
$56,070 – $133,4901,480
10Property Appraisers and Assessors$87,160
Bachelor's degree
$45,540 – $108,370280
11Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$86,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,290 – $129,3201,310
12Insurance Underwriters$85,150
Bachelor's degree
$54,460 – $148,660280
13Business Operations Specialists, All Other$84,990
Bachelor's degree
$49,870 – $135,2602,740
14Buyers and Purchasing Agents$84,590
Bachelor's degree
$50,940 – $121,7602,410
15Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$83,960
Bachelor's degree
$48,820 – $129,5404,080
16Personal Financial Advisors$83,720
Bachelor's degree
$49,970 – $175,0701,200
17Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$81,030
Bachelor's degree
$58,940 – $142,550420
18Credit Analysts$80,970
Bachelor's degree
$61,060 – $130,840250
19Financial Specialists, All Other$79,570
Bachelor's degree
$50,710 – $128,710540
20Loan Officers$78,500
Bachelor's degree
$50,420 – $137,2501,460
21Logisticians$78,370
Bachelor's degree
$51,360 – $130,480730
22Human Resources Specialists$76,930
Bachelor's degree
$51,210 – $125,6004,180
23Fundraisers$75,410
Bachelor's degree
$50,650 – $107,9801,130
24Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$72,740
Bachelor's degree
$54,660 – $117,080290
25Training and Development Specialists$72,550
Bachelor's degree
$43,750 – $137,4701,590
26Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$59,910
Bachelor's degree
$36,400 – $97,8801,030
27Tax Preparers$57,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,150 – $63,080420

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianProvidence-Warwick, RI-MA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$104,510	$62,850 – $168,940	4,230
2	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$103,470	$59,470 – $186,570	490
3	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$100,360	$70,720 – $206,910	4,060
4	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$100,290	$63,630 – $171,090	1,950
5	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$97,720	$60,930 – $161,740	310
6	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$95,020	$60,620 – $149,540	8,250
7	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$93,140	$35,690 – $140,930	520
8	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$87,720	$58,330 – $130,750	960
9	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$87,620	$56,070 – $133,490	1,480
10	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$87,160	$45,540 – $108,370	280
11	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$86,360	$60,290 – $129,320	1,310
12	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$85,150	$54,460 – $148,660	280
13	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$84,990	$49,870 – $135,260	2,740
14	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$84,590	$50,940 – $121,760	2,410
15	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$83,960	$48,820 – $129,540	4,080
16	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$83,720	$49,970 – $175,070	1,200
17	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$81,030	$58,940 – $142,550	420
18	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$80,970	$61,060 – $130,840	250
19	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$79,570	$50,710 – $128,710	540
20	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$78,500	$50,420 – $137,250	1,460
21	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$78,370	$51,360 – $130,480	730
22	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$76,930	$51,210 – $125,600	4,180
23	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$75,410	$50,650 – $107,980	1,130
24	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsBachelor's degree	$72,740	$54,660 – $117,080	290
25	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$72,550	$43,750 – $137,470	1,590
26	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$59,910	$36,400 – $97,880	1,030
27	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,680	$35,150 – $63,080	420

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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