High paying management jobs in Rhode Island

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Rhode Island. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management 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 Rhode Island run 2.3% above the national average (2024), so a Rhode Island 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. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Rhode Island.

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

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OccupationMedian, Rhode Island · Employed

1Chief Executives$235,360
Bachelor's degree
$113,970 – $561,080460
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$175,910
Bachelor's degree
$124,410 – $257,780370
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,270
Bachelor's degree
$103,410 – $252,1401,210
4Human Resources Managers$167,110
Bachelor's degree
$106,480 – $268,040530
5Financial Managers$166,940
Bachelor's degree
$97,180 – $304,3102,570
6Managers, All Other$165,900
Bachelor's degree
$98,180 – $311,260790
7Public Relations Managers$156,080
Bachelor's degree
$83,400 – $252,810210
8Fundraising Managers$155,970
Bachelor's degree
$99,160 – $249,990220
9Sales Managers$154,970
Bachelor's degree
$90,910 – $258,9501,120
10Purchasing Managers$134,560
Bachelor's degree
$98,410 – $206,980220
11Natural Sciences Managers$130,480
Bachelor's degree
$64,210 – $268,500200
12Administrative Services Managers$128,980
Bachelor's degree
$79,940 – $205,320780
13Industrial Production Managers$124,120
Bachelor's degree
$79,660 – $192,120940
14Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$119,980
Master's degree
$80,530 – $150,3001,160
15Medical and Health Services Managers$119,260
Bachelor's degree
$77,630 – $196,8103,370
16Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$117,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$71,760 – $207,580450
17General and Operations Managers$117,380
Bachelor's degree
$64,990 – $243,5209,150
18Education Administrators, Postsecondary$106,520
Master's degree
$75,370 – $216,2701,140
19Facilities Managers$106,510
Bachelor's degree
$76,130 – $176,550470
20Construction Managers$103,990
Bachelor's degree
$61,300 – $177,360450
21Food Service Managers$82,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,690 – $118,150760
22Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$80,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,900 – $125,000730
23Social and Community Service Managers$77,570
Bachelor's degree
$56,190 – $129,2301,370
24Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$55,290
Bachelor's degree
$49,590 – $69,780390

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

#	Occupation	MedianRhode Island	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$235,360	$113,970 – $561,080	460
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$175,910	$124,410 – $257,780	370
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$167,270	$103,410 – $252,140	1,210
4	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$167,110	$106,480 – $268,040	530
5	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$166,940	$97,180 – $304,310	2,570
6	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$165,900	$98,180 – $311,260	790
7	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$156,080	$83,400 – $252,810	210
8	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$155,970	$99,160 – $249,990	220
9	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$154,970	$90,910 – $258,950	1,120
10	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,560	$98,410 – $206,980	220
11	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,480	$64,210 – $268,500	200
12	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,980	$79,940 – $205,320	780
13	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,120	$79,660 – $192,120	940
14	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$119,980	$80,530 – $150,300	1,160
15	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$119,260	$77,630 – $196,810	3,370
16	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$117,600	$71,760 – $207,580	450
17	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$117,380	$64,990 – $243,520	9,150
18	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$106,520	$75,370 – $216,270	1,140
19	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,510	$76,130 – $176,550	470
20	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,990	$61,300 – $177,360	450
21	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,850	$61,690 – $118,150	760
22	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,260	$58,900 – $125,000	730
23	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$77,570	$56,190 – $129,230	1,370
24	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$55,290	$49,590 – $69,780	390

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Rhode Island. 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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