High paying tech and IT jobs in Rhode Island

Every tech and IT 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 tech and IT 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

1Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,270
Bachelor's degree
$103,410 – $252,1401,210
2Database Architects$140,320
Bachelor's degree
$92,540 – $189,810160
3Computer Systems Analysts$134,630
Bachelor's degree
$79,610 – $168,4801,850
4Computer Network Architects$131,320
Bachelor's degree
$58,760 – $175,800460
5Software Developers$130,590
Bachelor's degree
$83,540 – $168,6305,070
6Computer and Information Research Scientists$121,470
Master's degree
$91,230 – $170,680500
7Computer Hardware Engineers$119,510
Bachelor's degree
$80,620 – $158,570390
8Information Security Analysts$109,420
Bachelor's degree
$74,880 – $170,180710
9Database Administrators$106,020
Bachelor's degree
$63,430 – $154,860280
10Web and Digital Interface Designers$105,990
Bachelor's degree
$65,640 – $166,320240
11Network and Computer Systems Administrators$103,100
Bachelor's degree
$71,200 – $154,7901,060
12Data Scientists$102,440
Bachelor's degree
$75,310 – $158,8201,160
13Computer Occupations, All Other$102,210
Bachelor's degree
$50,700 – $158,670830
14Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$101,790
Bachelor's degree
$80,220 – $136,590400
15Computer Programmers$96,470
Bachelor's degree
$69,780 – $144,480250
16Computer Network Support Specialists$82,970
Associate's degree
$59,810 – $129,450620
17Operations Research Analysts$77,910
Bachelor's degree
$61,110 – $183,030360
18Computer User Support Specialists$62,510
Some college, no degree
$47,340 – $94,0401,780

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	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$167,270	$103,410 – $252,140	1,210
2	Database ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$140,320	$92,540 – $189,810	160
3	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$134,630	$79,610 – $168,480	1,850
4	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$131,320	$58,760 – $175,800	460
5	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$130,590	$83,540 – $168,630	5,070
6	Computer and Information Research ScientistsMaster's degree	$121,470	$91,230 – $170,680	500
7	Computer Hardware EngineersBachelor's degree	$119,510	$80,620 – $158,570	390
8	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$109,420	$74,880 – $170,180	710
9	Database AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$106,020	$63,430 – $154,860	280
10	Web and Digital Interface DesignersBachelor's degree	$105,990	$65,640 – $166,320	240
11	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$103,100	$71,200 – $154,790	1,060
12	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$102,440	$75,310 – $158,820	1,160
13	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$102,210	$50,700 – $158,670	830
14	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersBachelor's degree	$101,790	$80,220 – $136,590	400
15	Computer ProgrammersBachelor's degree	$96,470	$69,780 – $144,480	250
16	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$82,970	$59,810 – $129,450	620
17	Operations Research AnalystsBachelor's degree	$77,910	$61,110 – $183,030	360
18	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$62,510	$47,340 – $94,040	1,780

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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