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Data Scientists salary in Rhode Island

SOC 15-2051 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Median
$102,440
per year in Rhode Island
Middle half
$93,090–$130,150
25th to 75th percentile
Employed
1,160
in Rhode Island
Concentration
1.37×
share of workforce vs. U.S.

How local pay compares

Rhode Island
$102,440
published median
United States
$120,230
14.8% below the national median
Rank among states and DC
26th
49 with a published estimate

After local prices: the $102,440 median has purchasing power comparable to about $100,156 nationally. Rhode Island's BEA regional price parity is 102.3 (2024).

What the local range looks like

The wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the darker section is the middle half, and the tick is the median for Rhode Island.

$75,310$158,820

Getting in

Typical education to enter
Bachelor's degree
Related work experience
None
On-the-job training
None

Narrow to a metro in Rhode Island

Every linked area below has a published estimate for data scientists. Missing areas were withheld by BLS rather than measured at zero.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedianCost of livingEmployedConcentrationvs. national
1Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$102,440101.81,1700.97×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where data scientists wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

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