SOC 29-1299 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other — Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 1 metro areas compared
The median wage for Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other in Rhode Island is $81,280 per year, substantially below the national median of $115,210 — a gap of 29.5%.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to grow about as fast as average
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- +2.0%
- Openings per year
- 2,400
- Typical entry-level education
- Master's degree
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
20.3% of people in this occupation work for themselves.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Rhode Island.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
The median wage for Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other in Rhode Island is $81,280 per year, substantially below the national median of $115,210 — a gap of 29.5%. Half of workers earn between $62,440 and $102,390. Beyond that band, the tenth percentile sits at $56,070 and the ninetieth at $131,140.
Rhode Island ranks number 43rd out of 43 states by median pay for this occupation. Within the state, Providence records the highest median at $81,280. Of the 545 occupations with published wages in this area, it sits 187th.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $56,070 | −51.3% |
| 25th | $62,440 | −45.8% |
| Median (50th) | $81,280 | −29.5% |
| 75th | $102,390 | −11.1% |
| 90th | $131,140 | +13.8% |
| Mean | $87,050 | −24.4% |
Highest-paying metro areas in Rhode Island
| # | Metro area | Median | Jobs | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Providence | $81,280 | — |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Rhode Island run 2.3% above the national average, so the median of $81,280 buys what $79,453 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way the gap against the national median narrows to 31.0% below the national median in real terms.
Published median
$81,280as reported by BLSLocal price level
102.3US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$79,453US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $81,280 a year, 29.5% below the national median.
- Published pay spans $56,070 to $131,140 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- It ranks 43rd of 43 states for this occupation.
- The highest-paying metro area covered is Providence, at $81,280.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other in Rhode Island?
The median annual wage is $81,280, or $39.08 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $115,210, so pay in Rhode Island is 29.5% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in Rhode Island earns more than $131,140 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $56,070 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
Which area nearby pays the most?
The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Providence, at $81,280 per year.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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