How much do Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary make in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA?

Percentile spread

For Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $60,790 and the 90th percentile is $217,050. The difference is $156,260, which is 149.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $79,800 to the 75th at $131,310, covers $51,510.

The mean annual wage is $113,550, which sits above the median of $104,460. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Providence-Warwick, RI-MA median is 22.9% higher than the national median of $85,020 for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $102,640, which is 20.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Rhode Island median of $104,460.

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Rhode Island, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 101.773, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $104,460 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary at $102,640 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA ranks 1st of 6 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 58 miles away, with a median of $100,140 and employment of 440. That median is 4.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $92,494, against $102,640 here.
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 65 miles away, with a median of $99,600. That median is 4.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,938, against $102,640 here.
• Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is 83 miles away, with a median of $101,920. That median is 2.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,673, against $102,640 here.