SOC 25-2021 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education make in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is $86,720. The 10th percentile is $50,060 and the 90th percentile is $99,610. Employment is 6,280.

Median annual wage

$86,720

10th percentile
$50,060
25th percentile
$62,740
Median
$86,720
75th percentile
$95,680
90th percentile
$99,610
Mean
$80,350

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

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Percentile spread

For Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, the published 10th percentile is $50,060 and the 90th percentile is $99,610. The difference is $49,550, which is 57.1% 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 $62,740 to the 75th at $95,680, covers $32,940.

The mean annual wage is $80,350, which sits below the median of $86,720. 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 35.6% higher than the national median of $63,970 for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $85,209, which is 33.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.6% lower than the Rhode Island median of $90,930.

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 $86,720 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education at $85,209 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA ranks 6th of 20 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).).

  • Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is 45 miles away, with a median of $83,840 and employment of 1,060. That median is 3.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,469, against $85,209 here.
  • Worcester, MA is 54 miles away, with a median of $82,810 and employment of 3,850. That median is 4.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,772, against $85,209 here.
  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 58 miles away, with a median of $98,060 and employment of 20,340. That median is 13.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,573, against $85,209 here.

Employment share

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education accounts for 0.88% of wage-and-salary employment in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA (6,280 of 714,120). Nationally the occupation is 0.89% of employment (1,388,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.98 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education make in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is $86,720. The 10th percentile is $50,060 and the 90th percentile is $99,610. Employment is 6,280.

How does that compare with the national median for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education?

The local median is 35.6% higher than the national median of $63,970.

What is Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education pay in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 101.773, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $86,720 is $85,209. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Providence-Warwick, RI-MA compare with nearby metros for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education?

Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 45 miles away, at $83,840. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA ranks 6th of 20 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.