SOC 25-1071 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 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 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is $103,780. The 10th percentile is $61,370 and the 90th percentile is $213,590. Employment is 550.

Median annual wage

$103,780

10th percentile
$61,370
25th percentile
$78,640
Median
$103,780
75th percentile
$169,590
90th percentile
$213,590
Mean
$123,900

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 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $61,370 and the 90th percentile is $213,590. The difference is $152,220, which is 146.7% 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 $78,640 to the 75th at $169,590, covers $90,950.

The mean annual wage is $123,900, which sits above the median of $103,780. 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 3.3% lower than the national median of $107,310 for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $101,972, which is 5% lower 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 $103,780.

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 $103,780 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary at $101,972 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA ranks 9th of 14 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 $99,060 and employment of 60. That median is 4.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,621, against $101,972 here.
  • Worcester, MA is 54 miles away, with a median of $106,520 and employment of 1,690. That median is 2.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,899, against $101,972 here.
  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 58 miles away, with a median of $164,450 and employment of 7,830. That median is 58.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $151,894, against $101,972 here.

Employment share

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA (550 of 714,120). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (221,270 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.54 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA · Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary make in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is $103,780. The 10th percentile is $61,370 and the 90th percentile is $213,590. Employment is 550.

How does that compare with the national median for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary?

The local median is 3.3% lower than the national median of $107,310.

What is Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 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 $103,780 is $101,972. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Providence-Warwick, RI-MA compare with nearby metros for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary?

Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 45 miles away, at $99,060. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA ranks 9th of 14 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.