How much do Life Scientists, All Other make in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA?

Percentile spread

For Life Scientists, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $41,440 and the 90th percentile is $124,140. The difference is $82,700, which is 128.6% 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 $46,410 to the 75th at $84,100, covers $37,690.

The mean annual wage is $77,730, which sits above the median of $64,320. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Providence-Warwick, RI-MA median is 31.4% lower than the national median of $93,750 for Life Scientists, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $63,199, which is 32.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

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 $64,320 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Life Scientists, All Other at $63,199 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Life Scientists, All Other. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA ranks 4th of 4 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 $115,230 and employment of 100. That median is 79.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,432, against $63,199 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 147 miles away, with a median of $100,600 and employment of 220. That median is 56.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,372, against $63,199 here.
• Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 155 miles away, with a median of $73,920 and employment of 50. That median is 14.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,242, against $63,199 here.