How much do Mathematicians make in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA?

Percentile spread

For Mathematicians, the published 10th percentile is $72,470 and the 90th percentile is $155,150. The difference is $82,680, which is 75.7% 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 $100,360 to the 75th at $126,710, covers $26,350.

The mean annual wage is $115,200, which sits above the median of $109,260. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Providence-Warwick, RI-MA median is 13.8% lower than the national median of $126,710 for Mathematicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $107,357, which is 15.3% 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 $109,260.

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 $109,260 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Mathematicians at $107,357 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Mathematicians. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA ranks 2nd of 3 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 $104,190 and employment of 40. That median is 4.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,235, against $107,357 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 147 miles away, with a median of $113,590 and employment of 150. That median is 4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,912, against $107,357 here.

Employment share

Mathematicians accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA (100 of 714,120). Nationally the occupation is 0.00% of employment (2,030 of 155,495,730). The local share is 10.73 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.