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Project Management Specialists Salary in Rhode Island

The median annual wage for project management specialists in Rhode Island is $104,680 ($50.33 per hour) +2.3% vs. the national median of $102,320. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$104,680
Mean annual wage
$112,110
Median hourly wage
$50.33
Employment in RI
3,880

3,880 employed · 7.7 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in Rhode Island

Wage distribution for project management specialists in Rhode Island (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$63,750$30.65
25th percentile$79,890$38.41
Median (50th)$104,680$50.33
75th percentile$132,750$63.82
90th percentile$170,050$81.75

What this salary is worth in Rhode Island

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$102,346

Rhode Island prices are 102.3 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
15.4%

Median gross rent in Rhode Island: $1,342/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $2,617/mo

Est. affordable home price
$381,866

At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance

For context, the median home value in Rhode Island is $404,200 (ACS 2020-2024).

Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.

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About this data

  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 17, 2026.

Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.