A same-metric difference from the U.S. median is unavailable for this row. The row could not be ranked because the matching median was unavailable. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Rhode Island was 102.3, or 2.3% above the national price level. Its housing index was 105.6.
National-price-dollar proxy
Not available
WageScope divides the published Physical Scientists, All Other median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Physical Scientists, All Other in Rhode Island: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 19-2099 and BLS area 44.
Questions, answered
Physical Scientists, All Other pay in Rhode Island: common questions
What is the median wage for Physical Scientists, All Other in Rhode Island?
BLS did not publish a median for Physical Scientists, All Other in Rhode Island in the May 2025 OEWS release. WageScope does not substitute or infer the missing wage.
Is Physical Scientists, All Other pay higher in Rhode Island than nationally?
BLS did not publish the same median metric needed to compare Rhode Island with the United States.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Rhode Island?
No wage price proxy is available because BLS did not publish an exact local median. A top-coded bound is not an exact wage input. A BEA price index, when available, describes prices separately and cannot fill that wage gap.
How many Physical Scientists, All Other jobs does BLS estimate in Rhode Island?
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What the Physical Scientists, All Other median says in Rhode Island
BLS did not publish an exact median for Physical Scientists, All Other in Rhode Island in the May 2025 OEWS release. The source display is Not published. WageScope does not borrow the U.S. wage, use a nearby place, or turn this gap into zero. The row stays tied to SOC 19-2099 and BLS area 44.
BLS lists 70 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate, not a count of open posts. The mean display is Not published. A mean and a median are separate fields; one does not fill a gap in the other.
A local-to-national median gap cannot be computed from this row. The national source belongs to the United States and does not become Rhode Island's wage. Any published percentile or job-count field below keeps its own scope, period, and source key.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 19-2099 and area 44. SOC 19-2099 names Physical Scientists, All Other. Area 44 names Rhode Island. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 19-2099/44 row reports 70 wage and salary jobs, 0.15 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 1.02 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 19-2099/44, the annual median is Not published, while the matching mean is Not published. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
19-2099/44 10th percentile: Not published.
19-2099/44 25th percentile: Not published.
19-2099/44 median: Not published.
19-2099/44 75th percentile: Not published.
19-2099/44 90th percentile: Not published.
19-2099/44 employment RSE: 22.6%. Mean-wage RSE: Not published.
19-2099/44 suppression marks: annualMean: not available, annualMedian: not available, annualP10: not available, annualP25: not available, annualP75: not available, annualP90: not available, hourlyMean: not available, hourlyMedian: not available, hourlyP10: not available, hourlyP25: not available, hourlyP75: not available, hourlyP90: not available, meanRse: not available.
BLS area 44 facts behind this Physical Scientists, All Other page
Area 44 reports 501,340 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $71,900. Its annual median is $56,780. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.5%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 19-2099 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Rhode Island runs from $32,470 at the 10th percentile to $128,120 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $39,780. The median is $56,780. The 75th percentile is $85,200. This is a place check, not a pay range for Physical Scientists, All Other.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 44. They do not show related skills or a path into Physical Scientists, All Other.
1. Area 44, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 13,310 jobs, $31,490 annual median, 26.55 jobs per 1,000, and 1.07 location quotient.
2. Area 44, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 12,830 jobs, $34,860 annual median, 25.6 jobs per 1,000, and 1.02 location quotient.
3. Area 44, SOC 31-1131, Nursing Assistants: 10,220 jobs, $46,440 annual median, 20.38 jobs per 1,000, and 2.19 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Rhode Island wage ladder for Physical Scientists, All Other
The 10th percentile is Not published. The 25th percentile is Not published. The median is Not published. The 75th percentile is Not published. The 90th percentile is Not published.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from Not published to Not published. The 10th-to-90th span is not available. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Rhode Island has a annual median of Not published. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $122,570 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Rhode Island. Rhode Island cannot be compared with the United States on the same published median. WageScope leaves that gap open. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Where Rhode Island sits for Physical Scientists, All Other
Rhode Island has no exact published median that can enter this Physical Scientists, All Other pay rank. WageScope leaves the rank open. It does not treat a missing or top-coded value as an exact amount, and it does not place this row at the bottom of a list.
Other states and territories may have exact medians in the same release. Those rows can be read on their own pages. They cannot establish a wage or a nearest wage neighbor for Rhode Island without the missing local field.
Employment and local share remain separate source fields for SOC 19-2099. Neither field is a substitute for median pay. A job count does not say where a wage would rank, and a share measure does not set a pay floor or ceiling.
Where Physical Scientists, All Other medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 19-2099, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. District of Columbia has the highest published median in this set, at $156,730 per year. Rhode Island sits at Not published.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Physical Scientists, All Other is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. District of Columbia has a Physical Scientists, All Other median of $156,730 per year, or not available. BLS lists 790 jobs there, compared with 70 in Rhode Island. The location quotient is 7.88.
2. Minnesota has a Physical Scientists, All Other median of $147,890 per year, or not available. BLS lists 540 jobs there, compared with 70 in Rhode Island. The location quotient is 1.28.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Physical Scientists, All Other jobs
California has the largest published state job estimate for Physical Scientists, All Other in this same-source set, at 2,320 jobs. Rhode Island has 70. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. California has 2,320 estimated Physical Scientists, All Other jobs, a gap of 2,250 jobs from Rhode Island. Its median is $130,610 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.89.
2. Texas has 2,310 estimated Physical Scientists, All Other jobs, a gap of 2,240 jobs from Rhode Island. Its median is $100,920 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.15.
Local-share leaders
Where Physical Scientists, All Other takes the largest share of local jobs
District of Columbia has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 7.88. Rhode Island has 1.02. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Physical Scientists, All Other is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. District of Columbia has a location quotient of 7.88, a gap of 6.86 from Rhode Island. BLS lists 790 Physical Scientists, All Other jobs and a median of $156,730 per year, or not available.
2. Maryland has a location quotient of 4.56, a gap of 3.54 from Rhode Island. BLS lists 1,810 Physical Scientists, All Other jobs and a median of $141,290 per year, or not available.
3. Alaska has a location quotient of 2.96, a gap of 1.94 from Rhode Island. BLS lists 140 Physical Scientists, All Other jobs and a median of $120,240 per year, or not available.
Job scale and share
How common Physical Scientists, All Other is in Rhode Island
BLS lists 70 Physical Scientists, All Other jobs in Rhode Island. It also lists 0.15 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 1.02. A value of 1 means Physical Scientists, All Other has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is the same than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Physical Scientists, All Other beside other roles in Rhode Island
The all-occupations median in Rhode Island is $56,780 per year. It covers the full local job mix and does not replace the missing exact Physical Scientists, All Other median. WageScope cannot calculate a same-unit wage gap from the role to that broader row.
No nearest-pay role list is shown for this row. Such a list needs an exact local median in the same wage unit. A title, employment count, or national wage cannot supply that missing input.
Other roles in Rhode Island still have their own source pages. Use those pages for their own official estimates, with each SOC code and period intact. Do not infer common tasks, skills, career paths, or pay for Physical Scientists, All Other from another role's number.
Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Rhode Island table, at 13,310 jobs. Physical Scientists, All Other has 70 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 501,340. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Physical Scientists, All Other's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 13,310 jobs in Rhode Island, a gap of 13,240 from Physical Scientists, All Other. Its median is $31,490 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.07.
2. Retail Salespersons has 12,830 jobs in Rhode Island, a gap of 12,760 from Physical Scientists, All Other. Its median is $34,860 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.02.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Rhode Island
Software Developers has the highest published median in the bounded Rhode Island role table, at $130,590 per year. Physical Scientists, All Other has Not published. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $56,780 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. Software Developers has a median of $130,590 per year in Rhode Island, or not available. BLS lists 5,070 jobs, compared with 70 for Physical Scientists, All Other. Its location quotient is 0.93.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $117,380 per year in Rhode Island, or not available. BLS lists 9,150 jobs, compared with 70 for Physical Scientists, All Other. Its location quotient is 0.81.
3. Project Management Specialists has a median of $104,680 per year in Rhode Island, or not available. BLS lists 3,880 jobs, compared with 70 for Physical Scientists, All Other. Its location quotient is 1.13.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Rhode Island
Nursing Assistants has the highest location quotient in the bounded Rhode Island role table, at 2.19. Physical Scientists, All Other has 1.02. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Physical Scientists, All Other with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 2.19 in Rhode Island, a gap of 1.17 from Physical Scientists, All Other. BLS lists 10,220 jobs and a median of $46,440 per year, or not available.
2. Cooks, Restaurant has a location quotient of 1.53 in Rhode Island, a gap of 0.51 from Physical Scientists, All Other. BLS lists 6,950 jobs and a median of $36,510 per year, or not available.
3. Receptionists and Information Clerks has a location quotient of 1.45 in Rhode Island, a gap of 0.43 from Physical Scientists, All Other. BLS lists 4,270 jobs and a median of $42,620 per year, or not available.
Price-level view
Why a wage price proxy is unavailable in Rhode Island
No national-price-dollar wage proxy is available for Physical Scientists, All Other in Rhode Island because BLS did not publish the exact median needed for that math. A missing or top-coded median is not zero and is not an exact wage input.
BEA separately published a 2024 all-items price index of 102.3 for Rhode Island. The U.S. level is 100. This source can describe broad local prices, but it cannot supply the missing BLS wage for SOC 19-2099.
A price-level wage calculation needs a published wage in the correct unit and an exact reviewed price-area match. Until both inputs exist, WageScope leaves that answer open. Published employment, source dates, and wage-status fields remain useful on their own without an inferred spending-power claim.
The employment RSE for this Physical Scientists, All Other row is 22.6%. The mean-wage RSE is Not published. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 70 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the Not published mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Physical Scientists, All Other. It uses a Rhode Island place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the Not published BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Physical Scientists, All Other row for Rhode Island does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 70 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.02 is not a growth score. The unranked row is not a place score. The 102.3 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 19-2099 in BLS area 44. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
BLS published an employment estimate of 70 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 44, SOC 35-3031, Waiters and Waitresses: 10,160 jobs, $35,420 annual median, 20.27 jobs per 1,000, and 1.39 location quotient.
5. Area 44, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 10,090 jobs, $100,640 annual median, 20.13 jobs per 1,000, and 0.93 location quotient.
6. Area 44, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 9,260 jobs, $34,860 annual median, 18.46 jobs per 1,000, and 0.93 location quotient.
3. North Dakota has a Physical Scientists, All Other median of $147,650 per year, or not available. BLS lists 70 jobs there, compared with 70 in Rhode Island. The location quotient is 1.16.
4. Maryland has a Physical Scientists, All Other median of $141,290 per year, or not available. BLS lists 1,810 jobs there, compared with 70 in Rhode Island. The location quotient is 4.56.
5. South Carolina has a Physical Scientists, All Other median of $141,130 per year, or not available. BLS lists 70 jobs there, compared with 70 in Rhode Island. The location quotient is 0.22.
6. Massachusetts has a Physical Scientists, All Other median of $138,380 per year, or not available. BLS lists 350 jobs there, compared with 70 in Rhode Island. The location quotient is 0.66.
7. Georgia has a Physical Scientists, All Other median of $137,680 per year, or not available. BLS lists 1,020 jobs there, compared with 70 in Rhode Island. The location quotient is 1.46.
8. Alabama has a Physical Scientists, All Other median of $135,350 per year, or not available. BLS lists 140 jobs there, compared with 70 in Rhode Island. The location quotient is 0.47.
3. Maryland has 1,810 estimated Physical Scientists, All Other jobs, a gap of 1,740 jobs from Rhode Island. Its median is $141,290 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 4.56.
4. New York has 1,510 estimated Physical Scientists, All Other jobs, a gap of 1,440 jobs from Rhode Island. Its median is $117,820 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.09.
5. Indiana has 1,240 estimated Physical Scientists, All Other jobs, a gap of 1,170 jobs from Rhode Island. Its median is $68,670 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 2.7.
6. Georgia has 1,020 estimated Physical Scientists, All Other jobs, a gap of 950 jobs from Rhode Island. Its median is $137,680 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.46.
7. District of Columbia has 790 estimated Physical Scientists, All Other jobs, a gap of 720 jobs from Rhode Island. Its median is $156,730 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 7.88.
8. Colorado has 710 estimated Physical Scientists, All Other jobs, a gap of 640 jobs from Rhode Island. Its median is $134,440 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.72.
4. Indiana has a location quotient of 2.7, a gap of 1.68 from Rhode Island. BLS lists 1,240 Physical Scientists, All Other jobs and a median of $68,670 per year, or not available.
5. Mississippi has a location quotient of 2.26, a gap of 1.24 from Rhode Island. BLS lists 380 Physical Scientists, All Other jobs and a median of $108,890 per year, or not available.
6. New Hampshire has a location quotient of 2.19, a gap of 1.17 from Rhode Island. BLS lists 210 Physical Scientists, All Other jobs and a median of $112,370 per year, or not available.
7. New Mexico has a location quotient of 1.91, a gap of 0.89 from Rhode Island. BLS lists 240 Physical Scientists, All Other jobs and a median of $123,820 per year, or not available.
8. Colorado has a location quotient of 1.72, a gap of 0.70 from Rhode Island. BLS lists 710 Physical Scientists, All Other jobs and a median of $134,440 per year, or not available.
3. Nursing Assistants has 10,220 jobs in Rhode Island, a gap of 10,150 from Physical Scientists, All Other. Its median is $46,440 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 2.19.
4. Waiters and Waitresses has 10,160 jobs in Rhode Island, a gap of 10,090 from Physical Scientists, All Other. Its median is $35,420 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.39.
5. Registered Nurses has 10,090 jobs in Rhode Island, a gap of 10,020 from Physical Scientists, All Other. Its median is $100,640 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.93.
6. Cashiers has 9,260 jobs in Rhode Island, a gap of 9,190 from Physical Scientists, All Other. Its median is $34,860 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.93.
7. General and Operations Managers has 9,150 jobs in Rhode Island, a gap of 9,080 from Physical Scientists, All Other. Its median is $117,380 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.81.
8. Customer Service Representatives has 7,890 jobs in Rhode Island, a gap of 7,820 from Physical Scientists, All Other. Its median is $47,550 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.94.
4. Registered Nurses has a median of $100,640 per year in Rhode Island, or not available. BLS lists 10,090 jobs, compared with 70 for Physical Scientists, All Other. Its location quotient is 0.93.
5. Management Analysts has a median of $99,640 per year in Rhode Island, or not available. BLS lists 4,100 jobs, compared with 70 for Physical Scientists, All Other. Its location quotient is 1.42.
6. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $95,820 per year in Rhode Island, or not available. BLS lists 6,570 jobs, compared with 70 for Physical Scientists, All Other. Its location quotient is 1.41.
7. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $92,610 per year in Rhode Island, or not available. BLS lists 4,910 jobs, compared with 70 for Physical Scientists, All Other. Its location quotient is 1.43.
8. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $90,930 per year in Rhode Island, or not available. BLS lists 3,830 jobs, compared with 70 for Physical Scientists, All Other. Its location quotient is 0.86.
4. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a location quotient of 1.43 in Rhode Island, a gap of 0.41 from Physical Scientists, All Other. BLS lists 4,910 jobs and a median of $92,610 per year, or not available.
5. Management Analysts has a location quotient of 1.42 in Rhode Island, a gap of 0.40 from Physical Scientists, All Other. BLS lists 4,100 jobs and a median of $99,640 per year, or not available.
6. Accountants and Auditors has a location quotient of 1.41 in Rhode Island, a gap of 0.39 from Physical Scientists, All Other. BLS lists 6,570 jobs and a median of $95,820 per year, or not available.
7. Waiters and Waitresses has a location quotient of 1.39 in Rhode Island, a gap of 0.37 from Physical Scientists, All Other. BLS lists 10,160 jobs and a median of $35,420 per year, or not available.
8. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers has a location quotient of 1.32 in Rhode Island, a gap of 0.30 from Physical Scientists, All Other. BLS lists 4,040 jobs and a median of $44,730 per year, or not available.
Physical Scientists, All Other pay in Rhode Island | BLS 2025
Current jobs
Precise employer-title matches for Physical Scientists, All Other in Rhode Island
Filtered through MeritLog's approved Rhode Island place record and a strict employer-title rule. Listings are not classified by BLS and remain separate from BLS and BEA estimates.
