Rhode Island was 0.5% above the U.S. median for Waiters and Waitresses. It ranked 24 of 54 state areas with a published annual median. 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
$34,630
WageScope divides the published Waiters and Waitresses 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.
Waiters and Waitresses 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 35-3031 and BLS area 44.
Questions, answered
Waiters and Waitresses pay in Rhode Island: common questions
What is the median wage for Waiters and Waitresses in Rhode Island?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $35,420 per year for Waiters and Waitresses in Rhode Island. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Waiters and Waitresses pay higher in Rhode Island than nationally?
Rhode Island's published median was 0.5% above the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Rhode Island?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 102.3 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Waiters and Waitresses jobs does BLS estimate in Rhode Island?
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What the Waiters and Waitresses median says in Rhode Island
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Waiters and Waitresses median in Rhode Island at $35,420 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 35-3031 and BLS area 44.
BLS lists 10,160 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $42,740 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Rhode Island's Waiters and Waitresses median is 0.5% above the U.S. Waiters and Waitresses median of $35,230 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 35-3031 and area 44. SOC 35-3031 names Waiters and Waitresses. Area 44 names Rhode Island. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 35-3031/44 row reports 10,160 wage and salary jobs, 20.27 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 1.39 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 35-3031/44, the annual median is $35,420 per year, while the matching mean is $42,740 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
BLS area 44 facts behind this Waiters and Waitresses 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 35-3031 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 Waiters and Waitresses.
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 Waiters and Waitresses.
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 Waiters and Waitresses
The 10th percentile is $31,200 per year. The 25th percentile is $31,200 per year. The median is $35,420 per year. The 75th percentile is $50,840 per year. The 90th percentile is $62,680 per year.
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 $31,200 per year to $50,840 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $31,480. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Rhode Island has a annual median of $35,420 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $35,230 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Rhode Island. Rhode Island is 0.5% above the United States on the same published median. 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 Waiters and Waitresses
Rhode Island ranks 24 of 54 among states and territories with a published annual median for Waiters and Waitresses. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 24 of 54 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
21. Florida has a Waiters and Waitresses median of $36,150 per year, 207,180 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.43.
22. Kansas has a Waiters and Waitresses median of $36,120 per year, 19,480 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.93.
23. California has a Waiters and Waitresses median of $36,080 per year, 229,970 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.86.
25. West Virginia has a Waiters and Waitresses median of $35,380 per year, 8,600 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.84.
Pay leaders
Where Waiters and Waitresses medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 35-3031, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. Hawaii has the highest published median in this set, at $62,390 per year. Rhode Island sits at $35,420 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Waiters and Waitresses 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. Hawaii has a Waiters and Waitresses median of $62,390 per year, or $26,970 above Rhode Island. BLS lists 14,090 jobs there, compared with 10,160 in Rhode Island. The location quotient is 1.54.
2. Vermont has a Waiters and Waitresses median of $59,140 per year, or $23,720 above Rhode Island. BLS lists 4,040 jobs there, compared with 10,160 in Rhode Island. The location quotient is 0.91.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Waiters and Waitresses jobs
California has the largest published state job estimate for Waiters and Waitresses in this same-source set, at 229,970 jobs. Rhode Island has 10,160. 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 229,970 estimated Waiters and Waitresses jobs, a gap of 219,810 jobs from Rhode Island. Its median is $36,080 per year, or $660 above Rhode Island. Its location quotient is 0.86.
2. Florida has 207,180 estimated Waiters and Waitresses jobs, a gap of 197,020 jobs from Rhode Island. Its median is $36,150 per year, or $730 above Rhode Island. Its location quotient is 1.43.
Local-share leaders
Where Waiters and Waitresses takes the largest share of local jobs
Nevada has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 1.88. Rhode Island has 1.39. 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 Waiters and Waitresses 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. Nevada has a location quotient of 1.88, a gap of 0.49 from Rhode Island. BLS lists 42,520 Waiters and Waitresses jobs and a median of $26,410 per year, or $9,010 below Rhode Island.
2. Guam (territory) has a location quotient of 1.59, a gap of 0.20 from Rhode Island. BLS lists 1,550 Waiters and Waitresses jobs and a median of $20,320 per year, or $15,100 below Rhode Island.
3. Hawaii has a location quotient of 1.54, a gap of 0.15 from Rhode Island. BLS lists 14,090 Waiters and Waitresses jobs and a median of $62,390 per year, or $26,970 above Rhode Island.
Job scale and share
How common Waiters and Waitresses is in Rhode Island
BLS lists 10,160 Waiters and Waitresses jobs in Rhode Island. It also lists 20.27 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 1.39. A value of 1 means Waiters and Waitresses has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher 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.
Waiters and Waitresses beside other roles in Rhode Island
The all-occupations median in Rhode Island is $56,780 per year. The Waiters and Waitresses median is $35,420 per year. Waiters and Waitresses is 37.6% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Rhode Island. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Waiters and Waitresses. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Cashiers, SOC 41-2011, has a Rhode Island median of $34,860 per year. BLS lists 9,260 jobs and a location quotient of 0.93.
2. Retail Salespersons, SOC 41-2031, has a Rhode Island median of $34,860 per year. BLS lists 12,830 jobs and a location quotient of 1.02.
3. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a Rhode Island median of $36,470 per year. BLS lists 6,660 jobs and a location quotient of 0.73.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Rhode Island
Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Rhode Island table, at 13,310 jobs. Waiters and Waitresses has 10,160 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 Waiters and Waitresses'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 3,150 from Waiters and Waitresses. Its median is $31,490 per year, or $3,930 below Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 1.07.
2. Retail Salespersons has 12,830 jobs in Rhode Island, a gap of 2,670 from Waiters and Waitresses. Its median is $34,860 per year, or $560 below Waiters and Waitresses. 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. Waiters and Waitresses has $35,420 per year. 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 $95,170 above Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 5,070 jobs, compared with 10,160 for Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 0.93.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $117,380 per year in Rhode Island, or $81,960 above Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 9,150 jobs, compared with 10,160 for Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 0.81.
3. Project Management Specialists has a median of $104,680 per year in Rhode Island, or $69,260 above Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 3,880 jobs, compared with 10,160 for Waiters and Waitresses. 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. Waiters and Waitresses has 1.39. 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 Waiters and Waitresses 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 0.80 from Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 10,220 jobs and a median of $46,440 per year, or $11,020 above Waiters and Waitresses.
2. Cooks, Restaurant has a location quotient of 1.53 in Rhode Island, a gap of 0.14 from Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 6,950 jobs and a median of $36,510 per year, or $1,090 above Waiters and Waitresses.
3. Receptionists and Information Clerks has a location quotient of 1.45 in Rhode Island, a gap of 0.06 from Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 4,270 jobs and a median of $42,620 per year, or $7,200 above Waiters and Waitresses.
Price-level view
What $35,420 may mean after the Rhode Island price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Rhode Island is 102.3. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 2.3% above that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $35,420 Waiters and Waitresses median by 102.3 divided by 100. The result is $34,630 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 105.6. Goods are 97.2. Utilities are 146.7. Other services are 102.8. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Waiters and Waitresses row is 12%. The mean-wage RSE is 5.4%. 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 10,160 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $42,740 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 Waiters and Waitresses. 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 $35,420 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 Waiters and Waitresses 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 10,160 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.39 is not a growth score. Rank 24 of 54 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 35-3031 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 10,160 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 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 10,090 jobs, $100,640 annual median, 20.13 jobs per 1,000, and 0.93 location quotient.
5. Area 44, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 9,260 jobs, $34,860 annual median, 18.46 jobs per 1,000, and 0.93 location quotient.
6. Area 44, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 9,150 jobs, $117,380 annual median, 18.24 jobs per 1,000, and 0.81 location quotient.
3. Washington has a Waiters and Waitresses median of $56,130 per year, or $20,710 above Rhode Island. BLS lists 45,400 jobs there, compared with 10,160 in Rhode Island. The location quotient is 0.88.
4. Oregon has a Waiters and Waitresses median of $48,410 per year, or $12,990 above Rhode Island. BLS lists 23,040 jobs there, compared with 10,160 in Rhode Island. The location quotient is 0.8.
5. District of Columbia has a Waiters and Waitresses median of $47,850 per year, or $12,430 above Rhode Island. BLS lists 11,530 jobs there, compared with 10,160 in Rhode Island. The location quotient is 1.12.
6. New York has a Waiters and Waitresses median of $47,020 per year, or $11,600 above Rhode Island. BLS lists 142,940 jobs there, compared with 10,160 in Rhode Island. The location quotient is 1.01.
7. New Jersey has a Waiters and Waitresses median of $44,960 per year, or $9,540 above Rhode Island. BLS lists 55,800 jobs there, compared with 10,160 in Rhode Island. The location quotient is 0.89.
8. Colorado has a Waiters and Waitresses median of $44,860 per year, or $9,440 above Rhode Island. BLS lists 40,680 jobs there, compared with 10,160 in Rhode Island. The location quotient is 0.97.
3. Texas has 199,610 estimated Waiters and Waitresses jobs, a gap of 189,450 jobs from Rhode Island. Its median is $23,240 per year, or $12,180 below Rhode Island. Its location quotient is 0.97.
4. New York has 142,940 estimated Waiters and Waitresses jobs, a gap of 132,780 jobs from Rhode Island. Its median is $47,020 per year, or $11,600 above Rhode Island. Its location quotient is 1.01.
5. Pennsylvania has 82,300 estimated Waiters and Waitresses jobs, a gap of 72,140 jobs from Rhode Island. Its median is $34,690 per year, or $730 below Rhode Island. Its location quotient is 0.93.
6. Ohio has 77,250 estimated Waiters and Waitresses jobs, a gap of 67,090 jobs from Rhode Island. Its median is $36,700 per year, or $1,280 above Rhode Island. Its location quotient is 0.95.
7. Georgia has 76,470 estimated Waiters and Waitresses jobs, a gap of 66,310 jobs from Rhode Island. Its median is $18,700 per year, or $16,720 below Rhode Island. Its location quotient is 1.07.
8. Illinois has 72,900 estimated Waiters and Waitresses jobs, a gap of 62,740 jobs from Rhode Island. Its median is $31,200 per year, or $4,220 below Rhode Island. Its location quotient is 0.82.
4. Virgin Islands (territory) has a location quotient of 1.47, a gap of 0.08 from Rhode Island. BLS lists 690 Waiters and Waitresses jobs and a median of $36,340 per year, or $920 above Rhode Island.
5. Florida has a location quotient of 1.43, a gap of 0.04 from Rhode Island. BLS lists 207,180 Waiters and Waitresses jobs and a median of $36,150 per year, or $730 above Rhode Island.
6. South Carolina has a location quotient of 1.4, a gap of 0.01 from Rhode Island. BLS lists 47,200 Waiters and Waitresses jobs and a median of $18,370 per year, or $17,050 below Rhode Island.
7. Rhode Island has a location quotient of 1.39, a gap of 0.00 from Rhode Island. BLS lists 10,160 Waiters and Waitresses jobs and a median of $35,420 per year, or $0 above Rhode Island.
8. Louisiana has a location quotient of 1.2, a gap of 0.19 from Rhode Island. BLS lists 33,870 Waiters and Waitresses jobs and a median of $15,080 per year, or $20,340 below Rhode Island.
4. Cooks, Restaurant, SOC 35-2014, has a Rhode Island median of $36,510 per year. BLS lists 6,950 jobs and a location quotient of 1.53.
5. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary, SOC 25-9045, has a Rhode Island median of $37,220 per year. BLS lists 5,200 jobs and a location quotient of 1.14.
6. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2011, has a Rhode Island median of $37,310 per year. BLS lists 7,270 jobs and a location quotient of 1.02.
7. Fast Food and Counter Workers, SOC 35-3023, has a Rhode Island median of $31,490 per year. BLS lists 13,310 jobs and a location quotient of 1.07.
8. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, SOC 53-7062, has a Rhode Island median of $41,690 per year. BLS lists 6,760 jobs and a location quotient of 0.71.
3. Nursing Assistants has 10,220 jobs in Rhode Island, a gap of 60 from Waiters and Waitresses. Its median is $46,440 per year, or $11,020 above Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 2.19.
4. Registered Nurses has 10,090 jobs in Rhode Island, a gap of 70 from Waiters and Waitresses. Its median is $100,640 per year, or $65,220 above Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 0.93.
5. Cashiers has 9,260 jobs in Rhode Island, a gap of 900 from Waiters and Waitresses. Its median is $34,860 per year, or $560 below Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 0.93.
6. General and Operations Managers has 9,150 jobs in Rhode Island, a gap of 1,010 from Waiters and Waitresses. Its median is $117,380 per year, or $81,960 above Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 0.81.
7. Customer Service Representatives has 7,890 jobs in Rhode Island, a gap of 2,270 from Waiters and Waitresses. Its median is $47,550 per year, or $12,130 above Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 0.94.
8. Office Clerks, General has 7,700 jobs in Rhode Island, a gap of 2,460 from Waiters and Waitresses. Its median is $47,830 per year, or $12,410 above Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 0.97.
4. Registered Nurses has a median of $100,640 per year in Rhode Island, or $65,220 above Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 10,090 jobs, compared with 10,160 for Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 0.93.
5. Management Analysts has a median of $99,640 per year in Rhode Island, or $64,220 above Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 4,100 jobs, compared with 10,160 for Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 1.42.
6. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $95,820 per year in Rhode Island, or $60,400 above Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 6,570 jobs, compared with 10,160 for Waiters and Waitresses. 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 $57,190 above Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 4,910 jobs, compared with 10,160 for Waiters and Waitresses. 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 $55,510 above Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 3,830 jobs, compared with 10,160 for Waiters and Waitresses. 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 0.04 from Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 4,910 jobs and a median of $92,610 per year, or $57,190 above Waiters and Waitresses.
5. Management Analysts has a location quotient of 1.42 in Rhode Island, a gap of 0.03 from Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 4,100 jobs and a median of $99,640 per year, or $64,220 above Waiters and Waitresses.
6. Accountants and Auditors has a location quotient of 1.41 in Rhode Island, a gap of 0.02 from Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 6,570 jobs and a median of $95,820 per year, or $60,400 above Waiters and Waitresses.
7. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers has a location quotient of 1.32 in Rhode Island, a gap of 0.07 from Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 4,040 jobs and a median of $44,730 per year, or $9,310 above Waiters and Waitresses.
8. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a location quotient of 1.22 in Rhode Island, a gap of 0.17 from Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 4,870 jobs and a median of $82,420 per year, or $47,000 above Waiters and Waitresses.
Waiters and Waitresses pay in Rhode Island | BLS 2025
Current jobs
Precise employer-title matches for Waiters and Waitresses 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.
