State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: New York vs Rhode Island
Lawyers in New York earn a median of $207,860. In Rhode Island, $138,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 41.8% — not 49.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+49.6%
New York vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+41.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New York
Lawyers
- Median
- $207,860
- p25
- $127,580
- p75
- $322,120
- p10
- $85,200
- p90
- $391,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -47%
Rhode Island
Lawyers
- Median
- $138,960
- p25
- $108,200
- p75
- $200,130
- p10
- $80,710
- p90
- $268,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.