Earnings and Employment Data for Workers Covered Under Social Security and Medicare, by State and County, 2023
Rhode Island
| County and sex | Number | Taxable earnings a (thousands of dollars) | OASDI contributions b (thousands of dollars) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total c | Wage and salary | Self-employed | Total | Wage and salary | Self-employed | Total | Wage and salary | Self-employed | |
| Total, Rhode Island | 629,066 | 590,740 | 75,532 | 33,496,896 | 31,902,929 | 1,593,967 | 4,153,615 | 3,955,963 | 197,652 |
| Men | 310,489 | 288,347 | 40,096 | 18,089,892 | 17,003,135 | 1,086,757 | 2,243,147 | 2,108,389 | 134,758 |
| Women | 318,577 | 302,393 | 35,436 | 15,407,004 | 14,899,795 | 507,210 | 1,910,469 | 1,847,575 | 62,894 |
| Bristol | 28,214 | (X) | (X) | 1,805,916 | (X) | (X) | 223,934 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Kent | 101,738 | 97,608 | 10,295 | 5,892,872 | 5,632,140 | 260,732 | 730,716 | 698,385 | 32,331 |
| Men | 50,261 | 47,328 | 6,177 | 3,296,584 | 3,099,908 | 196,676 | 408,776 | 384,389 | 24,388 |
| Women | 51,478 | 50,280 | 4,118 | 2,596,288 | 2,532,232 | 64,056 | 321,940 | 313,997 | 7,943 |
| Newport | 45,183 | 42,036 | 5,743 | 2,477,576 | 2,339,906 | 137,670 | 307,219 | 290,148 | 17,071 |
| Men | 21,964 | 20,662 | 2,384 | 1,350,868 | 1,283,002 | 67,866 | 167,508 | 159,092 | 8,415 |
| Women | 23,219 | 21,374 | 3,359 | 1,126,708 | 1,056,904 | 69,804 | 139,712 | 131,056 | 8,656 |
| Providence | 381,167 | 358,474 | 45,081 | 18,963,562 | 18,212,537 | 751,025 | 2,351,482 | 2,258,355 | 93,127 |
| Men | 187,153 | 174,453 | 23,299 | 9,882,833 | 9,406,149 | 476,683 | 1,225,471 | 1,166,363 | 59,109 |
| Women | 194,014 | 184,021 | 21,782 | 9,080,729 | 8,806,387 | 274,342 | 1,126,010 | 1,091,992 | 34,018 |
| Washington | 70,728 | 64,326 | 10,620 | 4,245,829 | 3,904,816 | 341,013 | 526,483 | 484,197 | 42,286 |
| Men | 36,794 | 32,672 | 6,285 | 2,457,865 | 2,201,286 | 256,579 | 304,775 | 272,959 | 31,816 |
| Women | 33,934 | 31,654 | 4,335 | 1,787,964 | 1,703,531 | 84,433 | 221,708 | 211,238 | 10,470 |
| Unknown | 2,036 | (X) | (X) | 111,142 | (X) | (X) | 13,782 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample. | |||||||||
| NOTES: State designation is based on employee residence. | |||||||||
| OASDI = Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals. | |||||||||
| a. Based on Social Security annual maximum taxable earnings of $160,200 in 2023. | |||||||||
| b. Includes both employee and employer contributions. Data are not adjusted for tax refunds to persons who made excess contributions because they worked for two or more employers. | |||||||||
| c. Workers with earnings from both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total. | |||||||||
| CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov. | |||||||||
| County and sex | Number | Taxable earnings a (thousands of dollars) | HI contributions b (thousands of dollars) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total c | Wage and salary | Self-employed | Total | Wage and salary | Self-employed | Total | Wage and salary | Self-employed | |
| Total, Rhode Island | 640,143 | 602,532 | 78,646 | 38,989,587 | 36,758,857 | 2,230,730 | 1,130,698 | 1,066,007 | 64,691 |
| Men | 315,066 | 293,126 | 41,849 | 21,812,830 | 20,161,370 | 1,651,460 | 632,572 | 584,680 | 47,892 |
| Women | 325,078 | 309,406 | 36,797 | 17,176,757 | 16,597,487 | 579,270 | 498,126 | 481,327 | 16,799 |
| Bristol | 29,320 | (X) | (X) | 2,380,224 | (X) | (X) | 69,027 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Kent | 103,285 | 99,099 | 10,655 | 7,027,223 | 6,542,970 | 484,253 | 203,789 | 189,746 | 14,043 |
| Men | 51,081 | 48,125 | 6,481 | 4,065,511 | 3,712,883 | 352,628 | 117,900 | 107,674 | 10,226 |
| Women | 52,204 | 50,974 | 4,174 | 2,961,712 | 2,830,087 | 131,625 | 85,890 | 82,073 | 3,817 |
| Newport | 46,177 | 43,140 | 6,261 | 3,180,080 | 3,012,802 | 167,278 | 92,222 | 87,371 | 4,851 |
| Men | 22,169 | 20,858 | 2,636 | 1,752,905 | 1,653,833 | 99,072 | 50,834 | 47,961 | 2,873 |
| Women | 24,008 | 22,282 | 3,625 | 1,427,175 | 1,358,969 | 68,207 | 41,388 | 39,410 | 1,978 |
| Providence | 387,907 | 365,772 | 46,572 | 20,835,740 | 20,037,208 | 798,532 | 604,236 | 581,079 | 23,157 |
| Men | 189,918 | 177,443 | 24,055 | 10,884,573 | 10,367,390 | 517,182 | 315,653 | 300,654 | 14,998 |
| Women | 197,989 | 188,329 | 22,517 | 9,951,168 | 9,669,818 | 281,350 | 288,584 | 280,425 | 8,159 |
| Washington | 71,411 | 65,117 | 10,984 | 5,231,985 | 4,653,177 | 578,808 | 151,728 | 134,942 | 16,785 |
| Men | 37,085 | 33,067 | 6,481 | 3,320,675 | 2,825,883 | 494,791 | 96,300 | 81,951 | 14,349 |
| Women | 34,326 | 32,050 | 4,503 | 1,911,311 | 1,827,294 | 84,017 | 55,428 | 52,992 | 2,436 |
| Unknown | 2,043 | (X) | (X) | 334,334 | (X) | (X) | 9,696 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample. | |||||||||
| NOTES: State designation is based on employee residence. | |||||||||
| HI = Hospital Insurance; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals. | |||||||||
| a. There is no annual maximum taxable amount for Medicare earnings. | |||||||||
| b. Includes both employee and employer contributions. | |||||||||
| c. Workers with earnings from both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total. | |||||||||
| CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov. | |||||||||