Compared with the local labor market
Chief Financial Officer II pay vs. Rhode Island
Across all employers in Rhode Island, the median wage for Chief Executives — about 460 people — is $235,360. Department of Environmental Management pays a median base salary of $39,267 for this role, 83% below that figure — below the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Department of Environmental Management sits in the local pay range
$113,970
$181,270
$235,360
$414,180
$561,080
Department of Environmental Management median · $39,267
The bar is the range of annual wages for Chief Executives across every employer in Rhode Island, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Environmental Management’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Chief Executives — about 204,350 people — is $213,990. Department of Environmental Management’s median base salary is 82% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$75,700
$129,540
$213,990
$356,200
$507,730
Department of Environmental Management median · $39,267
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Rhode Island range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of Environmental Management is $39,267, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
This role across Rhode Island
Chief Financial Officer II is held in 8 Rhode Island departments. In Department of Environmental Management, the median of $39,267 ranks #4 of 8.
Highest-paying departments for this role
Median total compensation for the Chief Financial Officer II role in other Rhode Islanddepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
Chief Financial Officer beyond Rhode Island
This role is reported in 8 jurisdictions. In Rhode Island, the median of $38,057 ranks #7 of 8. See Chief Financial Officer across all of Rhode Island →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
Median total compensation for comparable Chief Financial Officer roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.