Rhode Island / Education / Legal Counsel
Job-title file
Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.
3 employees hold this title in Education. Median total compensation for the role is $29,472, above the department median of $23,169.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Rhode Island, the median wage for Lawyers — about 1,840 people — is $138,960. Education pays a median base salary of $29,472 for this role, 79% below that figure — below the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Lawyers across every employer in Rhode Island, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Education’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Lawyers — about 754,500 people — is $159,670. Education’s median base salary is 82% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
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 Education is $29,472, 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
Legal Counsel is held in 5 Rhode Island departments. In Education, the median of $29,472 ranks #1 of 5.
Median total compensation for the Legal Counsel role in other Rhode Islanddepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In Rhode Island, the median of $17,554 ranks #3 of 3. See Legal Counsel across all of Rhode Island →
Median total compensation for comparable Legal Counselroles 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.
Record list
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Legal Counsel/Education
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Sergio Spaziano holds the role of Legal Counsel at Education. In 2026, their total compensation was $31,574.
Legal Counsel/Education
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Andrew Lentz holds the role of Legal Counsel at Education. In 2026, their total compensation was $29,472.
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Kaelyn Prigge works as a Legal Counsel for Education. Kaelyn earned $29,472 in 2026.