Rhode Island · 2025 pay · 8 people
How much does a behavior specialist make in Rhode Island?
$56,475typical pay for a behavior specialist in 2025
$44,051 – $59,352what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 8.4% from 2024.
✓ Official data from RI Transparency Portal · Matches the agency's latest release · admin.ri.gov ↗
Where behavior specialists work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid behavior specialists, 2025
- 1Amanda TitusBehavior Specialist · Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals$60,610
- 2Rebecca MattiaBehavior Specialist · Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals$60,167
- 3Celia C SaylesBehavior Specialist · Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals$59,080
- 4Roxanne AndersonBehavior Specialist · Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals$56,937
- 5Samantha M CiancioBehavior Specialist · Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals$56,013
Common questions
How much does a behavior specialist make in Rhode Island?
The typical behavior specialist was paid $56,475 in 2025; most earned between $44,051 and $59,352. This counts all 8 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 2.1% of all pay for behavior specialists in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Behavior Specialist, at any level (for example "Behavior Specialist"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this