Rhode Island · 2025 pay · 13 people
How much does an executive director make in Rhode Island?
$120,066typical pay for a executive director in 2025
$114,420 – $137,109what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 3.2% from 2024.
✓ Official data from RI Transparency Portal · Matches the agency's latest release · admin.ri.gov ↗
Where executive directors work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Rhode Island Judiciary6 people$120,566
- Board of Elections1 person$162,774
- Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing1 person$97,986
- Department of Public Safety1 person$112,920
- Department of Business Regulation1 person$118,566
- Emergency Management Agency1 person$177,339
- Department of Children, Youth and Families1 person$158,477
- Department of Labor and Training1 person$119,157
Highest-paid executive directors, 2025
- 1Marc R PappasExecutive Director · Emergency Management Agency$177,339
- 2Miguel J NunezExecutive Director · Board of Elections$162,774
- 3Larome M MyrickExecutive Director · Department of Children, Youth and Families$158,477
- 4Candace A SaugyExecutive Director · Rhode Island Judiciary$137,109
- 5Rhonda M SalomeExecutive Director · Rhode Island Judiciary$136,531
Common questions
How much does an executive director make in Rhode Island?
The typical executive director was paid $120,066 in 2025; most earned between $114,420 and $137,109. This counts all 13 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for executive directors in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Executive Director, at any level (for example "Executive Director"). 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