Rhode Island charges 3.75-5.99% state income tax. Use the tax refund estimator pre-loaded with Rhode Island rates.
Open Tax Refund Estimator →In Rhode Island, you may receive refunds at both the federal and state level. Your state refund depends on how your employer's graduated withholding compared to your actual Rhode Island tax liability. Common reasons for a state refund include credits, deductions, or withholding calibrated for a higher income than you actually earned. Use this estimator to project both your federal and Rhode Island state refund amounts.
Rhode Island uses a graduated income tax with brackets ranging from 3.75-5.99%. Lower income is taxed at lower rates, with the 5.99% top rate applying only to income in the highest bracket. This progressive structure means your effective state tax rate is always lower than the top marginal rate. Rhode Island does not have local income taxes, so the state graduated rate is the total state-level income tax burden.
The table below shows what you actually keep at five salary levels in Rhode Island, accounting for federal tax, FICA, and Rhode Island's graduated (3.75-5.99%) state tax.
See how Rhode Island compares to other Northeast states. Each link takes you to the tax refund estimator landing page for that state.
For a comprehensive breakdown of Rhode Island’s tax structure, salary comparisons, cost-of-living analysis, and more, visit the full Rhode Island take-home pay page.